Chords for 01 - John Frusciante - The Past Recedes (Curtains)
Tempo:
103.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Em
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
1, 2, 3, [G] 4
[D] [Am] [Em] [G]
[D] [Am] [Em] [G] [D]
[Am] [Em] [G] [D]
[Am] [G] And [D] then the [A] past recedes
[Em] [G] And [D] I won't be [A] involved
[Em] [G] [D] The effort [A] to be free
[Em] [G] [D] Seemed pointless from [Am] above
[G] [D] You're looking [A] down at me
[Em] [G] [D] I'd rather stay [Am]
below
[Em] Than [G] have you [D] staring [A] up at me
[Em] There's [G] [D] nowhere I want [Am] to go All, [B] all
[C] [Eb] This [A] business of [E] how long we try
[D] To stay alive, [C] why?
[A] To be here you [Em] first got to die
[D] So I gave it a try
[C] And what do you [G] know?
Time was so [Am] long ago
[B]
[G]
[D] And things come [A] back you see
[Em] To [G]
[D] where they [Am] don't belong
[Em] [G] And [D] every [Am] drop of sea
[Em] [G] [D] Is [Am] the old ocean
[A] To [B]
[C]
[A] the greatest thieves [Em] about anything [D] And everything [C] I'm
[A] Figurable [Em] God's speech
[D] I'm out of reach
[C] Oh, I can't play [G] it safe
But I might [Am] just in case
[B]
[G] [D] [Am] [G]
[D] [A] [Em] [G]
[A] [Em] [G] [D]
[A] [B]
[C]
[Eb] Disguised as [Em] a reaching hand
[D] I'm a working man
[C] I don't [A] understand why
Clock [Em] out comes so slow
[D] Every time [C] that's one line
I [G] stay right [Am] behind
[C] That's one line I [G] stay [Am] right behind
[B]
[G] Yeah
[D] [Am] [Em] [G]
[D] [Am] [Em] [G] [D]
[Am] [Em] [G] [D] [Am]
[B]
[G]
[D] [Am] [Em] [G]
[D] [Am] [Em] [G] [D]
[Am] [Em] [G] [D]
[Am] [G] And [D] then the [A] past recedes
[Em] [G] And [D] I won't be [A] involved
[Em] [G] [D] The effort [A] to be free
[Em] [G] [D] Seemed pointless from [Am] above
[G] [D] You're looking [A] down at me
[Em] [G] [D] I'd rather stay [Am]
below
[Em] Than [G] have you [D] staring [A] up at me
[Em] There's [G] [D] nowhere I want [Am] to go All, [B] all
[C] [Eb] This [A] business of [E] how long we try
[D] To stay alive, [C] why?
[A] To be here you [Em] first got to die
[D] So I gave it a try
[C] And what do you [G] know?
Time was so [Am] long ago
[B]
[G]
[D] And things come [A] back you see
[Em] To [G]
[D] where they [Am] don't belong
[Em] [G] And [D] every [Am] drop of sea
[Em] [G] [D] Is [Am] the old ocean
[A] To [B]
[C]
[A] the greatest thieves [Em] about anything [D] And everything [C] I'm
[A] Figurable [Em] God's speech
[D] I'm out of reach
[C] Oh, I can't play [G] it safe
But I might [Am] just in case
[B]
[G] [D] [Am] [G]
[D] [A] [Em] [G]
[A] [Em] [G] [D]
[A] [B]
[C]
[Eb] Disguised as [Em] a reaching hand
[D] I'm a working man
[C] I don't [A] understand why
Clock [Em] out comes so slow
[D] Every time [C] that's one line
I [G] stay right [Am] behind
[C] That's one line I [G] stay [Am] right behind
[B]
[G] Yeah
[D] [Am] [Em] [G]
[D] [Am] [Em] [G] [D]
[Am] [Em] [G] [D] [Am]
[B]
[G]
Key:
G
D
Em
Am
A
G
D
Em
_ _ _ 1, 2, 3, [G] 4
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] And [D] then the [A] past recedes
[Em] _ [G] And [D] I won't be [A] involved
[Em] _ _ [G] [D] The effort [A] to be free
_ [Em] _ [G] _ [D] Seemed pointless from [Am] above
_ _ _ _ [G] [D] You're looking [A] down at me
_ [Em] _ [G] _ [D] I'd rather stay [Am]
below
[Em] Than [G] have you [D] staring [A] up at me
[Em] There's [G] _ [D] nowhere I want [Am] to go All, [B] _ all _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] This [A] business of [E] how long we try
[D] To stay alive, [C] _ why?
[A] To be here you [Em] first got to die
[D] So I gave it a try
[C] And what do you [G] know?
Time was so [Am] long ago
_ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] And things come [A] back you see
[Em] To [G] _
[D] where they [Am] don't belong
_ [Em] [G] And [D] every [Am] drop of sea
[Em] _ [G] _ [D] Is [Am] the old ocean
_ [A] To [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] the greatest thieves [Em] about _ anything [D] And _ everything [C] _ I'm _
[A] _ _ Figurable [Em] _ God's speech
[D] I'm out of reach
[C] Oh, I can't play [G] it safe
But I might [Am] just in case _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ Disguised as [Em] a reaching hand
[D] I'm a working man
[C] I _ don't [A] understand why
Clock [Em] out comes so slow
[D] Every time [C] that's one line
I [G] stay right [Am] behind _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] That's one line I [G] stay _ [Am] right behind
_ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Yeah
_ [D] _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] And [D] then the [A] past recedes
[Em] _ [G] And [D] I won't be [A] involved
[Em] _ _ [G] [D] The effort [A] to be free
_ [Em] _ [G] _ [D] Seemed pointless from [Am] above
_ _ _ _ [G] [D] You're looking [A] down at me
_ [Em] _ [G] _ [D] I'd rather stay [Am]
below
[Em] Than [G] have you [D] staring [A] up at me
[Em] There's [G] _ [D] nowhere I want [Am] to go All, [B] _ all _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] This [A] business of [E] how long we try
[D] To stay alive, [C] _ why?
[A] To be here you [Em] first got to die
[D] So I gave it a try
[C] And what do you [G] know?
Time was so [Am] long ago
_ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] And things come [A] back you see
[Em] To [G] _
[D] where they [Am] don't belong
_ [Em] [G] And [D] every [Am] drop of sea
[Em] _ [G] _ [D] Is [Am] the old ocean
_ [A] To [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] the greatest thieves [Em] about _ anything [D] And _ everything [C] _ I'm _
[A] _ _ Figurable [Em] _ God's speech
[D] I'm out of reach
[C] Oh, I can't play [G] it safe
But I might [Am] just in case _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ Disguised as [Em] a reaching hand
[D] I'm a working man
[C] I _ don't [A] understand why
Clock [Em] out comes so slow
[D] Every time [C] that's one line
I [G] stay right [Am] behind _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] That's one line I [G] stay _ [Am] right behind
_ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Yeah
_ [D] _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _