I Am The Past chords by Eleanor Friedberger

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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 (G major) I am the past,
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you'll nev (C major) er forget me
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I'd prob (D major) ably come back and stay,
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 (C major) if you'd let me
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 (G major) I am the past and you cannot  (C major) 
ignore me
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You've got  (D major) no idea what
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happened  (C major) before me

Verse 2

I'm your first time, I'm the worst

I'm the best time you ever rehearsed

I'm the ghost of ex- girlfriends

But mostly I'm me,

Interlude 1

I'm the past to infinity

Verse 3
G 
 (G major) I am the past,
C 
so please  (C major) fill your boots
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With memories  (D major) you can pull  (C major) up by the roots
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 (G major) I am the past, a glint  (C major) in the eye
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A mil (D major) lion hellos and one  (C major) less goodbye

Verse 4

I'm your first time, I'm the best

I'm the worst you were ever obsessed

I'm the ghost of old girlfriends

A nursery rhyme,

Interlude 2

I'm the passport of time

Verse 5

I am the past,

would you like to banish me?

Kiss me once more and I'll vanish,

Interlude 3

you'll see

Verse 6

I'm your first time, I'm the worst

I'm the best time you ever rehearsed

I'm the ghost of ex- girlfriends

But mostly I'm me, I'm the past to infinity

Outro 1
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