Intro: C F E Am 

(C) 
While you were gone 
                  (F) 
the phone still rang 
                (C) 
the bus still came 
             (F) 
and everything  

remained the same 
                    (C) 
while you were gone 

while you were gone 
i washed my face 
i rearranged my books and things 
just for a change 
while you were gone 

(F)                             (Am) 
you tried to hide yourself away 
you tried to hide yourself away 
you tried to hide yourself away 
                (E)     (Am) 
but no one came 

(C) 
while you were gone 
sleeping at his place 
kissing his face 
blood in his veins  
pumping for a change 
while you were gone 

(F)                             (Am) 
you tried to hide yourself away 
you tried to hide yourself away 
you tried to hide yourself away 
but no one came 

(Am) 
under blankets and under beds 
        (E) 
all the boys and girls with their troubled heads 

        (Am)                                            (E) 
and the fairy tales that your mama preaches but ohhhh 

under blankets and under beds 
all the boys and girls with their troubled heads 
and the fairy tales that your mama preaches but ohhhh 

(E) (Am) 
But Ooooooooooooh 
But Ooooooooooooh 
But Ooooooooooooh 
But Ooooooooooooh