The Future Is Slow Coming Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays504

The Future Is Slow Coming by Benjamin Booker is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, Bm, D, A/B, A/C# and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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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 

N.C.       A A/B A/C# D            Bm 
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 

N.C.       A A/B A/C# D            Bm 
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 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante