Bad Religion Past Is Dead True North 2013 Epitaph Records Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com Key: C Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: Am - x02210 F - 133211 C - x32010 G - 320003 E/G# - 476xxx E - 022100 Dm - xx0231 Intro: Am-C- x4 Verse 1:

^AmSo-^Clemn reg^Amret^C trans^Amgressions ^Cfill my ^Amhead^C A ^Ammeasure ^Cof suc^Amcess^C is ^Amhow well ^Cto for^Amget C G Am(hold) And the past is dead

Guitar Solo: Beat became faster Am--C--Dm--F-E- x2 Verse 2:

S^Amtrewn about the battlefield of ^Clife are the remainders of ^Dmhistory^F ^E When con^Amvenient we exalt them and ^Cpay them such respect As if we're ^Dmall in an equivalent tra^Fjecto^Ery And ^Amtrash piles ^Fhigh^E ^Amin the rubble we for^Ggot The ^Amangels of our ^Fnature^E just ^Amsit and watch it ^Grot

Chorus 1:

Now the ^Fpast ^Cis ^Gdead Let's ^Ffocus on to^Cmorrow ins^Gtead Oh the ^Ftragic ^Cpresent ^Gsaid The ^E/G#past is ^Amdead^F ^C ^Am ^Am ^F ^C ^Am

Am--F-C-Am-Am(hold) Verse 3:

^AmWho can say what constitutes the ^Cmost important sector of ^Dmsociety?^F ^E and the ^Amdominant portion seek an ^Cinstant gratification And are ^Dmproud of intellectual ^Fpover^Ety I'd ^Amlike to ^Fbe^E ^Amempathetic but I ^Gcan't The ^Amjeopar^Fdy^E is too ^Amgreat to make a s^Gtand

Chorus 2:

Now the ^Fpast ^Cis ^Gdead Good ^Fdeeds won't help ^Cyou get a^Ghead yeah The ^Fmodern ^Csignpost ^Gread the ^E/G#past is ^Amdead^F ^C ^Am ^Am ^F ^C ^Am

Bridge:

My ^Amnext great de^Fcision ^Cis ^Amjust ^Amlying in ^Fwait^C ^AmThe ^Amaction might turn ^Fout to ^Cbe ^Amthe ^Amworld's F C Am G-- most grievous mistake

Guitar Solo: F-C-G-- x4 Chorus 3:

Yeah The ^Fpast ^Cis ^Gdead More ^Fveritable words have ^Cnever been ^Gsaid Oh the ^Ftragic ^Cpresent ^Gsaid the ^E/G#past is ^Amdead^F ^C ^Am ^Am ^F ^C ^Am

Am--F-C-Am--Am--G-Am(hold)

Bad Religion - Past is dead