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The Future

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[Intro]
AmDmE7Am
       x2
[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
          G
When they said (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)
         Am
I wonder what they meant
          G
When they said (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)
         Am
I wonder what they meant
          G
When they said (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)
         Am
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
          G
When they said (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)
         Am
I wonder what they meant
          G
When they said (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)
         Am
I wonder what they meant
          G
When they said (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)
         Am
I wonder what they meant
[Bridge]
Am
There'll be the breaking of the ancient western code
Dm
Your private life will suddenly explode
            Am
There'll be phantoms, there'll be fires on the road
        F         E7
and the white man dancing
Am
You'll see your woman hanging upside down
Dm
her features covered by her fallen gown
            Am
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
          G
When they said (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)
         Am
I wonder what they meant
          G
When they said (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)
         Am
I wonder what they meant
          G
When they said (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)
         Am
I wonder what they meant
          G                                Am
When they said (they said) REPENT (repent) REPENT (repent)

The Future chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Future by Leonard Cohen. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
Am  Dm  E7  Am x2
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]

The Future Chords by Leonard Cohen

Learn how to play The Future by Leonard Cohen with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Future chords”, “The Future guitar chords”, or “Leonard Cohen The Future chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Future chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Future lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Am, Dm, E7, C, F, Fm.

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Yes. Tap any chord in "The Future" to instantly see an interactive guitar chord diagram with alternate fingerings.

Is "The Future" easy to play on guitar?

Many players learn "The Future" by Leonard Cohen with our free chords. Use transpose and chord diagrams to simplify tricky shapes, and browse related songs by Leonard Cohen below.

What key is "The Future" in?

The chords for "The Future" show the original chord names (including Am, Dm, E7, C, F, Fm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.