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Dar Williams - Party Generation
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:   G    C    Am    D(4x)  G  
When he Cturned 3Am4, but who's DcountingG  
He couldn't Cfind anyAmone who wanted to Dparty
So he Gwalked around a Fplayground with a Cbag of Mickey's DTallboys
And he Gheard the sound of Claughter and he Amfollowed it for Dfifteen blocksG  
There was a Chouse between AmMavis and DWater
They were Gout on the Cporch, they were Aminside playing DquartersG  
And he Amsaid, "Don't you know the game KaDzaam? It's a better game,
You Ampoint your elbow at someone and Dsay somebody else's name 
And it Amalternates whose Gturn it is and Cif you lose you Ddrink."
They said, Am"Man, you Greally make us Cthink, yeah, you Dmake us think
And Gso..."
CHORUS:
Tonight we're Cgonna be the AmpartDyG  
We will Cparty all night AmlongD__G  
We are the Fparty geneCration
So have a Amseat, what's in the Dbag?
Party Gon
'Round aCbout 1:00 or Am2:00 it started Dwinding downG  
And he Cknew what they Amneeded, they needed Ddoughnuts
So they Gwalked out to FKrispy Kruller's CAll Nite Sugar DPalace
It was Gthere at the Cdoorway he said, "OhAm, well Dmaybe not."G  
InCside there were Amsix women Dtalking
They were the Gmost justiCfied angry Amex-girlDfriends
And they Amswivelled around slowly like they Dsaw something bad
Through the Ameyes in the back of their Dheads, like he always knew they had
And they Amsaid, "What a coGincidence" and "CHey you're just the Dman,
We were Amsaying that you Gdid the best you could, Cyou're fine, we Dunderstand
And Gso..."
CHORUS:
Tonight we're Cgonna be the Amparty (parDty)G  
We will Cparty all night AmlongD__G  
We are the Fparty geneCration
You were the Ambest, but we'll surDvive
Party GOn
BRIDGE:
Oh, Fyeah, Cyeah, Dyeah, yeah, yeah, Gyeah
Oh, Fyeah, Cyeah, Dyeah, yeah, yeah, Gyeah
Oh, Fwoah, oh, Cwoah, oh, DwoahAm  D  G  
INSTRUMENTAL:   F    C    E      F    C    D  
In the Gmorning they sent him Chome with a Amdesignated Ddriver
And he Glay down and Cthought about the Amwhole Dnight
And he Glooked up at the pFhoto that he Cgot at a Djunk shop
It was Gonly fifty Ccents, but he Amframed it and DeverythingG  
It was the Ckind of party Amthat you hope Dnever endsG  
The lucky Cparty boy surAmrounded by his Dfriends
And they were Amall in pointed hats, caught Din a rebel birthday shout
And Amhe was at the candles with his Dmom there to help him outAm  
There was a Glot that you could Clearn if you lay Dnear themAm  
Like if you Glistened, you could Chear them, and he could Dhear them
They say..G.
CHORUS:
Tonight we're Cgonna be the Amparty (parDty)G  
We will Cparty all night Amlong_D_G  
We are the Fparty geneCration
So lift your Amhead, lift your Dhead
Blow them Gout
CHORUS:
Tonight we're Cgonna be the Amparty (parDty)G  
We will Cparty all night Amlong_D_G  
We are the Fparty geneCration
So lift your Amhead, blow 'em Dout
YeahG  
BRIDGE:
Oh, Fyeah, Cyeah, Dyeah, yeah, yeah, Gyeah
Oh, Fyeah, Cyeah, Dyeah, yeah, yeah, Gyeah
Oh, Fwoah, oh, Cwoah, oh, DwoahAm  D  G  
CHORUS:    (## fade to end ##)
Tonight we're Cgonna be the Amparty (parDty)G  
We will Cparty all night Amlong_D_G  
We are the Fparty geneCration
So lift your Amhead, blow 'em Dout
YeahG  

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Party Generation

by Dar Williams

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Dar Williams - Party Generation

CAPO: 2nd Fret

G C Am D G

INTRO: (4x)

C Am D G

When he turned 34, but who's counting

C Am D

He couldn't find anyone who wanted to party

G F C D

So he walked around a playground with a bag of Mickey's Tallboys

G C Am D G

And he heard the sound of laughter and he followed it for fifteen blocks

C Am D

There was a house between Mavis and Water

G C Am D G

They were out on the porch, they were inside playing quarters

Am D

And he said, "Don't you know the game Kazaam? It's a better game,

Am D

You point your elbow at someone and say somebody else's name

Am G C D

And it alternates whose turn it is and if you lose you drink."

Am G C D

They said, "Man, you really make us think, yeah, you make us think

And so..."

CHORUS:

C Am D G

Tonight we're gonna be the party

C Am D G

We will party all night long__

F C

We are the party generation

Am D

So have a seat, what's in the bag?

Party on

C Am D G

'Round about 1:00 or 2:00 it started winding down

C Am D

And he knew what they needed, they needed doughnuts

G F C D

So they walked out to Krispy Kruller's All Nite Sugar Palace

G C Am D G

It was there at the doorway he said, "Oh, well maybe not."

C Am D

Inside there were six women talking

G C Am D

They were the most justified angry ex-girlfriends

Am D

And they swivelled around slowly like they saw something bad

Am D

Through the eyes in the back of their heads, like he always knew they had

Am G C D

And they said, "What a coincidence" and "Hey you're just the man,

Am G C D

We were saying that you did the best you could, you're fine, we understand

And so..."

CHORUS:

C Am D G

Tonight we're gonna be the party (party)

C Am D G

We will party all night long__

F C

We are the party generation

Am D

You were the best, but we'll survive

Party On

BRIDGE:

F C D G

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

F C D G

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

F C D Am D G

Oh, woah, oh, woah, oh, woah

F C E F C D

INSTRUMENTAL:

G C Am D

In the morning they sent him home with a designated driver

G C Am D

And he lay down and thought about the whole night

G F C D

And he looked up at the photo that he got at a junk shop

G C Am D G

It was only fifty cents, but he framed it and everything

C Am D G

It was the kind of party that you hope never ends

C Am D

The lucky party boy surrounded by his friends

Am D

And they were all in pointed hats, caught in a rebel birthday shout

Am D Am

And he was at the candles with his mom there to help him out

G C D Am

There was a lot that you could learn if you lay near them

G C D

Like if you listened, you could hear them, and he could hear them

They say...

CHORUS:

C Am D G

Tonight we're gonna be the party (party)

C Am D G

We will party all night long__

F C

We are the party generation

Am D

So lift your head, lift your head

Blow them out

CHORUS:

C Am D G

Tonight we're gonna be the party (party)

C Am D G

We will party all night long__

F C

We are the party generation

Am D

So lift your head, blow 'em out

Yeah

BRIDGE:

F C D G

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

F C D G

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

F C D Am D G

Oh, woah, oh, woah, oh, woah

CHORUS: (## fade to end ##)

C Am D G

Tonight we're gonna be the party (party)

C Am D G

We will party all night long__

F C

We are the party generation

Am D

So lift your head, blow 'em out

Yeah

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