Chords for In the Past Tense - Matt Pless
Tempo:
122.9 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[E]
[A]
[E]
Heading back to my [A] hometown, been a [E] while since I've been [A] round.
They tore [E] all the playgrounds [B] down and built up [E] dollar bills.
Knocking on your old front [A] door, visit [E] friends from way before.
[A] But they don't [E] answer anymore, [B] there's so much [E] space to fill.
And [A] I'm trying to drive the memories [E] from eyes that beg to cry.
[A] I traded my security [E] for open highway [B] skies.
And [E] if father time was Peter Pan, [A] the wind may not [E] have took my hand.
[A] No point [E] trying to understand, [B] cause I ain't coming [E] back again.
[A]
[B] [E]
Traced my footprints back [A] today, wondered [E] if I should have [A] stayed.
Makes no [E] difference anyway, [B] cause nothing [E] stays the same.
Been around this whole wide [A] world, still can't [E] shake that hometown girl.
[A] But she grew [E] up and married [B] Earl, and done forgot [E] my name.
[A] Cause lately I've been falling [E] through the holes inside my shoes.
[A] An empty pocket doesn't [E] mean you got nothing [B] to lose.
Yeah, [E] the years are old by the wheels turn [A] fast, you can't reverse [E] the hourglass.
[A] No point [E] trying to catch the past, [B] cause it ain't coming back [E] again.
[A]
[E]
[F#m]
[E]
Someone told me long [A] ago, youth's the [E] emerald of the [A] soul.
Live it up [E] before you're [B] old, cause I was [E] once like you.
I looked up at him and smiled, [A] back then [E] I still had a while.
[A] But I've [E] walked a thousand miles, [B] and now I know the [E] truth.
[A] People take for granted [E] all the stagnant times they share.
[A] I bet you one day you'll look [E] back and wish that you [B] were there.
[E] Yeah, the page is filled, the story's [A] told, my hometown [E] breeze is blowing [A] cold.
See you [E] somewhere on the road, [B] cause I ain't coming back [E] again.
[A] I'll see you somewhere [E] on the road, cause I ain't coming back again.
[B] No, I ain't coming back [E] again.
[B] No, I ain't coming back [E] again.
[C#m]
[E]
[A]
[E]
Heading back to my [A] hometown, been a [E] while since I've been [A] round.
They tore [E] all the playgrounds [B] down and built up [E] dollar bills.
Knocking on your old front [A] door, visit [E] friends from way before.
[A] But they don't [E] answer anymore, [B] there's so much [E] space to fill.
And [A] I'm trying to drive the memories [E] from eyes that beg to cry.
[A] I traded my security [E] for open highway [B] skies.
And [E] if father time was Peter Pan, [A] the wind may not [E] have took my hand.
[A] No point [E] trying to understand, [B] cause I ain't coming [E] back again.
[A]
[B] [E]
Traced my footprints back [A] today, wondered [E] if I should have [A] stayed.
Makes no [E] difference anyway, [B] cause nothing [E] stays the same.
Been around this whole wide [A] world, still can't [E] shake that hometown girl.
[A] But she grew [E] up and married [B] Earl, and done forgot [E] my name.
[A] Cause lately I've been falling [E] through the holes inside my shoes.
[A] An empty pocket doesn't [E] mean you got nothing [B] to lose.
Yeah, [E] the years are old by the wheels turn [A] fast, you can't reverse [E] the hourglass.
[A] No point [E] trying to catch the past, [B] cause it ain't coming back [E] again.
[A]
[E]
[F#m]
[E]
Someone told me long [A] ago, youth's the [E] emerald of the [A] soul.
Live it up [E] before you're [B] old, cause I was [E] once like you.
I looked up at him and smiled, [A] back then [E] I still had a while.
[A] But I've [E] walked a thousand miles, [B] and now I know the [E] truth.
[A] People take for granted [E] all the stagnant times they share.
[A] I bet you one day you'll look [E] back and wish that you [B] were there.
[E] Yeah, the page is filled, the story's [A] told, my hometown [E] breeze is blowing [A] cold.
See you [E] somewhere on the road, [B] cause I ain't coming back [E] again.
[A] I'll see you somewhere [E] on the road, cause I ain't coming back again.
[B] No, I ain't coming back [E] again.
[B] No, I ain't coming back [E] again.
