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The Past Recedes

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Tone: [G]
One, Two, Three, Four
Intro
[G] [D] [Am] [Em] [G] [D] [Am] [Em]
[G] [D] [Am] [Em] [G] [D] [Am]
 
Verse
A[G]nd then t[D]he past rec[Am]edes [Em]
[G]And I won't[D]won't be invol[Am]involved [Em]
[G]The effort [D]to be fr[Am]free [Em]
[G]Seems pointle[D]pointless from abo[Am]above
 
Verse
[G]You're looki[D]looking down at [Am]me [Em]
[G]I'd rathe[D]rather stay be[Am]below [Em]
[G]Than have you sta[D]staring up at [Am]me [Em]
[G]Is nowher[D]nowhere I want to [Am]go [B]
 
Chorus
[C]Ay, This busine[Am]business of how lon[Em]long we try to stay [D]alive
[C]Why to be he[Am]here you
first got t[Em]to die
So I gav[D]gave it a try
And wh[C]at do you know ti[G]me was so long a[Am]go
 
Verse
[G]And things [D]come back[Am]back you [Em]see
[G]To where th[D]they don't [Am]belon[Em]belong
[G]And every d[D]drop of se[Am]sea [Em]
[G]Is the whol[D]whole ocean[Am]ocean [B]
 
Verse
[C]I lied to th[Am]the greatest thieves
About a[Em]anything and eve[D]everything
[C]I'm a fig[Am]figure of forg[Em]forgotten speech
I'm o[D]out of reach
[C]I can't play it s[G]safe
But I might ju[Am]just in case
 
Solo
 
[C]I'm disguised as a re[G]reaching hand
I'm a wo[Am]working man
[C]I don't understand why cl[G]clock out
Comes s[Am]so slow every time
[C]That's one line I s[G]stay right behi[Am]behind
[C]That's one line I s[G]stay right behi[Am]behind. [B]
 
[G] [D] [Am] [Em] [G] [D] [Am] [Em] [G]
[D] [Am] [Em] [G] [D] [Am] [B] [G]
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Updated 2023-10-22
Views: 870 Poster: Tobi (Tobi approved)
Author: John Frusciante Genre: US-UK Favorite: 0
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