Madonna - Future: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Future" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Chorus:
    C#m                        E
Not everyone is coming to the future
    F#m                            B
Not everyone is learning from the past
    C#m                         E
Not everyone can come into the future
    F#m                            B
Not everyone that's here is gonna last (gonna last)
    C#m                        E
Not everyone is coming to the future
    F#m                          B
Not everyone is coming from the past
    C#m                         E
Not everyone can come into the future
    F#m                            B
Not everyone that's here is gonna last (gonna last)

C#m              E
You ain't woke, come here woke and
F#m               B
Hear the broken, come give hope
C#m             E
Come give life, only get one
            F#m             B
So we gotta live it right (gotta live it right)
C#m                    E
Come, make peace, uh, come to pick an inspiration
F#m                 B
Come complete you, advise,
  C#m                             E
positive vibes (positive vibes), open your mind (open your mind)
F#m                               B
Open your eyes (open your eyes), yeah (yeah)

Chorus

  C#m                      E
I hope you know, know, my life is gold (gold)
            F#m                   B
I drip that ice (ice), I see the signs (signs)
     C#m                             E
Just free your mind (free), welcome to the future,
               F#m                           B
It's a culture ride (ride), too much pain inside
            C#m    E
It's an override, yeah, yeah
                    F#m                        B
You've been puttin' too much time tryin to survive
                      C#m                           E
Don't like the person in your past, so you let 'em die
                F#m           B
(Le-le-let your light shine) Yeah, yeah

Chorus

We can light up the dark, everyone has a spark
Don't tell me to stop 'cause you said so (Oh, yeah)
Your future is bright (Bright), just don't turn off the light (Lights)
Tell the sun not to shine (Bright) 'cause you said so

Chorus:
Not everyone is coming to the future (No)
Not everyone is coming from the past (Past)
Not everyone can come into the future (To the future, no)
Not everyone that's here is gonna last (Gonna last, last)

It's the future where we come from, bein' stars
It's the future where we come from, bein' hard
It's the future where we come from, beat 'em all
It's the future where we come from, bein' boss
It's the future where you gotta pay the cost (The future)
It's the future where you come from, bein' lost (The future)
It's the future, crucifixion on a cross (Woo)
But you know that I'ma rise above it all, yeah


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Future" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Future" by Madonna.

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