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Living In The Future

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GJehosaphat the mongrel cat
GJumped off the roof toCday
CSome say he fell but GI could tell
He dD7id himself awGay
GHis eyes weren't bright like they were the night
GWe played checkers on the trCain
CGod Bless his soul he was a toGotsie roll
But he's a dD7ead cat just the saGme
Chorus:
We are lCiving in the fuGture
I'll tCell you how I knGow
I reCad it in the paGper
D7Fifteen years aGgo
CWe're all driving rocGket ships
And tCalking with our miGnds
And wCearing turquoise jeGwelry
And sD7tanding in soup liGnes
We are D7standing in soup lGines
GJake the barber's lonely daughter
GWent down to her daddy's sChop
CShe plugged herself to a barGber pole
And tD7ook a little off the tGop
PrGessure on the left. Pressure on the right
PGressure in the middle of the hCole
I'm gCoin' to Maine on a forGty foot crane
I'm gonna uD7se it for a fishin' pGole
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OGld Sarah Brown sells tickets down
AGt the all night picture sChow
CWhere they grind out sex and they raGte it with an "X"
Just to mD7ake a young man's pants gGrow
No Gtops no bottoms just hands and feet
ScGreaming the posters out oCn the street
SCtrangling the curious anGd the weak
We gD7ive them what they wanna seeG  
Yeah we gD7ive 'em what they wanna seGe - O
Repeat Chorus:

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Living In The Future

by John Prine

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Jehosaphat the mongrel cat

G C

Jumped off the roof today

C G

Some say he fell but I could tell

D7 G

He did himself away

His eyes weren't bright like they were the night

G C

We played checkers on the train

C G

God Bless his soul he was a tootsie roll

D7 G

But he's a dead cat just the same

Chorus:

C G

We are living in the future

C G

I'll tell you how I know

C G

I read it in the paper

D7 G

Fifteen years ago

C G

We're all driving rocket ships

C G

And talking with our minds

C G

And wearing turquoise jewelry

D7 G

And standing in soup lines

D7 G

We are standing in soup lines

Jake the barber's lonely daughter

G C

Went down to her daddy's shop

C G

She plugged herself to a barber pole

D7 G

And took a little off the top

Pressure on the left. Pressure on the right

G C

Pressure in the middle of the hole

C G

I'm goin' to Maine on a forty foot crane

D7 G

I'm gonna use it for a fishin' pole

Repeat Chorus:

Old Sarah Brown sells tickets down

G C

At the all night picture show

C G

Where they grind out sex and they rate it with an "X"

D7 G

Just to make a young man's pants grow

No tops no bottoms just hands and feet

G C

Screaming the posters out on the street

C G

Strangling the curious and the weak

D7 G

We give them what they wanna see

D7 G

Yeah we give 'em what they wanna see - O

Repeat Chorus:

About Living In The Future Chords by John Prine

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