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The Future

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[Intro]
  Am    Dm    E7   Amx2
[Verse 1]
AmGive me back my broken night, my Dmmirrored room, my secret life
it's E7lonely here, there's no one left to tAmorture
AmGive me absolute control Dmover every living soul
And E7lie beside me baby, that's an Amorder!
AmGive me crack and anal sex, Dmtake the only tree that's left
and E7stuff it up the hole in your Amculture.
AmGive me back the Berlin Wall, Dmgive me Stalin and St. Paul
I've E7seen the future, brother:  it Amis murder.
[Chorus]
DmThings are gonna slide, Cslide in all directions
Won't be Dmnothing, (won't be) nothing you can't Cmeasure anymore.
The Dmblizzard, the blizzard of the Fworld has crossed the threshold
And it's Fmoverturned the order of the Csoul
When they Gsaid (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)
I wonder Amwhat they meant
When they Gsaid (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)
I wonder Amwhat they meant
When they Gsaid (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)
I wonder Amwhat they meant
[Verse 2]
AmYou don't know me from the wind, you Dmnever will, you never did
E7I'm the little jew who wrote the biblAme
AmI've seen nations rise and fall, I've Dmheard their stories, heard them all
but E7love's the only Amengine of survival
AmYour servant here, he has been told, Dmto say it clear to say it cold
E7It's over, it ain't Amgoing any further
AmAnd now the wheels of heaven stop, you Dmfeel the devil's riding crop
E7Get ready for the future:  it is Ammurder.
[Chorus]
DmThings are gonna slide (Cslide) in all directions
Won't be Dmnothing (won't be) nothing you can't Cmeasure anymore.
The Dmblizzard, the blizzard  of the Fworld has crossed the threshold
And it has Fmoverturned the order of the Csoul
When they Gsaid (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)
I wonder Amwhat they meant
When they Gsaid (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)
I wonder Amwhat they meant
When they Gsaid (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)
I wonder Amwhat they meant
[Bridge]
AmThere'll be the breaking of the ancient western code
DmYour private life will suddenly explode
There'll be Amphantoms, there'll be fires on the road
and the Fwhite man E7dancing
AmYou'll see your woman hanging upside down
Dmher features covered by her fallen gown
and all the Amlousy little poets coming around
trying to Fsound like E7Charlie Manson
and the Fwhite man Amdancing
[Verse 3]
AmGive me back the Berlin Wall, Dmgive me Stalin and St. Paul
E7Give me Christ or Amgive me Hiroshima
AmDestroy another fetus now, we Dmdon't like children anyhow
I've E7seen the future, baby:  it is Ammurder.
[Chorus]
DmThings are gonna slide (Cslide) in all directions
Won't be Dmnothing (won't be) nothing you can't Cmeasure anymore.
The Dmblizzard, the blizzard of the Fworld has crossed the threshold
And it has Fmoverturned the order of the Csoul
When they Gsaid (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)
I wonder Amwhat they meant
When they Gsaid (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)
I wonder Amwhat they meant
When they Gsaid (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)
I wonder Amwhat they meant
When they Gsaid (they said) REPENT (repent) AmREPENT (repent)

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The Future

by Leonard Cohen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am Dm E7 Am

[Verse 1]

Am Dm

Give me back my broken night, my mirrored room, my secret life

E7 Am

it's lonely here, there's no one left to torture

Am Dm

Give me absolute control over every living soul

E7 Am

And lie beside me baby, that's an order!

Am Dm

Give me crack and anal sex, take the only tree that's left

E7 Am

and stuff it up the hole in your culture.

Am Dm

Give me back the Berlin Wall, give me Stalin and St. Paul

E7 Am

I've seen the future, brother: it is murder.

[Chorus]

Dm C

Things are gonna slide, slide in all directions

Dm C

Won't be nothing, (won't be) nothing you can't measure anymore.

Dm F

The blizzard, the blizzard of the world has crossed the threshold

Fm C

And it's overturned the order of the soul

When they said (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)

I wonder what they meant

When they said (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)

I wonder what they meant

When they said (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)

I wonder what they meant

[Verse 2]

Am Dm

You don't know me from the wind, you never will, you never did

E7 Am

I'm the little jew who wrote the bible

Am Dm

I've seen nations rise and fall, I've heard their stories, heard them all

E7 Am

but love's the only engine of survival

Am Dm

Your servant here, he has been told, to say it clear to say it cold

E7 Am

It's over, it ain't going any further

Am Dm

And now the wheels of heaven stop, you feel the devil's riding crop

E7 Am

Get ready for the future: it is murder.

[Chorus]

Dm C

Things are gonna slide (slide) in all directions

Dm C

Won't be nothing (won't be) nothing you can't measure anymore.

Dm F

The blizzard, the blizzard of the world has crossed the threshold

Fm C

And it has overturned the order of the soul

When they said (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)

I wonder what they meant

When they said (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)

I wonder what they meant

When they said (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)

I wonder what they meant

[Bridge]

There'll be the breaking of the ancient western code

Your private life will suddenly explode

There'll be phantoms, there'll be fires on the road

F E7

and the white man dancing

You'll see your woman hanging upside down

her features covered by her fallen gown

and all the lousy little poets coming around

F E7

trying to sound like Charlie Manson

F Am

and the white man dancing

[Verse 3]

Am Dm

Give me back the Berlin Wall, give me Stalin and St. Paul

E7 Am

Give me Christ or give me Hiroshima

Am Dm

Destroy another fetus now, we don't like children anyhow

E7 Am

I've seen the future, baby: it is murder.

[Chorus]

Dm C

Things are gonna slide (slide) in all directions

Dm C

Won't be nothing (won't be) nothing you can't measure anymore.

Dm F

The blizzard, the blizzard of the world has crossed the threshold

Fm C

And it has overturned the order of the soul

When they said (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)

I wonder what they meant

When they said (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)

I wonder what they meant

When they said (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)

I wonder what they meant

G Am

When they said (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)

About The Future Chords by Leonard Cohen

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