I am the past chords by Gary kemp

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Intro 1
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Em 
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Em 
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Em 
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Am 
I am the

Verse 1
past
C 
Trying to be here
G 
It isn't what lasts
D 
It's just what I fear
Am 
You're the gold in the hills
C 
I'm the man in the moon
G 
I'm a desperate chance
D 
You've taken too soon

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Verse 2

But I can't tell you that

I only whisper to the night

I'm nearly the truth

But I'm almost a lie

I'm sick to the heart

With the weight of my time

While the clock beats a drum

In my body and mind

Verse 3
Am 
I am the past
C 
Trying to be here
G 
It isn't what lasts
D 
It's just what I fear
Am 
You're the sun on my back
C 
I'm a man on a rope
G 
It's the balance of things
D 
That gives us all hope

Verse 4
C 
But I'm a long way down
Em 
And you're a rising star
D 
I can see form the kerb
C 
Everything that you are
I'm a guttering light
Em 
At the far end of town
D 
I'm a crisis of man
C 
Preparing to drown

Verse 5
Am 
I am the past
C 
Trying to be here
G 
It isn't what lasts
D 
It's just what I fear
Am 
You're the gold in the hills
C 
I'm the man in the moon
G 
I'm a desperate chance
D 
You've taken too soon
C 

Interlude 1

Verse 6
C 
But you can't hear the noise
Em 
That pours in  my ears
D 
You can't feel the waves
C 
That crash on my fears
I'm a thin veneer
Em 
That's ready to crack
D 
Let me hide in your arms
C 
Am 
And never look back

Interlude 2

Verse 7
Am 
I am the past
C 
Trying to be here
G 
It isn't what lasts
D 
It's just what I fear
Am 
You're the sun on my back
C 
I'm a man on a rope
G 
It's the balance of things
D 
That gives us all hope

Interlude 3

Verse 8
Am 
I am the past
G 
C 
Trying to be here
G 
It isn't what lasts
C 
D 
It's just what I fear
Am 
You're the gold in the hills
G 
C 
I'm the man in the moon
G 
I'm a desperate chance
C 
You've taken too soon
D 
C 