Past Life
View chords used in this chart
Strumming pattern:
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|---------5--------0-----0---|
A|------6--------6------------|
E|---6--------6--------6------|
First 3 notes are D
{E}|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
{G}|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
{D}|-|-|-|X|-|-|-|
{A}|-|-|-|-|-|X|-|
{E}|-|-|-|-|-|X|-|
Lift pointer for other 5 notes so it's D5
{E}|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
{G}|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
{D}|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
{A}|-|-|-|-|X|-|-|
{E}|-|-|-|-|-|X|-|
Then play the rest of the 8 note strumming pattern on G
{E}|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
{G}|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
{D}|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
{A}|-|X|-|-|-|-|-|
{E}|-|-|X|-|-|-|-|
Strumming pattern:
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|---------4--------4-----4---|
A|------2--------2------------|
E|---0--------0--------0------|
Esus2
{E}|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
{G}|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
{D}|-|-|-|X|-|-|-|
{A}|-|X|-|-|-|-|-|
{E}|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
This repeats through the intro
[Verso 1]
D D5
I've been losing touch
D D5
Trying to shake a feeling
D D5
Everything at once
D D5
Listen, could it be, did we
[Refrão]
Esus2
Meet in a past life
G7
Meet in a past
G7
Did we
Esus2
Meet in a past life
G7
You and I
{Instrumental}
D, Dsus4, D, Dsus4 {x2}
[Verso 2]
(intro part again)
D D5
Singing to the moon
D D5
Messing with my mind
D D5
Everybody's got their blues
D D5
Give a girl a sign
D5
Did we
[Refrão]
Esus2
Meet in a past life
G7
Meet in the past
Esus2
Did we meet in a past life
G7
You and I?
{Instrumental}
D, Dsus4, D, Dsus4 {x2}
[Verso 3]
Bm
Well honestly
A G
I've felt this beat before
G
I'm sure
A Bm
And there's no way down
A
But I've been counting
G
In my head
Em
To bring back
to bring back
G
to bring
Outro (same as verse 1)
D D5
I've been losing touch
D D5
Trying to shake a feeling
D D5
Everything at once
D D5
Listen, could it be, did we
Esus2
Meet in a past life
G7
Meet in a past
G7
Did we
Esus2
Meet in a past life
G7
You and I
How to play Past Life
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.