___ The Future Ain't What It Used To Be ___ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ tempo = ~117 bmp [intro] | E | E | A2/E A/E | A6/E A/E | | E | E | A2/E A/E | A6/E A/E | | E | E | A2/E A/E | A6/E A/E | | E | E | A2/E A/E | A6/E A/E | E | E || (E) E I never knew so many bad times Gdim7 Could follow me so mercilessly G It's almost surreal D All the pain that I feel A C E The future ain't what it used to be E It doesn't matter what they're thinking Gdim7 It doesn't matter what they're thinking of me G It's always so cold D I'm too young to be old A C E The future ain't what it used to be A E Were there ever any stars in the sky B E Did the sun ever shine so bright? A E Do you have any dreams I could borrow B E Just to get me through the lonely night? G D Is there anything left to hold on to A E When the rivers wash it all away? G D Is there anyone left to hold on to A B | A2 | g# | f# || Is there anything left I can say? E c# Say a prayer for the falling angels Amaj7 f#7/9 Stem the tide of the rising waters E c# Toll a bell for the broken hearted Amaj7 f#7/9 Burn a torch for your sons and daughters E/B c#7 The endless night has got a hold of me Amaj7 f#7/9 Dark days are pulling me forward E/B c# And all these tears are washing over me Amaj7 f#7/9 I'm crying, I'm lost forever Esus/B Esus9/B In a future that ain't what it used to be Esus/B E No more f#7 No more A | C D(9) | E | C D(9) | No more E No more f#7 No more A | C D(9) | E | E || No more E It's like a storm that's never ending Gdim7 It's like a shadow on the land and the sea G D There's nothing as sad as a tomorrow gone bad A C E The future ain't what it used to be E Some days I feel so numb and empty Gdim7 And those would be the good days for me G Nothing gets to me now D Unless I'm thinking of how A C E The future ain't what it used to be [instr] | A | E | B | E | | A | E | B | E | G D Is there anything left to hold on to A E When the rivers wash it all away? G D Is there anyone left to hold on to A B | A2 | g# | f# || Is there anything left I can say? E c# Say a prayer for the falling angels Amaj7 f#7/9 Stem the tide of the rising waters E c# Toll a bell for the broken hearted Amaj7 f#7/9 Burn a torch for your sons and daughters E/B c#7 The endless night has got a hold of me Amaj7 f#7/9 Dark days are pulling me forward E/B c# And all these tears are washing over me Amaj7 f#7/9 I'm crying, I'm lost forever Esus/B Esus9/B In a future that ain't what it used to be Esus/B E No more f#7 No more A | C D(9) | E No more no more f#7 No more A | C D(9) || E | c# | A | Bsus7 | No more | E | c# | A | Bsus7 | | E | c# | A | Bsus7 | | E | c# | A | Bsus7 | | Amaj7 | A A6| f#7/9 | f# | Bsus | Bsus | B | B | E A2/E A/E The future just ain't what it used to be A6/E A/E E It's never gonna be like it was E A2/E A/E The future just ain't what it used to be A6/E A/E E I wish it wouldn't come but it does E A2/E A/E The future just ain't what it used to be A6/E A/E E It's never gonna be like it was E A2/E A/E The future just ain't what it used to be A6/E A/E I wish it wouldn't come A/E A/E I wish it wouldn't come A6/E A/E I wish it wouldn't come A/E E9 | E | A2/E A/E | A6/E A/E | But it always does ||: E | A2/E A/E | A6/E A/E :|| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- chord annotations A2 Gdim7 Amaj7 x 0 2 2 0 0 x 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 =========== =========== =========== | | | | | | | o | | | | | | | o | | ----------- ----------- ----------- | | o o | | | | o | o | | | o | o | ----------- ----------- ----------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------- ----------- ----------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | f#7/9 Bsus7 2 4 2 2 0 4 x 2 2 2 0 2 =========== =========== | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------- ----------- o o o o o o | o o o | o ----------- ----------- | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------- ----------- | o | | | o | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (words and music by Jim Steinman) ·[`transcription by Steven Nitsch´]· http://www.steinABC.ch.vu 030@gmx.at