Exploding the Past
Composer: Henning Ohlenbusch
Album: Gentle Hen - Sneaking up on the Moon
https://youtu.be/qSaoZjZ9DkI

[verse]
E             A          B             E
Pile into the car in the middle of the night.
E                  A       B        E
Everyone’s coming along so smash in tight.
E                          A       B          E
We might be the only ones awake in this whole town.
E                        A             B              E
The hottest night of the year with the windows rolled down.


[verse]
E                   A      B          E
Running through the forest lit by the moon
E                                    A          B         E
Don’t know where we’re going I don’t care if we get there soon
E                        A             B           E
Following the voices of friends with a towel in my hand
E                        A              B    E
For the first time in my life I think I understand


[chorus]
                   E
And it happened so fast
                 F#m
We don’t need permission
                 A
We don’t want to stop 
                 E
And think things through
              E
Exploding the past
                 F#m
Yeah, we’re on a mission
               A
Forgetting the future
                        E
To make this one moment true


[verse]
E                      A      B          E
A shimmering sliver of silver fades into sight.
E                             A          B       E
It’s the moon shining down on water on a perfect night
E                              A            B          E
It’s brighter down here by the lake than it was in the trees
E                            A            B        E
And for the first time in my life I don’t care who sees.


[chorus]
                   E
And it happened so fast
                 F#m
We don’t need permission
                 A
We don’t want to stop 
                 E
And think things through
              E
Exploding the past
                 F#m
Yeah, we’re on a mission
               A
Forgetting the future
                        E
To make this one moment true


[bridge]
C#m
Back up, back up.
B
Get a running start.
A
Back up, back up.
B
This is the easy part.


[instrumental section]
Eadd9 Eadd9/G# Amaj9 Cadd9


[chorus]
                   E
And it happened so fast
                 F#m
We don’t need permission
                 A
We don’t want to stop 
                 E
And think things through
              E
Exploding the past
                 F#m
Yeah, we’re on a mission
               A
Forgetting the future
                        E
To make this one moment true


[instrumental section]
Eadd9 Eadd9/G# Amaj9 Cadd9