Intro
D Bm/Bm7* G Em G A (this is also the main progression throughout the song)
RE
No more negotiations dear
SIm/SIm7
I'm runnin' out of patience here
SOL MIm
Whisper congratulations in my ear
SOL LA
When it's clear that we got nothin' much left to say
RE
The monuments and maps
SIm/SIm7
The skylines and the tourist traps
SOL MIm
Would all do well if they'd collapse
SOL LA
And send you runnin' back here to me
CHORUS
SOL RE
Well who said "Absence makes the heart grow fonder"?
SOL MIm
In all the pictures that you send me now
SOL MIm LA
Your hair seems to get just a little bit blonder
RE
Cars break down
SIm/SIm7
And people break down and
SOL LA
other things break down too
MIm
I felt somethin' slip when you left on your trip
SOL LA RE
And now I think I'm breakin' down on you
RE SIm/SIm7 SOL MIm SOL LA
RE
Could you be more specific dear
SIm/SIm7
Tell me what is so terrific here
SOL MIm
Don't be to scientific but make it clear
SOL LA
and never fear I'll be scratchin' it down my nails in clay
CHORUS
SOL RE
Well who said "Absence makes the heart grow fonder"?
SOL MIm
In all the pictures that you send me now
SOL MIm LA
Your hair seems to get just a little bit blonder
RE
Cars break down
SIm/SIm7
And people break down and
SOL LA
other things break down too
MIm
I felt somethin' slip when you left on your trip
SOL LA RE
And now I think I'm breakin' down on you
SOL RE
Have another sedative It gets so repetitive
SOL RE
And don't do a damn to help me feel O.K.
SOL RE
And all the breath of me here from you and that would be very nice
MIm SOL
If ever it'll help me get through the day, yeah yeah yeah yeah,
SOLO
(Play main part four times)
RE SIm/SIm7 SOL MIm SOL LA
CHORUS
SOL RE
Well who said "Absence makes the heart grow fonder"?
SOL MIm
In all the pictures that you send me now
SOL MIm LA
Your hair seems to get just a little bit blonder
RE
Cars break down
SIm/SIm7
And people break down and
SOL LA
other things break down too
MIm
I felt somethin' slip when you left on your trip
SOL LA
And now I think I'm breakin' down on...
RE
Cars break down
SIm/SIm7
And people break down and
SOL LA
other things break down too (spoken)
MIm
I felt somethin' slip when you left on your trip
SOL LA RE
And now I think I'm breakin' down on you
G Bm/Bm7 G Em G A (fade out)
|