The Past Recedes Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
One, two, three, four
[G][D][Am][Am][Em]
[G][D][Am][Am][Em]
[G][D][Am][Am][Em]
[G][D][Am]

[Verse 1]
[G]And then the[D] past reced[Am]es[Em]
[G]And I won[D]'t be invol[Am]ved[Em]
[G]The effor[D]t to be fre[Am]e[Em]
[G]Seems pointles[D]s from abov[Am]e

[Verse 2]
[G]You're looking[D] down at me[Am][Em]
[G]I'd rathe[D]r stay below[Am][Em]
Than [G]have you star[D]ing up at [Am]me[Em]
[G]There's no where [D]I want to g[Am]o
[Am][B]

[Chorus 1]
[C]Ay, this [B]business of how [Em]long we try
to [D]stay alive
[C]Why to [B]be here you've first [Em]got to die
So I [D]gave a try
And [C]what do you [G]know
Time was so [Am]long [B]ago

[Verse 3]
[G]And thinks com[D]e back you see[Am][Em]
[G]To where the[D]y don't belon[Am]g[Em]
[G]And every [D]drop of sea[Am][Em]
[G]Is the[D] whole ocea[Am]n
[Am][B]

[Chorus 2]
I [C]lied to the [B]greatest thieves
About [Em]anything and [D]everything
[C]I'm a [B]figure of for[Em]gotten speech
I'm [D]out of reach
Oh, [C]I can't play it s[G]afe
But I might [Am]just in [B]case

[Solo 1]
[G][D][Am][Am][Em]
[G][D][Am][Am][Em]
[G][D][Am][Am][Em]
[G][D][Am][Am]
[B](Oh)[B]

[Chorus 3]
[C]I'm [B]disguised as a [Em]reaching hand
I'm a [D]working man
I [C]don't under[B]stand why clockout
[Em]Comes so slow [D]every time
That's [C]one line I [G]stay right be[Am]hind
That's [C]one line I [G]stay right be[Am]hind
[B]Yeah..

[Outro 1]
[G][D][Am][Am][Em]
[G][D][Am][Am][Em]
[G][D][Am][Am][Em]
[G][D][Am][Am]
[B][B][G]