The Future Is A Foreign Land
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Gm
Fifteen years from now
Dm
I know it feels remote
Eb Bb
But picture it somehow
F
In your head
Gm
It's 1984
Dm
And knocking on your door
Eb Bb
Is the Brownshirt Stasi guard
F
Boom, you're gone
Eb Bb
And in the blood of the Kennedys
F Dm
The good ones get shot
Eb Bb
And in the absence of sympathy
F
Won't you hear me out?
Gm Dm Eb
When it all burns down
Bb F
When it all burns down
Gm Dm Eb Bb
I will hold you close for the minute
F
Yeah, I'll hold you for the minute it takes
Gm
Fifty-five years from now
Dm
I know it sounds insane
Eb Bb F
The dark fascist regime might be gone
Eb Bb
Oh, if you by then have forgiven me
F Dm
When push comes to shove
Eb Bb
We don't have to be enemies
F
Won't you hear me out?
Gm Dm Eb
When it all burns down
Bb F
When it all burns down
Gm Dm Eb Bb
I will hold you close for the minute
F
For the minute
Bb Gm
When it all burns down
C7 Eb Bb
And the flames devour everything that we are
F Eb
I will hold you for the minute
Ebm/F# Bb
I will hold you for the minute it takes
Passagem (Bb A Gm)
Gm
With these words at hand
Dm F
The future is a foreign land
Eb Bb F
So let us pray for more in twenty twenty-four
Gm
(Twenty twenty-four)
Dm
We could grow old together
(Twenty twenty-four)
Eb Bb
We could love one another
(Twenty twenty-four)
F
And then we'll from then be peace forevermore
G
Peace forevermore
Am Em F
But if it all burns down
C G
If it all burns down
Am Em F C
I will hold you close for the minute
G
For the minute
F Am
If it all burns down
D7 F C
And the flames devour everything that we are
G F
I will hold you for the minute
Fm/Ab Am
I will hold you for the minute it takes
How to play The Future Is A Foreign Land
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Gm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.