Artist: John Frusciante Song: The past recedes Album: Curtains Date: 6 July 2005, 2:00AM A GREAT song! I just love it! Can't get enough of it! Enjoy playing! Tabbed by Knut Zetterstrøm F G Dm Am (play this 3 times) F G Dm

A^Fnd ^Gthe^Dmn t^Amhe past recedes ^FAn^Gd ^DmI w^Amon't be involved ^FTh^Ge ^Dmeff^Amort to be free ^FSe^Gem^Dms p^Amointless from above ^FYo^Gr'^Dmre ^Amlooking down at' me ^FI'^Gd ^Dmrat^Amher stay below ^FTh^Gan^Dm ha^Amve you staring up at me ^FTh^Geres nowhere I want to ^Dmgoooo^Eoooo

^FAy, this ^G7business of how ^Amlong we try to ^Gstay alive ^FWhy to ^G7be here you've first ^Amgot to die ^GSo I gave it a try And ^Fwhat do you ^Fknow Time was so ^Dmlong ago^G7

^FAn^Gd ^Dmthi^Amnks come back you see ^FTo^G w^Dmher^Ame they don't belong ^FAn^Gd ^Dmeve^Amry drop of sea ^FIs^G the whole ocean ^Dmooooo^Eooohhh

I ^Flied to the ^G7greatest thieves About ^Amanything and ^Geverything ^FI'm a ^G7figure of for^Amgotten speech ^GI'm our of reach ^FI can't play it ^Fsafe But I might ^Dmjust in case^G7

[Here John plays a solo:) ]

I^F'm di^G7sguised as a r^Ameaching hand ^GI'm working man I ^Fdont under^G7stand why clockout ^AmComes so slow ^Gevery time That's ^Fone line I ^Fstay right be^Dmhind That's ^Fone line I ^Fstay right be^Dmhind ^E

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John Frusciante - Past recedes