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The Past Recedes

By John Frusciante
From "Curtains"

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Version 1 :

G D Am Em x3

G D Am

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 Em
Seems pointless from above
G D Am Em
Yor'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 B
Theres nowhere I want to goooooooo

C D7 Em D
Ay, this business of how long we try to stay alive
C D7 Em
Why to be here you've first got to die
D
So I gave it a try
C G
And what do you know
Am D7
Time was so long ago

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 B
Is the whole ocean oooooooohhh

C D7
I lied to the greatest thieves
Em D
About anything and everything
C D7 Em
I'm a figure of forgotten speech
D
I'm our of reach
C G
I can't play it safe
Am D7
But I might just in case

[Solo]

C D7 Em
I'm disguised as a reaching hand
D
I'm working man
C D7
I dont understand why clockout
Em D
Comes so slow every time
C G Am
That's one line I stay right behind
C G Am B
That's one line I stay right behind

G D Am Em x3

G D Am B G


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Version 2 :

Tab by Pietro Terzi (Italy)

Intro: G D Am Em x3

G D Am



G D Am Em

And then the past recedes…



G D Am

Seems pointless from above



G D Am B7

Is where I want to go



Chorus: C F#dim. Em D

Ay, the business of how long we try to stay alive…



C B7 Am B7

And what do you know time was so long ago



Solo:



E 10 8h 10p 8 7 7h 8p 7 7
B 10 8 7 8 10 8 7 8 7
G 9 7 7h 9p7
D 9 9 7 9 7 5h 7p5 4 5
A
E



E 7 5h7p5 10 10 14b 14 14 15b 15 15
B 8 8 8 12 13b 12
G 4 7 5h7p5 4
D 5
A
E


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Version 3 :

tabbed by Berney

Intro:
G D Am Em x3

G D Am

Verse:
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

G D Am Em
Yor'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 B
Theres nowhere I want to goooooooo

C D7 Em D
Ay, this business of how long we try to stay alive
C D7 Em
Why to be here you've first got to die
D
So I gave it a try
C G
And what do you know
Am D7
Time was so long ago

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 B
Is the whole ocean oooooooohhh

C D7
I lied to the greatest thieves
Em D
About anything and everything
C D7 Em
I'm a figure of forgotten speech
D
I'm our of reach
C G
I can't play it safe
Am D7
But I might just in case

Solo:
(use verse chords)

A|-10--8h10p8----------------------------7-----------------------------------|
B|---------------10---8h10p8----8-----8-----10-8p---8------------------------|
G|------------------------------11----9----------------11--9--8-8h9p8--------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------10-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E|---------------------------------------------------3---7--5h7p5--3-10---|
B|---------------------------------------3--1h3p1-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------4------------------------------------|
D|10-8-10-8-6-5-6-6--5--3---3---5---5-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------6------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E|--10 ---12b-12b-12b-14b-14b-14b---12-12s8----5-----|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

C D7 Em
I'm disguised as a reaching hand
D
I'm working man
C D7
I dont understand why clockout
Em D
Comes so slow every time
C G Am
That's one line I stay right behind
C G Am B
That's one line I stay right behind

G D Am Em x3

G D Am B G

Enjoy Berney


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Version 4 :

G D Am Em x3

G D Am

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 Em
Seems pointless from above
G D Am Em
Yor'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 B
Theres nowhere I want to goooooooo

C D7 Em D
Ay, this business of how long we try to stay alive
C D7 Em
Why to be here you've first got to die
D
So I gave it a try
C G
And what do you know
Am D7
Time was so long ago

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 B
Is the whole ocean oooooooohhh

C D7
I lied to the greatest thieves
Em D
About anything and everything
C D7 Em
I'm a figure of forgotten speech
D
I'm our of reach
C G
I can't play it safe
Am D7
But I might just in case

[Solo]

C D7 Em
I'm disguised as a reaching hand
D
I'm working man
C D7
I dont understand why clockout
Em D
Comes so slow every time
C G Am
That's one line I stay right behind
C G Am B
That's one line I stay right behind

G D Am Em x3

G D Am B G


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Version 5 :

Listen to song to know how to strum
Standard Tuning: EADGBe

1...2...3...4
G D Am Em x4 on the last one hold out Am

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...hold
Seems pointless from above

G D Am Em
Your looking down at me
G D Am Em
I'd rather stay below
G D Am Em
Then have you looking down at me
G D Am B7...strum
There's no place I'd want to go.............oh

C D Em D
Ay, this business of how long we try to stay alive
C D Em D
Why, to be here you first got to die so I gave it a try
C G Am B7...strum
And what do you know, time was so long ago

Just repeat the same chords for the second verse and chorus and over the solo which I'm sorry I don't have but it still sounds good without it.

And things come back you see
To where they don't belong
And every drop of sea
Is the whole ocean

I lied to the greatest thieves about anything and everything
I'm a figure of forgotten speech, I'm out of reach
Oh, I can't play it safe, but I might just in case

Solo

C Em D
I'm disguised as a reaching hand, I'm a working man
C Em D
I don't understand why clock out comes so slow everytime
C G Am
That's one line I stay right behind
Repeat the last line twice and on the second time go to B7 after Am and then play
G D Am Em x3
G D Am B7 end on G

There you have it the past recedes, a beautiful song by John. If any one figures out the solo e-mail me at cambus31@aol.com thanks.