True North
2013 Epitaph Records
Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com
Key: C
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Am - x02210
[F]C [-]- [133211]x32010
G - 320003
E/G# - 476xxx
E - 022100
Dm - xx0231
Intro: Am-C- x4
Verse 1:
[Am]So-[C]lemn reg[Am]ret[C]
trans[Am]gressions
[C]fill my [Am]head[C]
A [Am]measure [C]of suc[Am]cess[C]
is [Am]how well [C]to for[Am]get
C G Am(hold)
And the past is dead
Guitar Solo: Beat became faster
Am--C--Dm--F-E- x2
Verse 2:
S[Am]trewn about the battlefield
of [C]life are the remainders
of [Dm]history[F] [E] When con[Am]venient
we exalt them and [C]pay them
such respect As if we're [Dm]all
in an equivalent tra[F]jecto[E]ry
And [Am]trash piles [F]high[E] [Am]in
the rubble we for[G]got
The [Am]angels of our [F]nature[E]
just [Am]sit and watch it [G]rot
Chorus 1:
Now the [F]past [C]is [G]dead
Let's [F]focus on
to[C]morrow ins[G]tead
Oh the [F]tragic [C]present
[G]said The [E/G#]past is [Am]dead[F][C][Am][Am][F][C][Am]
Am--F-C-Am-Am(hold)
Verse 3:
[Am]Who can say what constitutes
the [C]most important sector
of [Dm]society?[F] [E] and the [Am]dominant
portion seek an [C]instant
gratification And are
[Dm]proud of intellectual [F]pover[E]ty
I'd [Am]like to [F]be[E] [Am]empathetic
but I [G]can't The [Am]jeopar[F]dy[E]
is too [Am]great to make a s[G]tand
Chorus 2:
Now the [F]past [C]is [G]dead
Good [F]deeds won't help
[C]you get a[G]head yeah
The [F]modern [C]signpost
[G]read the [E/G#]past is [Am]dead[F][C][Am][Am][F][C][Am]
Bridge:
My [Am]next great de[F]cision
[C]is [Am]just [Am]lying in [F]wait[C]
[Am]The [Am]action might turn
[F]out to [C]be [Am]the [Am]world's
most [F]grie[C]vous [Am]mis[G--]take
Guitar Solo: F-C-G-- x4
Chorus 3:
Yeah The [F]past [C]is [G]dead
More [F]veritable words
have [C]never been [G]said
Oh the [F]tragic [C]present
[G]said the [E/G#]past is [Am]dead[F][C][Am][Am][F][C][Am]
Am--F-C-Am--Am--G-Am(hold)
2013 Epitaph Records
Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com
Key: C
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Am - x02210
[F]C [-]- [133211]x32010
G - 320003
E/G# - 476xxx
E - 022100
Dm - xx0231
Intro: Am-C- x4
Verse 1:
[Am]So-[C]lemn reg[Am]ret[C]
trans[Am]gressions
[C]fill my [Am]head[C]
A [Am]measure [C]of suc[Am]cess[C]
is [Am]how well [C]to for[Am]get
C G Am(hold)
And the past is dead
Guitar Solo: Beat became faster
Am--C--Dm--F-E- x2
Verse 2:
S[Am]trewn about the battlefield
of [C]life are the remainders
of [Dm]history[F] [E] When con[Am]venient
we exalt them and [C]pay them
such respect As if we're [Dm]all
in an equivalent tra[F]jecto[E]ry
And [Am]trash piles [F]high[E] [Am]in
the rubble we for[G]got
The [Am]angels of our [F]nature[E]
just [Am]sit and watch it [G]rot
Chorus 1:
Now the [F]past [C]is [G]dead
Let's [F]focus on
to[C]morrow ins[G]tead
Oh the [F]tragic [C]present
[G]said The [E/G#]past is [Am]dead[F][C][Am][Am][F][C][Am]
Am--F-C-Am-Am(hold)
Verse 3:
[Am]Who can say what constitutes
the [C]most important sector
of [Dm]society?[F] [E] and the [Am]dominant
portion seek an [C]instant
gratification And are
[Dm]proud of intellectual [F]pover[E]ty
I'd [Am]like to [F]be[E] [Am]empathetic
but I [G]can't The [Am]jeopar[F]dy[E]
is too [Am]great to make a s[G]tand
Chorus 2:
Now the [F]past [C]is [G]dead
Good [F]deeds won't help
[C]you get a[G]head yeah
The [F]modern [C]signpost
[G]read the [E/G#]past is [Am]dead[F][C][Am][Am][F][C][Am]
Bridge:
My [Am]next great de[F]cision
[C]is [Am]just [Am]lying in [F]wait[C]
[Am]The [Am]action might turn
[F]out to [C]be [Am]the [Am]world's
most [F]grie[C]vous [Am]mis[G--]take
Guitar Solo: F-C-G-- x4
Chorus 3:
Yeah The [F]past [C]is [G]dead
More [F]veritable words
have [C]never been [G]said
Oh the [F]tragic [C]present
[G]said the [E/G#]past is [Am]dead[F][C][Am][Am][F][C][Am]
Am--F-C-Am--Am--G-Am(hold)
