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Time Goes Back - John Frusciante
(Shadows Collide With People)
Em1   (022453)
Em2   (x7x587)
C1    (x32010)
    C2(x32000)
 Dsus4(xx0233)
Intro
 G-  D   Dsus4-  Am- C1 - C2  
 G-  D   Dsus4-  Am- Em2  
GThese things go C1slowly by - these thEm1ings
They'll C1be where no one would think
                     GC1
And when given this life
I ought've Em1thanked you all
  C1Who will take it away
       AmC1              AmC1
I notice that you're fine
         AmC1                     Am  D  
Setting up beside wherever turns a blind eye
GAny solemn DphDsus4ase
C1 C2  
    And you belong to two times at once
GMy radio's my DheDsus4art
     C1          C2  
We live as one
C2Two ways at once
           AmC1          AmC1
I   know the waves I form
         AmC1              Am  D  
I know the way I won't become
Bridge
 G-  D   Dsus4-  Am- C1 - C2  
 G-  D   Dsus4-  Am- Em2
                             GC1
These still places that are gone by
BelieEm1ve 
C1Believe they're somebody else
                        GC1
Jumping in the mind of a passerby
And beEm1ing replaced like timC1es flies
   AmC1            AmC1 
Another wasted flaw
      AmC1                    Am  D  
Going up against the endless law
                    G   D   Dsus4C1 C2  
I'm flown through a mirror         almost disappearing
GI glow faiDntDsus4ly
         C1 C2  
You know     this is nobody's life
        AmC1       AmC1
I saw the days I lost
     AmC1                Am  D  
Hiding behind tomorrow's costs
 G-  D   Dsus4-  Am- C1
Time going back         2x
 G-  D   Dsus4-  Am- C1 C2  
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Time Goes Back

by John Frusciante

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Dsus4

Time Goes Back - John Frusciante

(Shadows Collide With People)

Em1 (022453)

Em2 (x7x587)

C1 (x32010)

(x32000)

Dsus4

(xx0233)

Intro

G D Dsus4 Am C2

- - - C1 -

G D Dsus4 Am

- - - Em2

G C1 Em1

These things go slowly by - these things

They'll be where no one would think

And when given this life

Em1

I ought've thanked you all

Who will take it away

Am Am

C1 C1

I notice that you're fine

Am Am D

Setting up beside wherever turns a blind eye

G D Dsus4

Any solemn phase

And you belong to two times at once

G D Dsus4

My radio's my heart

We live as one

Two ways at once

Am Am

C1 C1

I know the waves I form

Am Am D

I know the way I won't become

Bridge

G D Dsus4 Am C2

- - - C1 -

G D Dsus4 Am

- - - Em2

These still places that are gone by

Em1

Believe

Believe they're somebody else

Jumping in the mind of a passerby

Em1 C1

And being replaced like times flies

Am Am

C1 C1

Another wasted flaw

Am Am D

Going up against the endless law

G D Dsus4 C2

I'm flown through a mirror almost disappearing

G D Dsus4

I glow faintly

You know this is nobody's life

Am Am

C1 C1

I saw the days I lost

Am Am D

Hiding behind tomorrow's costs

G D Dsus4 Am

- - - C1

Time going back 2x

G D Dsus4 Am C2

- - - C1

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