The Past Recedes chords by
John Frusciante

2005Rock1.5K views

Key: G major•

Intro 1

One, two, three, four

G

G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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Am

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Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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Am

Am

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Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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Am

Am

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Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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Verse 1

G

G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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Em

Em

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And then the past recedes

G

G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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Em

Em

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And I won't be involved

G

G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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Em

Em

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The effort to be free

G

G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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Seems pointless from above

Verse 2

G

G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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Em

Em

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You're looking down at me

G

G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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Em

Em

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I'd rather stay below

G

G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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Em

Em

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Than have you staring up at me

G

G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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There's no where I want to go

Am

Am

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B

B

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Chorus 1

C

C

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B

B

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Em

Em

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Ay, this business of how long we try

D

D

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to stay alive

C

C

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B

B

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Em

Em

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Why to be here you've first got to die

D

D

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So I gave a try

C

C

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G

G

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And what do you know

Am

Am

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B

B

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Time was so long ago

Verse 3

G

G

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D

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Am

Am

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Em

Em

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And thinks come back you see

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G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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Em

Em

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To where they don't belong

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G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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Em

Em

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And every drop of sea

G

G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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Is the whole ocean

Am

Am

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B

B

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Chorus 2

C

C

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B

B

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I lied to the greatest thieves

Em

Em

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D

D

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About anything and everything

C

C

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B

B

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Em

Em

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I'm a figure of forgotten speech

D

D

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I'm out of reach

C

C

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G

G

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Oh, I can't play it safe

Am

Am

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B

B

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But I might just in case

Solo 1

G

G

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D

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Am

Am

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Am

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Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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Am

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Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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Am

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B

B

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B

B

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(Oh)

Chorus 3

C

C

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B

B

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Em

Em

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I'm disguised as a reaching hand

D

D

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I'm a working man

C

C

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B

B

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I don't understand why clockout

Em

Em

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D

D

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Comes so slow every time

C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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That's one line I stay right behind

C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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That's one line I stay right behind

B

B

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Yeah..

Outro 1

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G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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Am

Am

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Am

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B

B

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B

B

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G

G

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