The Past Recedes original guitar chords by
John Frusciante
John Frusciante

2005Rock1.5K views
5.0 (6)
Key: G major
Intro 1
One, two, three, four
G
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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
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Em
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G
G

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D
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Am
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Verse 1
G
G

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D
D

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Am
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Em
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And then the past recedes
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G

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D

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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
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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
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Seems pointless from above
Verse 2
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Am
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Em
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You're looking down at me
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G

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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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Am
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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
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Am

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B7
B7

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B7#5
B7#5

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B7
B7

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Chorus 1
C
C

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Ebdim7
Ebdim7

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Em
Em

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Ay, this busi ness of how long we try
D
D

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to stay alive
C
C

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Ebdim7
Ebdim7

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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
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G/B
G/B

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And what do you know
Am
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B7
B7

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Time was so long ago
Verse 3
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Am
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Em
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And thinks come back you see
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G

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Am
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Em
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To where they don't belong
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G

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Am
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Em
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And every drop of sea
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G

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D
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Am
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Is the whole ocean
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B7
B7

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B7#5
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B7
B7

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Chorus 2
C
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Ebdim7
Ebdim7

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I lied to the great est thieves
Em
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About anything and everything
C
C

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Ebdim7
Ebdim7

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Em
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I'm a fig ure of forgotten speech
D
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I'm out of reach
C
C

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G/B
G/B

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Oh, I can't play it safe
Am
Am

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B7
B7

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But I might just in case
Solo 1
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G

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Am
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Em
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G
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D
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Am
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Am
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Em
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G
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Am
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Am
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Em
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G
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D
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Am
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Am
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B7
B7

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B7
B7

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(Oh)
Chorus 3
C
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Ebdim7
Ebdim7

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Em
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I'm dis guised as a reaching hand
D
D

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I'm a working man
C
C

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Ebdim7
Ebdim7

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I don't understand why clockout
Em
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D
D

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Comes so slow every time
C
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G/B
G/B

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Am
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That's one line I stay right behind
C
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G/B
G/B

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Am
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That's one line I stay right behind
B7
B7

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Yeah..
Outro 1
G
G

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Am
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Am
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Em
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G
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D
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Am
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Am
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Em
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G
G

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D
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Am
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Am
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Em
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G
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Am
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Am
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B7
B7

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B7
B7

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G
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