Meat Loaf – The Future Ain't What It Used To Be CAPO: 3rd Fret INTRO: G C G C Cm G I never knew so many bad times Bb Could follow me so mercilessly F It's so surreal, all the pain that I feel C Eb G The future ain't what it used to be It doesn't matter what they're thinking Bb It doesn't matter what they're thinking of me F It's always so cold and I'm too young to be old C Eb G The future ain't what it used to be C G Ooh, were there ever any stars in the sky? D G And did the sun ever shine so bright? C G Ooh, do you have any dreams I can borrow D G Just to get me through the lonely nights? Bb F Is there anything left to hold on to C G Bb When the rivers wash it all away? (wash it all away) F Is there anyone left to hold on to? C D C Bm Am G Is there anything left I can say_____? Em C Say a prayer for the fallen angels Am G Stem the tide of the rising waters Em C Toll a bell for the broken hearted Am Burn a torch for your sons and daughters G Em The endless night has got a hold of me C Am Dark days are pulling me forward G Em And all these years are washing over me C Am And I'm crying – I'm lost forever G In a future that ain't what it used to be C A future that ain't what it used to be G N.C. G A future that ain't what it used to be – no more C (no more, no more, no more) no more G It's like a storm that's never ending Bb It's like a shadow on the land and the sea F There's nothing as sad as a tomorrow gone bad C Eb G The future ain't what it used to be, come on G Some days I feel so numb and empty Bb And those would be the good days for me F Nothing gets to me now, unless I'm thinking of how C Eb G The future ain't what it used to be C G Ooh, were there ever any stars in the sky? D G And did the sun ever shine so bright? C G Ooh, do you have any dreams I can borrow D G Just to get me through the lonely nights? Bb F Is there anything left to hold on to C G Bb When the rivers wash it all away? (wash it all away) F Is there anyone left to hold on to? C D C Bm Am G Is there anything left I can say_____? Em C Say a prayer for the fallen angels Am G Stem the tide of the rising waters Em C Toll a bell for the broken hearted Am Burn a torch for your sons and daughters G Em The endless night has got a hold of me C Am G Dark days are pulling me forward Em And all these years are washing over me C Am And I'm crying – I'm lost forever G In a future that ain't what it used to be C A future that ain't what it used to be G N.C. G A future that ain't what it used to be – no more C (no more, no more, no more no more, oooh) G No more (no more, no more, no more, no more) C Am G D Eb Dm G C No more, no more, no more, no more G C G The future just ain't what it used to be C G The future just ain't what it used to be C G The future just ain't what it used to be C Oh, the future just ain't what it used to be G (The future just ain't what it used to be no more) C Oh, the future just ain't what it used to be G (The future just ain't what it used to be no more) C Hmmm, the future just ain't what it used to be G (Aaah, the future, the future, the future, the future) C Oh, the future, the future, the future just ain't what it used to be G (the future just ain't what it used to be) C Oh, future just ain't what it used to be C G Aaaaah, the future just ain't what it used to be The future... C I wish it wouldn't come I wish it wouldn't come G I wish it wouldn't come, but it always does
