The Past Recedes John Frusciante
Chords used:
[G] [D] [Am] [Em] [B7]
E|--3--------------2--------------0----------------0----------------2-- B|--3--------------3--------------1----------------0----------------0-- G|--0--------------2--------------2----------------0----------------2-- D|--0--------------0--------------2----------------2----------------1-- A|--2-----------------------------0----------------2----------------2-- E|--3----------------------------------------------0-------------------
[C] [D#dim7] [G/B]
E|--0----------------2-----------(0)-- B|--1----------------1------------3--- G|--0----------------2------------0--- D|--2----------------1------------0--- A|--3-----------------------------2--- E|------------------------------------
Intro:
1,2,3,4..
G D Am Em (x3)
[G] [D] [Am]
[G]And then[D] the past [Am]recedes[Em]
[G]And I [D]won't be [Am]involved[Em]
[G]The ef[D]fort to [Am]be free[Em]
[G]Seems point[D]less from [Am]above
[G]You're look[D]ing down [Am]at me[Em]
[G]I'd rather[D] stay [Am]below[Em]
[G]Than have you[D] staring up [Am]at me[Em]
[G]It is nowhere [D]I want to [Am]go ([B7]Oh)
[C]Ay, this [D#min7]business of how l[Em]ong we try to s[D]tay alive
[C]Why to[D#min7] be here you first g[Em]ot to die, s[D]o I gave it a try
And [C]what do you [C/B]know, [Am]time was so long ago...[B7]
[G]And things [D]come back [Am]you see[Em]
[G]To where [D]they don't be[Am]long[Em]
[G]And every[D] drop of [Am]sea [Em]
[G]Is [D]the whole o[Am]cean ([B7]Oh)}
[C]I lied to th[D#min7]e greatest thieves about [Em]anything a[D]nd everything
[C]I'm [D#min7]a figure of for[Em]gotten speech, [D]I'm out of reach
[C]I can't play it [C/B]safe, but I might [Am]just in case... [B7]
Solo:
h=Hammer on
p=pull off
b=bend
/=slide
r=release bend
[B7] [G] [D] [Am] [Em]
E|--10--8h10p8--7--7h8p7-------------------7--------------------------------- B|------------------------10--8--7--8---------10--8--7--8----7--5--3--3h5p3p0 G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[G] [D] [Am] [Em] [G] [D] [Am]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------3-- B|--0-----0------------------------------------------------3--1h3p1p0----- G|-----2-----2--0h2p0-----0------0-----------------0--4p0----------------- D|---------------------4------------4--2--0--2--4------------------------- A|------------------------------------------------------------------------ E|------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Em] [G] [D] (i[Am]n bend) (i[B7]n bend)[C]
E|--7--5h7p5/3--3------------10--10--10b12----12--12----12b14--14--14--7--8b10r8--7--12-- B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[C]I'm [D#min7]disguised as a [Em]reaching hand, I'm a [D]working man
I [C]don't un[D#min7]derstand why clockout [Em]come so slow [D]everytime
[C]That's one line I [C/B]stay right be[Am]hind
[C]That's one line I [C/B]stay right be[Am]hind[B7]
G D Am Em (x3)
G D Am B7... G
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