John Frusciante - The past recedes

VER^GSE ^{D AM} A^Gnd then t^Dhe past rec^AMedes ^{EM G}And I won't^D be invol^AMved ^{EM G}The effort ^Dto be fr^AMee ^{EM G}Seems pointle^Dss from abo^AMve VERSE ^GYou're looki^Dng down at ^AMme ^{EM G}I'd rathe^Dr stay be^AMlow ^{EM G}Than have you sta^Dring up at ^AMme ^{EM G}Is nowher^De I want to ^AMgo ^B CHORUS ^CAy, This busine^AMss of how lon^EMg we try to stay ^Dalive ^CWhy to be he^AMre you first got t^EMo die So I gav^De it a try And wh^Cat do you know ti^Gme was so long a^AMgo

^GAnd things ^Dcome back^AM you ^EMsee ^GTo where th^Dey don't ^AMbelon^EMg ^GAnd every d^Drop of se^AMa ^{EM G}Is the whol^De ocean^{AM B}

^CI lied to th^AMe greatest thieves About a^EMnything and eve^Drything ^CI'm a fig^AMure of forg^EMotten speech I'm o^Dut of reach ^CI can't play it s^Gafe But I might ju^AMst in case

^CI'm disguised as a re^Gaching hand I'm a wo^AMrking man ^CI don't understand why cl^Gock out Comes s^AMo slow every time ^CThat's one line I s^Gtay right behi^AMnd ^CThat's one line I s^Gtay right behi^AMnd. ^B