The Past Chords by Ray Parker Jr

[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ [D] _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _
[G] I was wrong [C] when I hurt you.
[D] Did you have to [Bm] hurt me too?
[Em] Did you think revenge would make it [C] better?
[D] _ [C] _ [D]
[G] I don't care [Em] about the [D] past.
I just want our love to [Em] last.
[Am] There's a way to bring us back [C] together.
_ I must _ [D] forgive you.
You must forgive me.
[Em] If we [C] want to try to put things back the [D] way [G] they used to be.
[Em] Cause there's [Cm] no sense in going [D] over and over [Bm] the same things as [Em] before.
[C] So let's not bring the past up [G] anymore.
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[Bm] [G] Honey [C] let's start _ [G] out of all [C] the good we had.
[D] You only keep track of the bad.
[Em] Though you knew [Am] I never really [C] loved [D] her.
[C] _ [D] _ [G] Didn't anyone [Em] tell you yet?
[D] That to forgive is to forget.
[Em] How can you [Am] be mad if you don't [C] remember?
_ I must forgive [D] you.
You must [Bm] forgive me.
[Em] If we [C] want to try to put things back [D] the way [G] they used to be.
[Em] [Bm] Cause there's [C] no sense in going [E] over [Am] and over [Bm] the same things as [Em] before.
[C] So let's not bring the past up [G] anymore.
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[E] _ _ [A] _ [C#m] _ [B] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] must [G] forgive [Am] you.
[Bm] You must forgive [Em] me too. _
[C] It's the only thing that's left [G] that we haven't tried to do.
[C] The one thing [D] I'm sure [Am] will work [Bm] that we haven't tried before.
[E]
[Em] Let's [C] not bring the past up [G] anymore.
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