John Frusciante-The Past Recedes
Album:Curtains
Track:01

Standard Tuning
Tabbed by Tom Woo (strato32)

Use an acoustic guitar for the whole song.


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
 Seems pointless from above
G               D        Am   Em
 You'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
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With the full bends bend the note fully then release to a half bend and play the note then release
a bit more and play the note.


 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