Absence Of God Guitar Tab

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The Absence of God
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by Rilo Kiley
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Tabbed by Philip Lee
Philip2136@yahoo.com

This song does not yet have an official title.  The following is based
upon a live recording on 10/15/2002.

Chord Definitions
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D  D7  Dmaj7  Dmaj9  Em  F#m  G  A  A/C#  A7  Asus4 Bm
2  2   X      0      0   2    3  0  0     0   0     2
3  1   2      2      0   2    0  2  2     2   3     3
2  2   2      2      0   2    0  2  2     0   2     4
0  0   0      0      2   4    0  2  2     2   2     4
X  X   X      X      2   4    2  0  4     0   0     2
X  X   X      X      0   2    3  X  X     X   X     X

Chords With Lyrics
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D  Dmaj9  G  A
D  Dmaj9  G  A

D               Dmaj7             G        A
The absence of God will bring you comfort, baby

    D                  Dmaj7            G                F#m
and planning's for the poor so let's pretend that we're rich

        Bm x 2               Asus4        A
and I'm not my body or what I choose to do with it

D                 Dmaj7          G       A
Folk singers sing songs for the working, baby

D              Dmaj7               G                   F#m
We're just recreation for all those doctors and those lawyers

           Bm x 2                        
there's no relief for their heavy hearts

                Asus4     A    
cause they'll be losing bodies tonight

D  Dmaj9  G  A
D  Dmaj7  G  A
D  D

    Em          A            F#m      Bm
And Rob says maybe love won't let you down

Em          A           F#m       Bm
all of your failures are training grounds

    Em   F#m  G    A      Bm            A/C#   A7
and just as   your back's turned you'll be surprised he says

       A
as your solitude subsides

D Dmaj7 G A

           D                      Dmaj7 
We could be daytime drunks if we wanted,

                  G                   A
we'd never get anything done that way baby

          D         Dmaj7         G         F#m
And we'd still be ruled by our dueling perspectives

           Bm x 2
and I'm not my story or perspective

        Asus4          A         
or the lies I'll tell you every time

D D7

    Em            A                  F#m       Bm
And Rob says you love, love, love and then you die

     Em      F#m G     A   Bm   A/C# A7         A
I've watched him while sleeping and seen him cry with closed eyes

D Dmaj7 G A
D Dmaj7 G A

    D                           Dmaj7            G             A
And you're not happy but you're funny and I'm tripping over my joy

D                   Dmaj7           G    A
 but I just keep on getting up again

D Dmaj7 G A
D Dmaj7 G F#m
Bm Bm Asus4 A

F#m               Bm
 Teach you how to swim

            F#m            Bm
you turn the bad in me into good again

Em F#m G A Bm A/C# A7 A
D D7

    Em             A            F#m          Bm
And I say there's trouble when everything is fine

    Em           A               F#m             Bm
the need to destroy things creeps up on me every time

    Em   F#m G     A     Bm   A/C#   A7
and just as love's silhouette appears

                          A           D       D7
I close my eyes and disappear with you tonight

   F#m                  Bm
and something's got to change

         F#m                   Bm
cause our love's the slowest moving train

Em F#m G A Bm A/C# A7 A
D

28 Seconds of Tablature
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h = hammer on
p = hammer off

D                Dmaj9            G                A
       hp               hp               hp
------232-------|------020-------|------232-------|------------5---|
3---------3-----|2---------2-----|0---------0-----|2-----3-------2-|
--2---------2---|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|
0---0---------0-|0---0-------0---|--0-------------|----------------|
----------------|--------------0-|--------------0-|0-0-0---0-0-----|
----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|

D                Dmaj9            G                A
       hp               hp               hp
------232-------|------020-------|------232-------|5-3-2-0---------|
3---------3-----|2---------2-----|0---------0-----|--------3-3---2-|
--2---------2---|--2-------------|----------------|----------------|
0---0---------0-|0---0-------0---|--0-------------|----------------|
----------------|--------------0-|--------------0-|----------------|
----------------|----------------|3---3-----------|----------------|
                                                                 
