E G#m C#m E7
I left Decatur, hell bent to forget
A E F#m
Bought a ticket back to Skowhegan, Maine
G#m C#m
I wound up in Seattle so drunk and so rattled
F#m B7
I caught the wrong train
E G#m C#m
I found some fast easy women and some hard drinkin' men
A F#
Swore I would drown all the sorrow in me
A B
Oh, I once had a lot
E A B A
But the future is not what it used to be
E G#m C#m B
Oh, the years they went by and I went steadily downhill
A E
Until I had no place left to go
G#m C#m E
Made all the missions by mornin' and then I made the dives every night
F#m B
Until I made a wreck of my body and my soul
E G#m
And then I met this lady
C#m E7 A F#7
In time she made me forget, her love set me free
A B
I once had a lot
E A E B A
But the future is just not what it used to be
E C#m G#m
Well, I never thought I would live to grow old
C#m A E
The past cut a hole deep in me
C#m G#m
But There Was The Chance to Be Here A While Longer
A. B
At Least I wanted to Be
E G#m. C#m. B. E
Somebody told me you were back in town
A
I found out today
G#m C#m E
God knows it hurts me to hear you're so down
F# B7
But what else can I say
E G#m C#m A B
I know your sorrow, I know your pain, I know your need
A F#
And I once loved you a lot
E A E
But the future is not, not what it used to be
