Past chords by Citizens

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
F# A B (x4)


Verse 1:
F#     A   B   F#
Time is a world unto itself
     A    B   F#
Just a graceless ringing bell
      A   B    F#
You try to buy but it won't sell
          A       B
Straight down the track, no going back

Verse 2:
F#        A    B    F#
Life is just a breath before the ground
      A    B   F#
The sun is up then rushes down
      A    B   F#
Is there a purpose to be found?
          A       B
Straight down the track, no going back


Chorus:
D          E
   Can't make it stop
          F#
   Can't slow it down

   Nothing to do but let it push me around
D           E
   I can't keep it still
           F#
   I can't turn it back

   Barely a blink before it's all in the past
D  E       F#
   I'm fading so fast


Instrumental:
F# A B (x2)


Verse 3:
F#        A   B    F#
Look, beyond the sun, beyond the clouds
      A     B   F#
Is there a life still to be found?
        A     B    F#
Don't want to spark then just fade out
          A          B
Straight down the track, I'm not going back


Chorus:
D          E
   Can't make it stop
          F#
   Can't slow it down

   Nothing to do but let it push me around
D           E
   I can't keep it still
           F#
   I can't turn it back

   Barely a blink before it's all in the past
D  E       F#
   I'm fading so fast


Instrumental:
D E F# (x2)


Interlude:
A       E      D
  I'm on my knees crying out
             A
  I need You to save me
      E        D
  I see a light, I hear a sound
                A
  "You're all right, I got you now"
        E       D
  Here in the face of all my doubt
               A
  These burdens are lifting up
     E         F#
  I was lost, but now I'm found

  And I'm looking on and on and on and on


Chorus:
D          E
   Don't want to stop
         F#
   Not slowing down

   Nothing to do but lay it all on the ground
D         E
   Can't keep still
           F#
   I'm not turning back

   Barely a blink before this moment is past
D  E          F#
   But the future will last


Outro:
D            E
   You're all that I have
           F#
   I'm not turning back
D            E
   You're all that I have
           F#
   I'm not turning back
D     E     F#
   I'm not turning back