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Save Your Generation
FI have a C#presentE: it is the Bpresent.
F#You have D#to learn to Efind it wBithin you.
FIf you can lC#earn to lEove it,
You just might lBike it.
F#You can't live wD#ithout it.
There's Ea million open Bwindows.
I'm F#passing these open D#windows.
I'm Epassing these open Bwindows.
FThere is C#plenty to EcritiBcize.
F#It gets so D#easy to narrow these eyEes.B  
FBut these C#eyes Ewill stay wBide.
F#I will stay D#young.
EYoung and dumb iBnside.
F#I have just bD#egun to Eforget my Blines.F#  B  F#  B  
F#If you could D#save yourself,
C#you could save us Ball.
G#Go on lBiving, prove us wrong.F#  B  F#  B  
F#Your leap of D#faith could C#be a well-timed Bsmile.
DSurvivC#al Enever Bgoes out of style.F#  B  F#  B  
FI have a C#message: Esave your Bgeneration.
F#We're killing D#each other Eby sleeping Bin.
DFinneC#gan, Ebegin agaBin.
F#This one can be wD#on.
EOne can become Btwo.
F#Two can pick and cD#hoose.
EYou could be the Bfirst.F#  B  F#  B  
[chorus]
F#You have to Dlearn to Elearn from your C#mistakes.
F#You can affoDrd to Elose a little C#face.
F#The things you Dbreak,
ESome can't be C#replaced.
F#A simple rDule: C#every day be sure you waF#ke.B  F#  B  
[chorus] (play the "survival" part twice at the end and end with F#)

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Save Your Generation

by Jawbreaker

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The other tabs were incorrect, so I tabbed this out. I'm almost positive this is 100% accurate.

Save Your Generation

F C# E B

I have a present: it is the present.

F# D# E B

You have to learn to find it within you.

F C# E

If you can learn to love it,

You just might like it.

F# D#

You can't live without it.

E B

There's a million open windows.

F# D#

I'm passing these open windows.

E B

I'm passing these open windows.

F C# E B

There is plenty to criticize.

F# D# E B

It gets so easy to narrow these eyes.

F C# E B

But these eyes will stay wide.

F# D#

I will stay young.

E B

Young and dumb inside.

F# D# E B F# B F# B

I have just begun to forget my lines.

F# D#

If you could save yourself,

C# B

you could save us all.

G# B F# B F# B

Go on living, prove us wrong.

F# D# C# B

Your leap of faith could be a well-timed smile.

D C# E B F# B F# B

Survival never goes out of style.

F C# E B

I have a message: save your generation.

F# D# E B

We're killing each other by sleeping in.

D C# E B

Finnegan, begin again.

F# D#

This one can be won.

E B

One can become two.

F# D#

Two can pick and choose.

E B F# B F# B

You could be the first.

[chorus]

F# D E C#

You have to learn to learn from your mistakes.

F# D E C#

You can afford to lose a little face.

F# D

The things you break,

E C#

Some can't be replaced.

F# D C# F# B F# B

A simple rule: every day be sure you wake.

[chorus] (play the "survival" part twice at the end and end with F#)

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