The Past Recedes chords by John Frusciante (Official Version)
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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And then the past recedes
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And I won't be involved
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The effort to be free
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Seems pointless from above
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Verse 2
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You're looking down at me
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I'd rather stay below
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Than have you staring up at me
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There's no where I want to go
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Chorus 1
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Ay, this business of how long we try
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to stay alive
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Why to be here you've first got to die
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So I gave a try
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And what do you know
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Time was so long ago
Verse 3
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And thinks come back you see
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To where they don't belong
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And every drop of sea
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Is the whole ocean
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Chorus 2
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I lied to the greatest thieves
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About anything and everything
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I'm a figure of forgotten speech
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I'm out of reach
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Oh, I can't play it safe
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But I might just in case
Solo 1
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(Oh)
Chorus 3
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I'm disguised as a reaching hand
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I'm a working man
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I don't understand why clockout
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Comes so slow every time
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That's one line I stay right behind
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That's one line I stay right behind
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Yeah..
Outro 1
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The Past Recedes
John Frusciante
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