D                Dmaj7            G                A
----------------|----------------|------3---------|------0---------|
3-----3-----3---|2-----3-----2---|0-----0-----0---|2-----2-----2---|
----------------|----------------|------------0---|----------------|
0-0-0---0-0---0-|0-0-0---0-0---0-|--0-------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|0---0-----0---0-|
----------------|----------------|3---3-----3-----|----------------|
The absence of God will bring you comfort,         baby         and

D                Dmaj7            G                F#m
------0---------|----------------|------3---------|------2---------|
3-----3-----3---|2-----3-----2---|0-----0-----0---|2-----2-----2---|
----------------|----------------|------------0---|----------------|
0-0-0---0-0---0-|0-0-0---0-0---0-|--0-----0-------|--4-------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----4-----------|
----------------|----------------|3---3-----3-----|2---------2-----|
planning's for the poor so let's pretend that we're rich and I'm

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Alex Wanna Be	#1 by Alex Jurek at Jan 17, 1972 at 1:45 AM EST
	This guitar in this song kicks arse totallllly

No Picture Tyler Average	#2 by Tyler at Feb 20, 1985 at 11:19 AM EST
	amazing...that's all I can say

No Picture Thomas Average	#3 by Thomas Buckman at Oct 5, 1986 at 6:50 PM EST
	"folk singers sing songs for the working, baby we're just recreation for all those doctors and lawyers" love that. it's reality for songwriters or anyone in music anywhere. it's pretty funny and brilliantly worded. We struggle to make money with our art, and who are the people who pay-- the doctors and lawyers and everyone who is rich. sooo great jenny.

No Picture Shotgun Average	#4 by Shotgun Joe at Oct 25, 1987 at 7:23 PM EST
	I love when she's singing about Rob, who seems lonely yet hopeful about love. The whole song is just very well-written and beautiful.

No Picture rikiscorner Average	#5 by rikiscorner at Jul 23, 1988 at 6:29 PM EST
	probably so, the entertainment industry pushes demands

No Picture �grave� Lead Player	#6 by �grave� f at Aug 27, 1988 at 3:31 AM EST
	ohpioneer, i'd like to think that's what it means too. Especially because of one of the last lines "and something's got to change." I want to believe that its saying...a lot of the things in the song need to be changed, and weren't necessarily true. "and i'm not my perspective, or the lies I'll tell you every time." However, I think the title is probably just them denouncing God. I haven't been able to find anything on their beliefs, really.

No Picture James Wanna Be	#7 by James Makowiecki at Jun 20, 1997 at 3:40 AM EST
	on light inspection, I would say that this song explains that without the idea of some omnipotent, objective being watching our actions here on earth, we don't feel guilty for the stupid, mean, and wasteful things we do. it's the same idea behind the concept that if our actions aren't remembered, they are meaningless. this is the atheist's one saving grace. while the religeous person has the advantage of 'knowing' that they have life after death, and an absolute scale of good and evil, the atheist has the wondeful advantage of 'knowing' that none of their actions mean shit, and as long as none of it bites them in the ass before they die, they are ok.

No Picture Eric Rhythm Player	#8 by Eric at Feb 17, 1998 at 2:08 AM EST
	pretty song

No Picture Rebecca Average	#9 by Rebecca Lira at Sep 25, 1999 at 12:27 AM EST
	And Morgan says, maybe love won't let you down All of your failures are training grounds And just as your back's turned you'll be surprised she says As your solitude subsides I love that line. it gives me chills everytime i hear it. Every failure i've made i've learned from it and as i look back on it, it wasn't such a big deal after all.

No Picture Vinny Average	#10 by Vinny Spano at Apr 27, 2001 at 7:34 AM EST
	right you are, luckymrbriteside. thats what i think the songs about too. i tend to think this song is about different philisophies on life. every few lines is a different perspective or idea... we love love love and die, were just recreations for doctors and lawyers, love wont let you down, youre not what you do to your body, you learn from your failures...etc. etc. i think it about what you believe when you dont believe in god (hence the name of the song). but i could be way off.