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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 F#m A Em G D C
e|-2----2----0----0----3----2----0-|
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 F#m A Em
Beneath the water, that's fallen from my eyes
Bm F#m A G
Lays a soul I left behind
Bm F#m A Em
The edge of sorrow, was reached but now I'm fine
Bm F#m A G
I filled the hole I had inside
Bridge 1:
Em G D A
I'll pray it doesn't scream my name
Em G D C
So I light a flame and let it breathe, the air that kills the shame
Chorus 1:
Bm
I'm up, I'm down
D G
Like a roller coaster racing through my life
Em Bm - F#m - A - Em
I've erased the past again
Verse 2:
Bm F#m A Em
A risky morning, I feel like I'm alive
Bm F#m A G
I can't believe I made it through this time
Bm F#m A Em
The edge of sorrow, I lived in for some time (lived in for some time)
Bm F#m A G
Has left the hole I have inside
Bridge 2:
Em G D A
The burden is I try my hate
Em G D C
Was the last thing I ever felt, or thought I could escape
Chorus 2:
Bm
I'm up, I'm down
D G
Like a roller coaster racing through my life
Em
I've erased the past again
Bm
I'm up, I'm down
D G
Like a roller coaster racing through my life
Em
I've erased the past again
Interlude:
Bm G D
You led me here then broke me down
A
The difference is this time around
C
I will not let you see me drown
Chorus 3:
Bm
I'm up, I'm down
D G
Like a roller coaster racing through my life
Em
I've erased the past again
Bm
I'm up, I'm down
D G
Like a roller coaster racing through my life
Em Bm
I've erased the past again
D G
Erased the past again now
Em
Erased the past again
Outro:
Bm F#m A Em
Beneath the water, that's fallen from my eyes
