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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] Beneath the w[F#m]ater, that's [A]fallen from my [Em]eyes
[Bm] Lays a s[F#m]oul I left be[A]hind[G]
[Bm] The edge of so[F#m]rrow, was [A]reached but now I'm [Em]fine
[Bm] I filled the h[F#m]ole I had in[A]side[G]
Bridge 1:
[Em] I'll pray it [G]doesn't scream my [D]name[A]
So I [Em]light a flame and [G]let it breathe, the [D]air that kills the [C]shame
Chorus 1:
I'm [Bm]up, I'm down
Like a [D]roller coaster racing through my [G]life
I've [Em]erased the past again[Bm][-][F#m][-][A][-][Em]
Verse 2:
[Bm] A risky mo[F#m]rning, I [A]feel like I'm a[Em]live
[Bm] I can't be[F#m]lieve I made it [A]through this [G]time
[Bm] The edge of [F#m]sorrow, I [A]lived in for some [Em]time (lived in for some time)
[Bm] Has left the [F#m]hole I have in[A]side[G]
Bridge 2:
[Em] The burden [G]is I try my [D]hate[A]
Was the [Em]last thing I e[G]ver felt, or [D]thought I could es[C]cape
Chorus 2:
I'm [Bm]up, I'm down
Like a [D]roller coaster racing through my [G]life
I've [Em]erased the past again
I'm [Bm]up, I'm down
Like a [D]roller coaster racing through my [G]life
I've [Em]erased the past again
Interlude:
[Bm] You led me [G]here then broke me do[D]wn
The difference is this time a[A]round
I will not let you see me [C]drown
Chorus 3:
I'm [Bm]up, I'm down
Like a [D]roller coaster racing through my [G]life
I've [Em]erased the past again
I'm [Bm]up, I'm down
Like a [D] roller coaster racing through my [G]life
I've [Em]erased the past again
[Bm]Erased [D]the past again [G]now
[Em]Erased the past again
Outro:
[Bm] Beneath the w[F#m]ater, that's [A]fallen from my [Em]eyes
