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This is already posted here but in tab mode, so I took the chords and made a new version
for us to play it easy way.
All credits to frankwilson27
 Cmaj7332000      Amx02210
   Dm7x00211      Dmx00231
    G7320001      D7x00212
     Fx33211     F/Dxx0211
   F/Exx2011     F/Cx33211
   C/Bx20010
[Intro]
C/G (hit the E string and then the A)
[Verse]
Cmaj7Why must every generation think their folDm7ks are square?
G7And no matter where their heads are, they knCmaj7ow mom's aint there.
CCause' I swore when I was small, that I'd rDm7emember when,
G7I knew what's wrong with them, that I was sCmaj7maller tChan.
Cmaj7Determined to remember all the cDm7ardinal rules.
G7Like, sunshowers are legal grounds, for cCmaj7uttin' school.
CI know I have forgotten maybe Dm7one or two.
G7And I hope that I recall them all before the Cmaj7baby's dCue.
And I'll Dm7know he'll have G7a question or tCwo.Fmaj7  C  
[Chorus]
Like, hFey        F/E  G7pop. Can CI go C/Bride my Amzoom?
It goes Ftwo hundred Gmiles an hour, sCuspended C/Bon baloAmons.
And cFan I put a dGroplet of this nCew stuff oC/Bn my tAmounge?
And Dmimagine frothing dragons, while you D7sit and wreck your lungs.
And CI must be perC/Bmissive, undersAmtanding of the yAm/Gounger generation.
[Verse]
And Cmaj7then I know that all I've learned, my Dm7kid assumes.
And G7all my deepest worries must be Cmaj7his cartoons
And Cmaj7still I'll try to tell him all the Dm7things I've done,
ReG7lating to what he can do when Che Cmaj7becomes a man
And Dm7still he'll stick his G7fingers Cmaj7in the fCan.
[Verse]
And hFey        F/E  G7pop, my gCirlfriend's C/Bonly tAmhree
She's gFot her own videopGhone and she's tCaking C/BL  S AmD.
And nFow that were bGest friends, she wants to gCive a C/Btaste to Amme
But Dmwhats the matter daddy? How D7come you're turning green?
Can it Fbe that F/Eyou can't F/Dlive up F/Cto your G7dreams?
(BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE BECAUSE WE'RE LIVING IT)

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Younger Generation

by The Lovin' Spoonful

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Dm7

F/D

F/E

F/C

C/B

Fmaj7

Am/G

This is already posted here but in tab mode, so I took the chords and made a new version

for us to play it easy way.

All credits to frankwilson27

Cmaj7 Am

332000 x02210

Dm7 Dm

x00211 x00231

G7 D7

320001 x00212

F F/D

x33211 xx0211

F/E F/C

xx2011 x33211

C/B

x20010

[Intro]

C/G (hit the E string and then the A)

[Verse]

Cmaj7 Dm7

Why must every generation think their folks are square?

G7 Cmaj7

And no matter where their heads are, they know mom's aint there.

C Dm7

Cause' I swore when I was small, that I'd remember when,

G7 Cmaj7 C

I knew what's wrong with them, that I was smaller than.

Cmaj7 Dm7

Determined to remember all the cardinal rules.

G7 Cmaj7

Like, sunshowers are legal grounds, for cuttin' school.

C Dm7

I know I have forgotten maybe one or two.

G7 Cmaj7 C

And I hope that I recall them all before the baby's due.

Dm7 G7 C Fmaj7 C

And I'll know he'll have a question or two.

[Chorus]

F F/E G7 C C/B Am

Like, hey pop. Can I go ride my zoom?

F G C C/B Am

It goes two hundred miles an hour, suspended on baloons.

F G C C/B Am

And can I put a droplet of this new stuff on my tounge?

Dm D7

And imagine frothing dragons, while you sit and wreck your lungs.

C C/B Am Am/G

And I must be permissive, understanding of the younger generation.

[Verse]

Cmaj7 Dm7

And then I know that all I've learned, my kid assumes.

G7 Cmaj7

And all my deepest worries must be his cartoons

Cmaj7 Dm7

And still I'll try to tell him all the things I've done,

G7 C Cmaj7

Relating to what he can do when he becomes a man

Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 C

And still he'll stick his fingers in the fan.

[Verse]

F F/E G7 C C/B Am

And hey pop, my girlfriend's only three

F G C C/B Am

She's got her own videophone and she's taking L S D.

F G C C/B Am

And now that were best friends, she wants to give a taste to me

Dm D7

But whats the matter daddy? How come you're turning green?

F F/E F/D F/C G7

Can it be that you can't live up to your dreams?

(BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE BECAUSE WE'RE LIVING IT)

About Younger Generation Chords by The Lovin' Spoonful

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The chords for "Younger Generation" show the original chord names (including Cmaj7, Am, Dm7, Dm, G7, D7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.