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: Am C Am C So-lemn regret Am transgressions C Am C fill my head Am C Am C A measure of success Am C Am is how well to forget C G Am(hold) And the past is dead Guitar Solo: Beat became faster Am--C--Dm--F-E- x2 Verse 2: Am Strewn about the battlefield C of life are the remainders Dm F E Am of history When convenient C we exalt them and pay them Dm such respect As if we're all F E in an equivalent trajectory Am F E Am And trash piles high in G the rubble we forgot Am F E The angels of our nature Am G just sit and watch it rot Chorus 1: F C G Now the past is dead F Let's focus on C G tomorrow instead F C Oh the tragic present G E/G# Am F C Am Am F C Am said The past is dead Am--F-C-Am-Am(hold) Verse 3: Am Who can say what constitutes C the most important sector Dm F E Am of society? and the dominant C portion seek an instant gratification And are Dm F E proud of intellectual poverty Am F E Am I'd like to be empathetic G Am F E but I can't The jeopardy Am G is too great to make a stand Chorus 2: F C G Now the past is dead F Good deeds won't help C G you get ahead yeah F C The modern signpost G E/G# Am F C Am Am F C Am read the past is dead Bridge: Am F My next great decision C Am Am F C is just lying in wait Am Am The action might turn F C Am Am out to be the world's F C Am G-- most grievous mistake Guitar Solo: F-C-G-- x4 Chorus 3: F C G Yeah The past is dead F More veritable words C G have never been said F C Oh the tragic present G E/G# Am F C Am Am F C Am said the past is dead Am--F-C-Am--Am--G-Am(hold)