Past Recedes

john frusciante - the past recedes from the album "curtains" enjoy! Intro : G - D - Am - Em ( 3x ) G - D - Am ( stop ) Verse 1 G D Am Em and then the past recedes G D Am Em and i won’t be involved G D Am Em the effort to be free G D Am seems pointless from above Verse 2 : G D Am Em you’re looking down at me G D Am Em i’d rather stay below G D Am Em than have you staring up at me G D Am Bsus - B ( you can just use B , works fine ) there’s no where i want to go Chorus 1 : C D#dim7 Em D ay , this business of how long we try to stay alive C D#dim7 Em why to be here you’ve first got to die D so i gave it a try C Em7 and what do you know Am B time was so long ago Verse 3 G D Am Em and thinks come back you see G D Am Em to where they don’t belong G D Am Em and every drop of sea G D Am Bsus - B ( same thing ) is the whole ocean Chorus 2 : C D#dim7 i lied to the greatest thieves Em D about anything and everything C D#dim7 Em i’m a figure of forgotten speech D i’m out of reach C Em7 oh , i can’t play it safe Am B but i might just in case adlib : ( do Intro chords then on the 4th time G - D - Am - B ) Chorus 3 C D#dim7 Em oh , i’m disguised as a reaching hand D i’m a working man C D#dim7 i don’t understand why clockout Em D comes so slow every time C Em7 Am that’s one line i stay right behind C Em7 Am B . . . that’s one line i stay right behind yeah . . . do Intro chords 3x then 4th time G - D - Am - B Outro : G notes : D#dim7 - x6757 x - bootyman