Chords for The Future's Not What It Used To Be
Tempo:
94.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I left [Bm] Decatur, [Em] helping [G] to forget, bought [C] a ticket to [G] scout O'Higgins, Maine.
[D]
I [G] wound up in Seattle, [Em] too drunk [G] and too rattled [A] to know that I caught the [Am] wrong train.
[E] I [G] met some fast, easy [Bm] women [Em] and some hard-drinking [G] men trying [C] to drown the sorrow [A] in me.
[C] Oh, I once [D] had a lot, but [G] the future [C] is not,
[G] not [D] what it used [C] to be.
[G]
Oh, the years, they went [Bm]
by and I [Em] went [G] steadily down, [C] till I had no place [G] I could go.
I [D] [G] made the soup last my [Bm] morning, [Em] and the dives [G] every night [A] reckoned my body [Am] and soul.
[D] And then [G] I met [Bm] a lady, [Em] and in time [G] she made me [C] forget, yes, her love set [A] me free.
No, [C] we ain't got [D] a lot, [G] but the future [C] is [D] not, not what it [C] used to be.
[G] Oh, [Em] I never thought [Bm] I could live to get older, [C] or the past [D] could hold [G] deep in me.
[D] [Em] But now there's a chance [Bm] I'll be here a while longer,
[C] and at least now [D] I wanna be.
[E] [G]
Somebody [Bm] told me [Em] that you [G] were in town, [C] [G] and I found out today.
[D]
[G] You know I'm [Bm] sorry [Em] to hear [G] that you're down.
[A] [E] But honey, [Am]
what can I [D] say?
[G] I know [Bm] sorrow, [Em] I know your pain.
[C]
But don't you know [A] I know your need, [C#] cause I [C] once loved you [D] a lot.
But girl, the [A] future is [C]
not, [D] [D] not what it [C] used to be.
[Am] [G]
[D]
I [G] wound up in Seattle, [Em] too drunk [G] and too rattled [A] to know that I caught the [Am] wrong train.
[E] I [G] met some fast, easy [Bm] women [Em] and some hard-drinking [G] men trying [C] to drown the sorrow [A] in me.
[C] Oh, I once [D] had a lot, but [G] the future [C] is not,
[G] not [D] what it used [C] to be.
[G]
Oh, the years, they went [Bm]
by and I [Em] went [G] steadily down, [C] till I had no place [G] I could go.
I [D] [G] made the soup last my [Bm] morning, [Em] and the dives [G] every night [A] reckoned my body [Am] and soul.
[D] And then [G] I met [Bm] a lady, [Em] and in time [G] she made me [C] forget, yes, her love set [A] me free.
No, [C] we ain't got [D] a lot, [G] but the future [C] is [D] not, not what it [C] used to be.
[G] Oh, [Em] I never thought [Bm] I could live to get older, [C] or the past [D] could hold [G] deep in me.
[D] [Em] But now there's a chance [Bm] I'll be here a while longer,
[C] and at least now [D] I wanna be.
[E] [G]
Somebody [Bm] told me [Em] that you [G] were in town, [C] [G] and I found out today.
[D]
[G] You know I'm [Bm] sorry [Em] to hear [G] that you're down.
[A] [E] But honey, [Am]
what can I [D] say?
[G] I know [Bm] sorrow, [Em] I know your pain.
[C]
But don't you know [A] I know your need, [C#] cause I [C] once loved you [D] a lot.
But girl, the [A] future is [C]
not, [D] [D] not what it [C] used to be.
[Am] [G]
Key:
G
C
D
Em
Bm
G
C
D
I left [Bm] Decatur, [Em] helping [G] to forget, bought [C] a ticket to [G] scout O'Higgins, Maine.
[D] _ _
I [G] wound up in Seattle, [Em] too drunk [G] and too rattled [A] to know that I caught the [Am] wrong train. _ _
[E] I [G] met some fast, easy [Bm] women [Em] and some hard-drinking [G] men trying [C] to drown the sorrow [A] in _ _ me.
[C] Oh, I once [D] had a lot, but [G] the future [C] is not, _
[G] _ not [D] what it used [C] to _ be.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ Oh, the years, they went [Bm]
by and I [Em] went [G] steadily _ down, [C] till I had no place [G] I could go.
I [D] _ _ [G] made the soup last my [Bm] morning, [Em] and the dives [G] every night _ [A] _ _ reckoned my body [Am] and soul.
_ _ [D] And then [G] I met [Bm] a lady, _ [Em] and in time [G] she made me [C] forget, yes, her love set [A] me free. _ _
No, [C] we ain't got [D] a lot, [G] but the future [C] is [D] not, _ not what it _ [C] used to be. _
_ _ [G] Oh, _ _ _ _ [Em] I _ never thought [Bm] I could live to get older, [C] or the past [D] could hold [G] deep in me. _
_ _ [D] [Em] But now there's a chance [Bm] I'll be here a while longer, _
[C] and at least now [D] I wanna be.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _
Somebody [Bm] told me [Em] that you [G] were in town, _ [C] _ _ [G] and I found out today.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ You know I'm [Bm] sorry _ [Em] to hear [G] that you're down. _
[A] _ _ _ [E] But honey, _ _ [Am]
what can I [D] say?
_ _ _ [G] I know _ [Bm] sorrow, _ [Em] I know your pain.
_ [C] _ _ _
But don't you know [A] I know your need, _ [C#] cause I [C] once loved you [D] a lot.
But girl, the [A] future is [C] _
not, _ [D] _ [D] not what it _ [C] used to be.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _
I [G] wound up in Seattle, [Em] too drunk [G] and too rattled [A] to know that I caught the [Am] wrong train. _ _
[E] I [G] met some fast, easy [Bm] women [Em] and some hard-drinking [G] men trying [C] to drown the sorrow [A] in _ _ me.
[C] Oh, I once [D] had a lot, but [G] the future [C] is not, _
[G] _ not [D] what it used [C] to _ be.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ Oh, the years, they went [Bm]
by and I [Em] went [G] steadily _ down, [C] till I had no place [G] I could go.
I [D] _ _ [G] made the soup last my [Bm] morning, [Em] and the dives [G] every night _ [A] _ _ reckoned my body [Am] and soul.
_ _ [D] And then [G] I met [Bm] a lady, _ [Em] and in time [G] she made me [C] forget, yes, her love set [A] me free. _ _
No, [C] we ain't got [D] a lot, [G] but the future [C] is [D] not, _ not what it _ [C] used to be. _
_ _ [G] Oh, _ _ _ _ [Em] I _ never thought [Bm] I could live to get older, [C] or the past [D] could hold [G] deep in me. _
_ _ [D] [Em] But now there's a chance [Bm] I'll be here a while longer, _
[C] and at least now [D] I wanna be.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _
Somebody [Bm] told me [Em] that you [G] were in town, _ [C] _ _ [G] and I found out today.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ You know I'm [Bm] sorry _ [Em] to hear [G] that you're down. _
[A] _ _ _ [E] But honey, _ _ [Am]
what can I [D] say?
_ _ _ [G] I know _ [Bm] sorrow, _ [Em] I know your pain.
_ [C] _ _ _
But don't you know [A] I know your need, _ [C#] cause I [C] once loved you [D] a lot.
But girl, the [A] future is [C] _
not, _ [D] _ [D] not what it _ [C] used to be.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _