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Past Lives by Real Estate (off Atlas) 
Intro:   D    F#m    C    Em(x4)
Verse: 
I Dcan not come F#mback to this nCeighbEmorhood
With Dout fF#meeling my own CageEm  
I waDlk past these F#mhouses where Cwe once Emstood
I sDee past lives F#mbut some hoCw you're stilEml here
Chorus: 
BmUnderneath this DcanoApy
CAll Emlit up abGove us
BmOh but I can Dsee the Asky
CIs not the Emonly thing that Gchanges 
F#mrapidlAyD  
Bridge:   D    F#m    C   Em  
Verse:
DThis is not the F#msame place I Cused to knowEm  
But it Dstill has that F#msame old sCoundEm  
And Deven the lF#mights on this yCellow roEmad
Are the sDame aF#ms when this wCas our Emtown
Chorus: 
BmUnderneath this DcanoApy
CAll Emlit up abGove us
BmOh but I can Dsee the Asky
CIs not the Emonly thing that Gchanges 
F#mrapidlAyD  F#m  A  
Bridge:   C#m     C    G/     A     C    G/   C#m     C    G    D/      C#m    C/    D    F#m    C   Em/    D    F#m    C   Em  
Verse: 
DAnd even the F#mlights on this Cyellow rEmoad
DAre the same F#mas when this wCas our Emtown
End on D

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Past Lives

by Real Estate

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

Past Lives by Real Estate (off Atlas)

D F#m C Em

Intro: (x4)

Verse:

D F#m C Em

I can not come back to this neighborhood

D F#m C Em

With out feeling my own age

D F#m C Em

I walk past these houses where we once stood

D F#m C Em

I see past lives but some how you're still here

Chorus:

Bm D A

Underneath this canopy

C Em G

All lit up above us

Bm D A

Oh but I can see the sky

C Em G

Is not the only thing that changes

F#m A D

rapidly

D F#m C Em

Bridge:

Verse:

D F#m C Em

This is not the same place I used to know

D F#m C Em

But it still has that same old sound

D F#m C Em

And even the lights on this yellow road

D F#m C Em

Are the same as when this was our town

Chorus:

Bm D A

Underneath this canopy

C Em G

All lit up above us

Bm D A

Oh but I can see the sky

C Em G

Is not the only thing that changes

F#m A D F#m A

rapidly

C#m C G A C G C#m C G D C#m C D F#m C Em D F#m C Em

Bridge: / / / / /

Verse:

D F#m C Em

And even the lights on this yellow road

D F#m C Em

Are the same as when this was our town

End on D

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