Song: Only in the Past
Artist: The Be Good Tanyas
Album: Blue Horse
tabbed by: charcoalsketch

Standard tuning

*note: all chords are barred; listen to the song for rhythm

Verses:
     F (133211@1)       G--1----1---1---3--| (320003@1)--1----1---1---3--|
--0h2--2---2---4--|
--3----3---3---5--|
--3----3---3---5--|
--x----x---x---x--|


Verse:
F (133211@1)             G (320003@1)         F (133211@1)            GRun (320003@1)away to the seashore it doesn't matter anymore
F (133211@1)            G (320003@1)     F (133211@1)GDoesn't (320003@1)matter anymore
F (133211@1)              G (320003@1)      F (133211@1)              GWords (320003@1)dry up and fly away with the passing of the days
F (133211@1)            G (320003@1)          F (133211@1)   GEventually (320003@1)you just let the stone fall

Chorus:
  C (x32010@1)            Am (x02210@1)               F (133211@1)             GI (320003@1)dreamed that I saw you you were down at the corner store
  C (x32010@1)                    Am (x02210@1)               F (133211@1)         GYou (320003@1)were looking through magazines and you flew out the door
  C (x32010@1)                Am (x02210@1)           F (133211@1)           GI (320003@1)was trying to wave to you but you wouldn't wave back
  C (x32010@1)       Am (x02210@1)                  F (133211@1)    G (320003@1)  
      Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1)GNow (320003@1)you know I understand you're with me only in the past
      C (x32010@1)    Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1)GOnly (320003@1)in the past

Verse:
F (133211@1)                G (320003@1)        F (133211@1)            GMy (320003@1)palms are not open they're closed they're closed
F (133211@1)                G (320003@1)        F (133211@1)            GMy (320003@1)palms are not open they're closed they're closed

(Chorus)

C (x32010@1)                Am (x02210@1)    F (133211@1)         GColours (320003@1)streak the sky we laugh and we cry
       C (x32010@1)          Am (x02210@1)               F (133211@1)   GAnd (320003@1)we dance in the cool grass with the fireflies
       C (x32010@1)          Am (x02210@1)       F (133211@1)    GAnd (320003@1)we dance in the cool grass sunset birds
C (x32010@1)         Am (x02210@1)  F (133211@1)          GSweet (320003@1)sweet music swallows our words
C (x32010@1)     Am (x02210@1)         F (133211@1)       GYou (320003@1)set sail and you left this town
C (x32010@1)       Am (x02210@1)                    F (133211@1)     GRun (320003@1)away, run away, you're so far from me now
       C (x32010@1)     Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1)GSo (320003@1)far from me now

(Chorus)