John Frusciante - Past recedes

^GAnd then ^Dthe past ^Amrecedes ^{Em G}and I ^Dwon't be ^Aminvolved ^{Em G}The ^Deffort to be ^Amfree ^{Em G}Seems ^Dpointless from ^Amabove ^GYou're ^Dlooking down at ^Amme ^{Em G}I'd rather ^Dstay ^Ambelow ^{Em G}Than have you ^Dstaring up ^Amat me ^{Em G}It is nowhere I ^Dwant to ^Amgo ^{B C}Ay, this bu^B7siness of ^Emhow long we try to ^Dstay alive ^CWhy to be he^B7re you first ^Emgot to die ^Dso I gave it a try ^CAnd what do you ^Cmaj9know Time was so ^A7long ago ^{B7 G}And things^D come back you ^Amsee ^{Em G}To where ^Dthey don't ^Ambelong ^{Em G}and every ^Ddrop of se^Ama is the whole ^B7ocean ^CI lied to the gre^B7atest thieves about ^Emanything and ^Deverything ^CI'm a fig^B7ure of fo^Emrgotten speech ^DI'm out of reach ^CI can't play ^Cmaj9it safe But I might ^A7just in case ^B7

^CI'm disg^B7uised as a rea^Emching hand ^DI'm a working man ^CI don't under^B7stand why clockout ^Emcome so slow ^Deverytime ^CThat's one l^Cmaj9ine I stay right^A7 behind ^CThat's one l^Cmaj9ine I stay right^A7 behind ^B7