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"The Past" by Sevendust
From the album "Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow"
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Listen to the song for strumming patterns.
Standard tuning
Chords used:
Bm (x24432@1)F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Ce|-2----2----0----0----3----2----0-| (x32010@1)B|-3----2----2----0----0----3----1-|
G|-4----2----2----0----0----2----0-|
D|-4----4----2----2----0----0----2-|
A|-2----4----0----2----2----0----3-|
E|-2----2----x----0----3----x----0-|
Verse 1:
Bm (x24432@1) F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) Em (022000@1)Beneath the water, that's fallen from my eyes
Bm (x24432@1) F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)Lays a soul I left behind
Bm (x24432@1) F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) Em (022000@1)The edge of sorrow, was reached but now I'm fine
Bm (x24432@1) F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)I filled the hole I had inside
Bridge 1:
Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)I'll pray it doesn't scream my name
Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) CSo (x32010@1)I light a flame and let it breathe, the air that kills the shame
Chorus 1:
Bm (x24432@1)
I'm up, I'm down
D (xx0232@1) GLike (320003@1)a roller coaster racing through my life
Em (022000@1) Bm- (x24432@1)F#m- (244222@1)A- (x02220@1)EmI've (022000@1)erased the past again
Verse 2:
Bm (x24432@1) F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) Em (022000@1)A risky morning, I feel like I'm alive
Bm (x24432@1) F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)I can't believe I made it through this time
Bm (x24432@1) F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) Em (022000@1)The edge of sorrow, I lived in for some time (lived in for some time)
Bm (x24432@1) F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)Has left the hole I have inside
Bridge 2:
Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)The burden is I try my hate
Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) CWas (x32010@1)the last thing I ever felt, or thought I could escape
Chorus 2:
BmI'm (x24432@1)up, I'm down
D (xx0232@1) GLike (320003@1)a roller coaster racing through my life
EmI've (022000@1)erased the past again
BmI'm (x24432@1)up, I'm down
D (xx0232@1) GLike (320003@1)a roller coaster racing through my life
EmI've (022000@1)erased the past again
Interlude:
Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)You led me here then broke me down
AThe (x02220@1)difference is this time around
CI (x32010@1)will not let you see me drown
Chorus 3:
BmI'm (x24432@1)up, I'm down
D (xx0232@1) GLike (320003@1)a roller coaster racing through my life
EmI've (022000@1)erased the past again
BmI'm (x24432@1)up, I'm down
D (xx0232@1) GLike (320003@1)a roller coaster racing through my life
EmI've (022000@1)erased the past again
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) GErased (320003@1)the past again now
EmErased (022000@1)the past again
Outro:
Bm (x24432@1) F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1) Em (022000@1)Beneath the water, that's fallen from my eyes
