Artist: Jethro Tull
Song: Living in the past
Tabbed by: DJ
9th April 2013
Tuning: Standard
Time signature: 5/4
CAPO: 3rd fret (Sounds in key of Cm)
A simple way to play this on acoustic guitar without too many barre chords
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(Bass intro)
e |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |---2------------2----0----2----|---2------------2----0----2-----|
A |------0---0-h3-----------------|------0---0-h3------------------|
E |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Am D Am D Am D Am D
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D C G Am D C G Am
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Am D
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E D6/9 E D6/9 E D6/9 E D6/9
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B E B E B E B E
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A G D A G D A G D A G D
Happy, and I'm smiling, walk a mile to drink your water,
A G D A G D A G D A
You know I'd love to love you, and a - bove you there's no other,
D C G D C G D C G D C G
We'll go walk - ing out, while oth - ers shout of wars di - sas-----ter,
A G D A G D A G D A
Oh, we won't give in, let's go living in the past---!
Am D Am D Am D Am D
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jethro_tull/living_in_the_past_crd_ver_2.html ]
D C G Am D C G Am
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Am D
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E D6/9 E D6/9 E D6/9 E D6/9
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B E B E B E B E
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A G D A G D A G D A G D
Once, I used to join in, eve - ry boy, and girl, was my friend,
A G D A G D A G D A
Now, there's rev - o - lution, but they don't know what they're fighting,
D C G D C G D C G D C G
Let us close our eyes, out - side their lives, go on much fa-----ster,
A G D A G D A G D A
Oh, we won't give in, we'll keep living in the past---!
Am D Am D Am D Am D
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D C G Am D C G Am Am
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A G D A G D A G D A
Oh, we won't give in, let's go living in the past---!
G D A G D A G D A G D A G D
Oh, no, no, we won't give in, let's go living in the past---!
A G D A G D A G D A G D
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Chord shapes relative to capo position:
Am = x22100 E = 022100
D = xx0232 D6/9 = 077777 or 000200
C = x32010 B = x24442
G = 320033 A = x02220
