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Give me back my bro ken night, my (Dm)mir rored room, my se cret life, it’s (G#dim)lone ly here, there’s (E7)no one left to tor ture.
Give me ab so lute con trol (Dm)o ver ev ’ry liv ing soul, and (G#dim)lie be side me, ba (E7)by, that’s an or der!
Give me crack and an al sex, (Dm)take the on ly tree that’s left, and (G#dim)I’m stuff it up the hole in your cul ture.
Give me back the Ber lin Wall, (Dm)give me Sta lin and Saint Paul, I’ve (G#dim)seen the fu ture, broth (E7)er: it is (Am)mur der.
(Dm)Things are go ing to slide,
(C)slide in all di rec tions, won’t be (Dm)noth ing,
noth ing you can (C)mea sure an y more.
The (Dm)bliz zard, the bliz zard of the (F)world has crossed the thresh old and it’s (Fm)o ver turned the or der of the (C)soul.
When they (G)said,
“Re pent,
re pent.”
I won der (Am)what they meant.
You don’t know me from the wind, (Dm)you nev er will, you nev er did, (G#dim)I’m the lit tle Jew who wrote the Bi ble.
I’ve seen na tions rise and fall, (Dm)I’ve heard their sto ries, them all, but (G#dim)love’s the on ly broth (E7)en of sur (Am)vi val.
(Dm)Things are go ing to slide,
(C)slide in all di rec tions, won’t be (Dm)noth ing,
noth ing you can (C)mea sure an y more.
The (Dm)bliz zard, the bliz zard of the (F)world has crossed the thresh old and it’s (Fm)o ver turned the or der of the (C)soul.
When they (G)said,
“Re pent,
re pent.”
I won der (Am)what they meant.
There’ll be the (Am)break ing of the an cient West tern code,
your (Dm)pri vate life will sud den ly ex plode.
There’ll be (Am)phan toms, there’ll be fires on the road,
and the white man (F7)danc ing.
You’ll see the wom an hang ing up side down,
her (Dm)fea tures cov ered by her fall en gown,
and all the (Am)lous y lit tle po ets com ing ’round, try ing to sound like Char lie (F7)Man son,
and the white man danc ing.
When they (G)said,
“Re pent,
re pent.”
The Future — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "The Future" by Leonard Cohen in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of C. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 128 BPM.
Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.
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About “The Future”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "The Future"?
- Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature C. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "The Future" by Leonard Cohen played in?
- The Future is arranged in the key of C on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "The Future"?
- The arrangement plays at 128 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "The Future" easy to play on piano?
- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
- Can I download sheet music for "The Future"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "The Future"?
- "The Future" was originally performed by Leonard Cohen. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Leonard Cohen can I play here?
- Try "A THOUSAND KISSES DEEP", "BIRD ON THE WIRE", "HALLELUJAH". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "The Future" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature C, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes — slow the tempo from 128 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.