• Song:

    The Past

  • Artist:

    Nevershoutnever

Ok so this is my first tab, but its 100% correct and none of the other tabs are.
I named the chord on every heavy strum (down beat) Mr. Drew gives in the original recording
and I also tabbed out the guitar and keyboard intro to the bridge.
So heregoesnothin!

C(4x)


    C (x32010@1)                    CAnd (x32010@1)I sing songs about the past.
C (x32010@1)                        CHow (x32010@1)I was raised and I was thrown out on my ass,
              F (133211@1)         FCause (133211@1)I didn't care.
               C (x32010@1)        CAbout (x32010@1)going to school.


    C (x32010@1)                   CAnd (x32010@1)I saw the look in her eyes.
   C (x32010@1)                        C (x32010@1)                           FMy (133211@1)mother nearly cried when I told her that I had wanted to go,
                 C (x32010@1)          CJust (x32010@1)to prove them wrong.


          Am (x02210@1)                           FI've (133211@1)been smoking cigarettes since I was only fourteen,
        G (320003@1)                      Am (x02210@1)             F (133211@1)         C(4x)
Just to find an escape from this town that was so mean to me.


    C (x32010@1)                   CAnd (x32010@1)I sing songs about my friends.
    C (x32010@1)                 C (x32010@1)                         F (133211@1)         FThe (133211@1)way we grew up, and all the lose ends we used to laugh,
                             C(2x)
Cause we didn't give a damn.


    C (x32010@1)                    CAnd (x32010@1)I saw the look in my brother's eyes,
       C (x32010@1)                       C (x32010@1)                 F (133211@1)        FWhen (133211@1)I told him I was leaving he couldn't help but despise me.
                         CHe's (x32010@1)wanted out his whole life.


          Am (x02210@1)                          FI've (133211@1)been smoking the green since I was merely sixteen,
          G (320003@1)                    Am (x02210@1)             F (133211@1)           C(4x)
Just to find an escape from this town that was so mean to me.


    C (x32010@1)                    CAnd (x32010@1)I sing songs about the past...

                                                        (F)       Ame|---8---7-------7---6-----------/12-10--8--10-8-6--0-6--5~~~~~~~~---------| (x02210@1)B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5---5-------5---5-------------------------------------------------------|

C C7 
F Am C C7

  FI (133211@1)plead for relief,
     AmThis (x02210@1)town won't receive
        CAll (x32010@1)the things that I want.
    C7The (x32310@1)things that I need.

         FAnd (133211@1)I'll beg and I'll beg.
    AmI'm (x02210@1)down on my knees.
CMama, (x32010@1)oh mama,
C7Let (x32310@1)me please leave

  FI (133211@1)plead for relief,
     AmThis (x02210@1)town won't receive
        CAll (x32010@1)the things that I want.
    C7The (x32310@1)things that I need.


F (133211@1)        Fm (133111@1)       CAll (x32010@1)I ever wanted was love.


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