Chords for Mickey Newbury - The Future's Not What It Used To Be

Tempo:
93.7 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

D#m

A#m

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mickey Newbury - The Future's Not What It Used To Be chords
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[A#m] [D#m]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [G#m]
[F#] I [A#m] left Decatur, [D#m] hell bent [F#] to forget [B] Bought a ticket to Skaggan, [F#] Maine
I wound up in [A#m] Seattle, [D#m] so drunk and so [F#] rattled [G#]
Thought I'd caught the wrong [C#] train
[F#] Found some fast, [A#m] easy women [D#m] and some hard-drinkin' [F#] men
[B] Swore I'd drown the sorrow in [G#] me I [B]
once [C#] had a lot, [F#] but the future [B] was not
[F#] Not
[C#] what it used [B] to be And [F#]
[D#] all the years [A#m] they went by
[D#m] I went steadily [F#] downhill [B] till I had no place [F#] left to go
Made the missions [A#m] by morning, [D#m] made the dives [F#] every night
Till [G#]
I made a wreck of my [C#] body and soul
[F#] And then I [A#m] met a lady, [D#m] and in time [C#m] she made me [B] forget
Her love set [G#] me free
[B] Oh, we didn't [C#] have a lot, [F#] but the future [B] was not
[F#]
[C#] Not what it used [B] to be
[F#]
[D#m]
I never thought [A#m] I would live to get old
[D#m] Oh, the past [B] cut a hole [F#] deep in me
But [D#m] there was the chance to [A#m]
be here a while longer
[B]
At least I wanted [C#] to be
[F#]
[A#m] Somebody told me [D#m]
[F#] she was in [B] town
I found out [F#] today
[A#m] Lord, how it hurts me [D#m] to hear that [F#] she's down
[G#] But [C]
what else [C#] can I say?
[D#m] [F#] I know [Fm] her sorrow, [D#m] I [F#] know her pain
[B] I [G#] know her need
[B] I once loved [C#] her a lot, [C#] but [F#] the future's [B] just not
[F#] Not [C#] what it used [B] to be
[F#]
Key:  
F#
134211112
B
12341112
D#m
13421116
A#m
13421111
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
B
12341112
D#m
13421116
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To learn Mickey Newbury - The Futures Not What It Used To Be chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: F#, A#m, D#m, F#, B, F#, C# and B. A good strategy is to initiate at 50 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 100 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of F# Major.

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[A#m] _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] I _ [A#m] left Decatur, _ [D#m] hell bent [F#] to forget _ [B] Bought a ticket to _ Skaggan, [F#] Maine _
_ _ _ I wound up in [A#m] Seattle, _ [D#m] so drunk and so [F#] rattled _ _ [G#] _ _
Thought I'd caught the wrong [C#] train _
_ _ _ [F#] Found some fast, [A#m] easy women [D#m] and some hard-drinkin' [F#] men
_ _ [B] Swore I'd drown the sorrow in [G#] me _ I _ [B] _
once [C#] had a lot, [F#] but the future [B] was not
[F#] Not _
_ [C#] what it used [B] to be And _ [F#] _ _
_ [D#] _ _ all the years [A#m] they went by
[D#m] I went steadily _ [F#] _ downhill [B] till I had no place [F#] left to go
_ _ _ Made the missions [A#m] by morning, [D#m] made the dives [F#] every night
Till [G#] _ _
_ I made a wreck of my [C#] body and soul
_ _ _ [F#] And then I [A#m] met a lady, _ [D#m] and in time [C#m] she made me [B] forget
Her love set [G#] me free
_ _ _ [B] Oh, we didn't [C#] have a lot, [F#] but the future [B] was not
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[C#] Not what it used [B] to be
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_ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _
I never thought [A#m] I would live to get old
[D#m] Oh, the past [B] cut a hole [F#] deep in me
But _ [D#m] there was the chance to [A#m] _
be here a while longer
_ [B] _
At least I wanted [C#] to be
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[A#m] Somebody told me _ [D#m] _ _
[F#] she was in [B] town
I _ _ found out [F#] today
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_ _ [A#m] Lord, how it hurts me [D#m] _ to hear that [F#] she's down
[G#] But _ _ _ [C] _
what else [C#] can I say? _ _
[D#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ I know [Fm] her sorrow, _ [D#m] I [F#] know her pain
[B] I _ _ _ _ [G#] know her need
_ _ _ [B] I once loved [C#] her a lot, [C#] but [F#] the future's [B] just not _
_ [F#] _ Not [C#] what it used [B] to be _ _ _
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This song is part of An American Trilogy album.

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