[C#m]
Key:
E
A
B
F#m
C#m
E
A
B
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ Heading back to my [A] hometown, been a [E] while since I've been [A] round.
They tore [E] all the playgrounds [B] down and built up [E] dollar bills.
_ _ _ _ Knocking on your old front [A] door, visit [E] friends from way before.
[A] But they don't [E] answer anymore, [B] there's so much [E] space to fill. _ _
And [A] I'm trying to drive the memories [E] from eyes that beg to cry.
[A] I traded my security [E] for open highway [B] skies.
And [E] if father time was Peter Pan, [A] the wind may not [E] have took my hand.
[A] No point [E] trying to understand, [B] cause I ain't coming [E] back again.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ Traced my footprints back [A] today, wondered [E] if I should have [A] stayed.
Makes no [E] difference anyway, [B] cause nothing [E] stays the same.
_ _ _ Been around this whole wide [A] world, still can't [E] shake that hometown girl.
[A] But she grew [E] up and married [B] Earl, and done forgot [E] my name. _ _
_ [A] Cause lately I've been falling [E] through the holes inside my shoes.
[A] An empty pocket doesn't [E] mean you got nothing [B] to lose.
Yeah, [E] the years are old by the wheels turn [A] fast, you can't reverse [E] the hourglass.
[A] No point [E] trying to catch the past, [B] cause it ain't coming back [E] again.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ Someone told me long [A] ago, youth's the [E] emerald of the [A] soul.
Live it up [E] before you're [B] old, cause I was [E] once like you.
I _ _ _ looked up at him and smiled, [A] back then [E] I still had a while.
[A] But I've [E] walked a thousand miles, [B] and now I know the [E] truth. _ _
_ _ [A] People take for granted [E] all the stagnant times they share.
[A] I bet you one day you'll look [E] back and wish that you [B] were there.
[E] Yeah, the page is filled, the story's [A] told, my hometown [E] breeze is blowing [A] cold.
See you [E] somewhere on the road, [B] cause I ain't coming back [E] again.
[A] I'll see you somewhere [E] on the road, cause I ain't coming back again. _
[B] No, I ain't coming back [E] again. _
[B] No, I ain't coming back [E] again. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ Heading back to my [A] hometown, been a [E] while since I've been [A] round.
They tore [E] all the playgrounds [B] down and built up [E] dollar bills.
_ _ _ _ Knocking on your old front [A] door, visit [E] friends from way before.
[A] But they don't [E] answer anymore, [B] there's so much [E] space to fill. _ _
And [A] I'm trying to drive the memories [E] from eyes that beg to cry.
[A] I traded my security [E] for open highway [B] skies.
And [E] if father time was Peter Pan, [A] the wind may not [E] have took my hand.
[A] No point [E] trying to understand, [B] cause I ain't coming [E] back again.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ Traced my footprints back [A] today, wondered [E] if I should have [A] stayed.
Makes no [E] difference anyway, [B] cause nothing [E] stays the same.
_ _ _ Been around this whole wide [A] world, still can't [E] shake that hometown girl.
[A] But she grew [E] up and married [B] Earl, and done forgot [E] my name. _ _
_ [A] Cause lately I've been falling [E] through the holes inside my shoes.
[A] An empty pocket doesn't [E] mean you got nothing [B] to lose.
Yeah, [E] the years are old by the wheels turn [A] fast, you can't reverse [E] the hourglass.
[A] No point [E] trying to catch the past, [B] cause it ain't coming back [E] again.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ Someone told me long [A] ago, youth's the [E] emerald of the [A] soul.
Live it up [E] before you're [B] old, cause I was [E] once like you.
I _ _ _ looked up at him and smiled, [A] back then [E] I still had a while.
[A] But I've [E] walked a thousand miles, [B] and now I know the [E] truth. _ _
_ _ [A] People take for granted [E] all the stagnant times they share.
[A] I bet you one day you'll look [E] back and wish that you [B] were there.
[E] Yeah, the page is filled, the story's [A] told, my hometown [E] breeze is blowing [A] cold.
See you [E] somewhere on the road, [B] cause I ain't coming back [E] again.
[A] I'll see you somewhere [E] on the road, cause I ain't coming back again. _
[B] No, I ain't coming back [E] again. _
[B] No, I ain't coming back [E] again. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _