Bad Religion - Past Is Dead

bad religion
past is dead
true north
2013 epitaph records
submitted by : jeremyunderground41@yahoo . com

key : C

tuning : standard eadgbe

chords used :
Am – x02210
F – 133211
C – x32010
G – 320003
E/G# – 476
xxxe – 022100
Dm – xx0231

intro : Am – C – x4

verse 1 :
Am C Am C
so – lemn regret
Am
transgressions
C Am C
fill my head
Am C Am C
a measure of success
Am C Am
is how well to forget
C G Am ( hold )
and the past is dead

guitar solo : beat became faster
Am – – C – – Dm – – F – E – x2

verse 2 :
Am
strewn about the battlefield
C
of life are the remainders
Dm F E Am
of history when convenient
C
we exalt them and pay them
Dm
such respect as if we’re all
F E
in an equivalent trajectory
Am F E Am
and trash piles high in
G
the rubble we forgot
Am F E
the angels of our nature
Am G
just sit and watch it rot

chorus 1 :
F C G
now the past is dead
F
let’s focus on
C G
tomorrow instead
F C
oh the tragic present
G E/G# Am F C Am Am F C Am
said the past is dead

Am – – F – C – Am – Am ( hold )

verse 3 :
Am
who can say what constitutes
C
the most important sector
Dm F E Am
of society? and the dominant
C
portion seek an instant
gratification and are
Dm F E
proud of intellectual poverty
Am F E Am
i’d like to be empathetic
G Am F E
but i can’t the jeopardy
Am G
is too great to make a stand

chorus 2 :
F C G
now the past is dead
F
good deeds won’t help
C G
you get ahead yeah
F C
the modern signpost
G E/G# Am F C Am Am F C Am
read the past is dead

bridge :
Am F
my next great decision
C Am Am F C
is just lying in wait
Am Am
the action might turn
F C Am Am
out to be the world’s
F C Am G – –
most grievous mistake

guitar solo : F – C – G – – x4

chorus 3 :
F C G
yeah the past is dead
F
more veritable words
C G
have never been said
F C
oh the tragic present
G E/G# Am F C Am Am F C Am
said the past is dead

Am – – F – C – Am – – Am – – G – Am ( hold )