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OUT FALLS THE PAST      -       Del Amitri
Capo on 1st fret
Intro:
 F#m-  A-   G6sus2 -  Dsus2-      A2x  
     C#mYou hold the      F#mkey to whether 
     C#mwe will ever        F#m7last
     C#mI know I       F#mcan't forever 
                    B7sus4   A6/B-                                Bm  
        hide behind this             mask
Cos        A6/Bevery -     Etime I fall in      Bmlove 
out falls the       F#mpast A  
     C#m7You'll hear my       F#mreputation 
               C#m7         F#m( F#m7- F#m)                             
     anywhere you       ask 
     C#m7They'll say I'm       F#m7always chasing
                      B7sus4   A6/B-                              Bm  
and          so the die is            cast.
Cos        A6/Bevery -     Etime I fall in      Bmlove 
out falls the       F#mpast F#m  
Every -     Atime I find some -         Dsus2body 
the         Dsus2whispering be -      Agins
Bout       F#mhow I change my     Awomen
Like         Dsus2traffic switches         Dsus2lanes
But     Egirl be -      Bmlieve me
       F#mI' -     Am the one that's         Dsus2changed Dsus2  
     C#m7Back then with       F#mgirls I guess I
                     C#m7           F#m( F#m7- F#m)                     
     kissed and got out        fast 
If        C#m7that's all you       F#mneed to know 
                           B7sus4   A6/B-                        Bm  
then          girl you should've             asked.
But        A6/Bevery -      Etime I fall in      Bmlove
Every -     Etime I fall in      Bmlove
Every -     Etime I fall      Bmin love
out falls the       F#mpast A  
Break:
( F#m- A) -   G6sus2 -  Dsus2-      A2x 
Every -     Atime I find some -         Dsus2body 
the         Dsus2whispering be -      Agins
Bout       F#mhow I change my     Awomen
Like         Dsus2traffic switches         Dsus2lanes
But     Egirl be -      Bmlieve me
           F#m                      A             Dsus2   Dsus2/           
        I' -     m the one that's         changed 
     C#m7You hold the       F#mkey to whether 
               C#m7          F#m( F#m7- F#m)                            
     we will ever       last 
But        C#m7I hold when       F#mwe're together
        B7sus4I ain't ever      Bmheld on to someone 
             B7sus4   Bm/                                    
        so fast   
But every -     Etime I fall in      Bmlove
Every -     Etime I fall      Bmin love
Every -     Etime I fall in      Bmlove
out falls the        F#mpast // 
    F#m244222
      Ax02220
G6sus2 300030
  Dsus2xx0230
    C#mx46654
   F#m7244252
 B7sus4x24252
   A6/Bx22222
     Bmx24432
      E022100

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Out Falls The Past

by Del Amitri

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Dsus2

C#m

F#m7

B7sus4

A6/B

C#m7

OUT FALLS THE PAST - Del Amitri

Capo on 1st fret

Intro:

F#m A Dsus2 A

- - G6sus2 - - 2x

C#m F#m

You hold the key to whether

C#m F#m7

we will ever last

C#m F#m

I know I can't forever

B7sus4 A6/B Bm

hide behind this mask

A6/B E Bm

Cos every - time I fall in love

F#m A

out falls the past

C#m7 F#m

You'll hear my reputation

C#m7 F#m F#m7 F#m

( - )

anywhere you ask

C#m7 F#m7

They'll say I'm always chasing

B7sus4 A6/B Bm

and so the die is cast.

A6/B E Bm

Cos every - time I fall in love

F#m F#m

out falls the past

A Dsus2

Every - time I find some - body

Dsus2 A

the whispering be - gins

F#m A

Bout how I change my women

Dsus2 Dsus2

Like traffic switches lanes

E Bm

But girl be - lieve me

F#m A Dsus2 Dsus2

I' - m the one that's changed

C#m7 F#m

Back then with girls I guess I

C#m7 F#m F#m7 F#m

( - )

kissed and got out fast

C#m7 F#m

If that's all you need to know

B7sus4 A6/B Bm

then girl you should've asked.

A6/B E Bm

But every - time I fall in love

E Bm

Every - time I fall in love

E Bm

Every - time I fall in love

F#m A

out falls the past

Break:

F#m A Dsus2 A

( - ) - G6sus2 - - 2x

A Dsus2

Every - time I find some - body

Dsus2 A

the whispering be - gins

F#m A

Bout how I change my women

Dsus2 Dsus2

Like traffic switches lanes

E Bm

But girl be - lieve me

F#m A Dsus2 Dsus2

I' - m the one that's changed

C#m7 F#m

You hold the key to whether

C#m7 F#m F#m7 F#m

( - )

we will ever last

C#m7 F#m

But I hold when we're together

B7sus4 Bm

I ain't ever held on to someone

B7sus4 Bm

so fast

E Bm

But every - time I fall in love

E Bm

Every - time I fall in love

E Bm

Every - time I fall in love

F#m

out falls the past //

F#m

244222

x02220

G6sus2 300030

Dsus2

xx0230

C#m

x46654

F#m7

244252

B7sus4

x24252

A6/B

x22222

x24432

022100

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