The Past Recedes By John Frusciante From "Curtains" ********************************************* Version 1 : G D Am Em x3 G D Am G D Am Em And then the past recedes G D Am Em And I won't be involved G D Am Em The effort to be free G D Am Em Seems pointless from above G D Am Em Yor're looking down at' me G D Am Em I'd rather stay below G D Am Em Than have you staring up at me G D Am B Theres nowhere I want to goooooooo C D7 Em D Ay, this business of how long we try to stay alive C D7 Em Why to be here you've first got to die D So I gave it a try C G And what do you know Am D7 Time was so long ago G D Am Em And thinks come back you see G D Am Em To where they don't belong G D Am Em And every drop of sea G D Am B Is the whole ocean oooooooohhh C D7 I lied to the greatest thieves Em D About anything and everything C D7 Em I'm a figure of forgotten speech D I'm our of reach C G I can't play it safe Am D7 But I might just in case [Solo] C D7 Em I'm disguised as a reaching hand D I'm working man C D7 I dont understand why clockout Em D Comes so slow every time C G Am That's one line I stay right behind C G Am B That's one line I stay right behind G D Am Em x3 G D Am B G ********************************************* Version 2 : Tab by Pietro Terzi (Italy) Intro: G D Am Em x3 G D Am G D Am Em And then the past recedes… G D Am Seems pointless from above G D Am B7 Is where I want to go Chorus: C F#dim. Em D Ay, the business of how long we try to stay alive… C B7 Am B7 And what do you know time was so long ago Solo: E 10 8h 10p 8 7 7h 8p 7 7 B 10 8 7 8 10 8 7 8 7 G 9 7 7h 9p7 D 9 9 7 9 7 5h 7p5 4 5 A E E 7 5h7p5 10 10 14b 14 14 15b 15 15 B 8 8 8 12 13b 12 G 4 7 5h7p5 4 D 5 A E ********************************************* Version 3 : tabbed by Berney Intro: G D Am Em x3 G D Am Verse: G D Am Em And then the past recedes G D Am Em And I won't be involved G D Am Em The effort to be free G D Am Seems pointless from above G D Am Em Yor're looking down at' me G D Am Em I'd rather stay below G D Am Em Than have you staring up at me G D Am B Theres nowhere I want to goooooooo C D7 Em D Ay, this business of how long we try to stay alive C D7 Em Why to be here you've first got to die D So I gave it a try C G And what do you know Am D7 Time was so long ago G D Am Em And thinks come back you see G D Am Em To where they don't belong G D Am Em And every drop of sea G D Am B Is the whole ocean oooooooohhh C D7 I lied to the greatest thieves Em D About anything and everything C D7 Em I'm a figure of forgotten speech D I'm our of reach C G I can't play it safe Am D7 But I might just in case Solo: (use verse chords) A|-10--8h10p8----------------------------7-----------------------------------| B|---------------10---8h10p8----8-----8-----10-8p---8------------------------| G|------------------------------11----9----------------11--9--8-8h9p8--------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------10-| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------3---7--5h7p5--3-10---| B|---------------------------------------3--1h3p1-------------------------| G|-----------------------------------4------------------------------------| D|10-8-10-8-6-5-6-6--5--3---3---5---5-------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------6------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--10 ---12b-12b-12b-14b-14b-14b---12-12s8----5-----| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| C D7 Em I'm disguised as a reaching hand D I'm working man C D7 I dont understand why clockout Em D Comes so slow every time C G Am That's one line I stay right behind C G Am B That's one line I stay right behind G D Am Em x3 G D Am B G Enjoy Berney ********************************************* Version 4 : G D Am Em x3 G D Am G D Am Em And then the past recedes G D Am Em And I won't be involved G D Am Em The effort to be free G D Am Em Seems pointless from above G D Am Em Yor're looking down at' me G D Am Em I'd rather stay below G D Am Em Than have you staring up at me G D Am B Theres nowhere I want to goooooooo C D7 Em D Ay, this business of how long we try to stay alive C D7 Em Why to be here you've first got to die D So I gave it a try C G And what do you know Am D7 Time was so long ago G D Am Em And thinks come back you see G D Am Em To where they don't belong G D Am Em And every drop of sea G D Am B Is the whole ocean oooooooohhh C D7 I lied to the greatest thieves Em D About anything and everything C D7 Em I'm a figure of forgotten speech D I'm our of reach C G I can't play it safe Am D7 But I might just in case [Solo] C D7 Em I'm disguised as a reaching hand D I'm working man C D7 I dont understand why clockout Em D Comes so slow every time C G Am That's one line I stay right behind C G Am B That's one line I stay right behind G D Am Em x3 G D Am B G ********************************************* Version 5 : Listen to song to know how to strum Standard Tuning: EADGBe 1...2...3...4 G D Am Em x4 on the last one hold out Am G D Am Em And then the past recedes G D Am Em And I won't be involved G D Am Em The effort to be free G D Am...hold Seems pointless from above G D Am Em Your looking down at me G D Am Em I'd rather stay below G D Am Em Then have you looking down at me G D Am B7...strum There's no place I'd want to go.............oh C D Em D Ay, this business of how long we try to stay alive C D Em D Why, to be here you first got to die so I gave it a try C G Am B7...strum And what do you know, time was so long ago Just repeat the same chords for the second verse and chorus and over the solo which I'm sorry I don't have but it still sounds good without it. And things come back you see To where they don't belong And every drop of sea Is the whole ocean I lied to the greatest thieves about anything and everything I'm a figure of forgotten speech, I'm out of reach Oh, I can't play it safe, but I might just in case Solo C Em D I'm disguised as a reaching hand, I'm a working man C Em D I don't understand why clock out comes so slow everytime C G Am That's one line I stay right behind Repeat the last line twice and on the second time go to B7 after Am and then play G D Am Em x3 G D Am B7 end on G There you have it the past recedes, a beautiful song by John. If any one figures out the solo e-mail me at cambus31@aol.com thanks.