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Past Tense
AmWalk Din with your Chead high past the Dcrowd
AmSomeone is Ccalling to hear your Gname
AmPlain DunawCare or maybe too Dproud
AmTo be Cplaying such a smaller Ggame
AI Gdon’t knDow how easy you Acould miss
Don’t Gyou rDealise where she Ais?
Or GmaybDe you think she’ll alAways wait
Cause you Gsee F#mher sEmtanding there aEgain
I know you don’t know what it means
For her to see your face again
I assume you think she’ll never leave
I’ll save you another guess, my friend
All of those days that I have seen
Her standing all alone on her own
(?) what did she really means
And you want her to want you back again

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Past Tense

by Gene Clark

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F#m

Past Tense

Am D C D

Walk in with your head high past the crowd

Am C G

Someone is calling to hear your name

Am D C D

Plain unaware or maybe too proud

Am C G

To be playing such a smaller game

A G D A

I don’t know how easy you could miss

G D A

Don’t you realise where she is?

G D A

Or maybe you think she’ll always wait

G F#m Em E

Cause you see her standing there again

I know you don’t know what it means

For her to see your face again

I assume you think she’ll never leave

I’ll save you another guess, my friend

All of those days that I have seen

Her standing all alone on her own

(?) what did she really means

And you want her to want you back again

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