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The Future Is Slow Coming

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[Intro]
A Bm A D
[Verse]
 AAt the top of the hBmour
 AToday in the nBmews
 AA little girl is sBmhot down
 AWhile tying her shBmoes
A D Bm A
[Chorus]
N.C.        A   A/B   A/C#              D  Bm  
Honestly, how can I be proud right now?
 ATo tell you the truth, I ain't been sleDeping too well
[Verse]
 AAlthough our pBmarents
 AFought to be Bmequal
 AThe State decides tBmrue love
 AIf they only knBmew it
A D Bm A
[Verse]
[Chorus]
N.C.        A   A/B   A/C#              D  Bm  
Honestly, how can I be proud right now?
 ATo tell you the truth, I ain't been sleDeping too well
[Verse]
 AToday he gets fBmive stars
 AFor learning to rBmead
 AToo bad he’s not frBmom here
 AHe better learn to wBmeed
[Bridge]
Even though comAputers are taking up mDy time;
EEven though there’s Asatellites roaming in spDace;
EEven though my Aphone predicts the weathDer;
We stEill can’t help yAouD  
EEven though compAuters are taking up mDy time;
EEven though there’s Asatellites roaming in spDace;
EEven though my Aphone predicts the weathDer;
We stEill can’t help yAouD  E  
[Outro]
The future is slDow cEoming, honeyA  
The future is slDow, slEow comingA  
The future is slDow cEoming upA  
The future is slDow, slEow comingA  

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The Future Is Slow Coming

by Benjamin Booker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/B

A/C#

[Intro]

A Bm A D

[Verse]

A Bm

At the top of the hour

A Bm

Today in the news

A Bm

A little girl is shot down

A Bm

While tying her shoes

A D Bm A

[Chorus]

A A/B A/C# D Bm

N.C.

Honestly, how can I be proud right now?

A D

To tell you the truth, I ain't been sleeping too well

[Verse]

A Bm

Although our parents

A Bm

Fought to be equal

A Bm

The State decides true love

A Bm

If they only knew it

A D Bm A

[Verse]

[Chorus]

A A/B A/C# D Bm

N.C.

Honestly, how can I be proud right now?

A D

To tell you the truth, I ain't been sleeping too well

[Verse]

A Bm

Today he gets five stars

A Bm

For learning to read

A Bm

Too bad he’s not from here

A Bm

He better learn to weed

[Bridge]

A D

Even though computers are taking up my time;

E A D

Even though there’s satellites roaming in space;

E A D

Even though my phone predicts the weather;

E A D

We still can’t help you

E A D

Even though computers are taking up my time;

E A D

Even though there’s satellites roaming in space;

E A D

Even though my phone predicts the weather;

E A D E

We still can’t help you

[Outro]

D E A

The future is slow coming, honey

D E A

The future is slow, slow coming

D E A

The future is slow coming up

D E A

The future is slow, slow coming

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