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My Generation - Spoonboy
C    C E7 Am     Am F C    C E7 Am     Am F C
Cwell the autE7horities called me Amup, and said "you may Fwell end up in Cprison,"
i said E7"i may well, but you Amknow i'll run aFway before then."
tChey said "you E7know we'll catch you,"  Ami said, "nah, you Fwouldn't know where to Cstart,
you may E7well put me in Amprison, but you won't Fever touch my Cheart."
my Cheart, my heart, E7my hAmeart, my heaart, Fmy Cheart, my heart, E7my hAmeart, my heart, Fmy Cheart.
C    C E7 Am     Am F C    C E7 Am     Am F C
Cthey say that E7kids my age Amthink that they're inFvincible,
well Cthat seems E7foolish, but i still Amknow i'll never Fdie,
and it seems Cto be invE7incible Amall you've got to Fdo is stay Calive,
and i can E7do that on my Amown terms, stay out the Fconversation,
[intro twice more]
[on this next part your strum the 1st C and let it ring and then hit it again so it stops]
Cbecause your laws mean Cshit to me,
they're just Carbirtrary guidelines of absoClutist ideology,
and it seCems to me when you're the ones out Ckilling in the streets,
you've Cgot no right to tell me what to Cdo if i wanna be Cfree.C  E7  Am  
because i'm Amnot your FpropertCy.C  E7  Am  
naAmh, i Fbelong to Cme.
Cthey say my E7generation Amdon't stand up for Fwhat we believe in,
Ci think it's E7all cuz we've been Amtold just what to Fdo right from the Cstart,
don't break the E7guidelines givenAm, believe in Ftelevision,
Cwell we still E7know what we bAmelieve when it comes Fpouring out our Chearts.
[("our hearts") over intro twice to end]

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My Generation

by Spoonboy

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My Generation - Spoonboy

C C E7 Am Am F C C E7 Am Am F C

C E7 Am F C

well the authorities called me up, and said "you may well end up in prison,"

E7 Am F

i said "i may well, but you know i'll run away before then."

C E7 Am F C

they said "you know we'll catch you," i said, "nah, you wouldn't know where to start,

E7 Am F C

you may well put me in prison, but you won't ever touch my heart."

C E7 Am F C E7 Am F C

my heart, my heart, my heart, my heaart, my heart, my heart, my heart, my heart, my heart.

C C E7 Am Am F C C E7 Am Am F C

C E7 Am F

they say that kids my age think that they're invincible,

C E7 Am F

well that seems foolish, but i still know i'll never die,

C E7 Am F C

and it seems to be invincible all you've got to do is stay alive,

E7 Am F

and i can do that on my own terms, stay out the conversation,

[intro twice more]

[on this next part your strum the 1st C and let it ring and then hit it again so it stops]

C C

because your laws mean shit to me,

C C

they're just arbirtrary guidelines of absolutist ideology,

C C

and it seems to me when you're the ones out killing in the streets,

C C C C E7 Am

you've got no right to tell me what to do if i wanna be free.

Am F C C E7 Am

because i'm not your property.

Am F C

nah, i belong to me.

C E7 Am F

they say my generation don't stand up for what we believe in,

C E7 Am F C

i think it's all cuz we've been told just what to do right from the start,

E7 Am F

don't break the guidelines given, believe in television,

C E7 Am F C

well we still know what we believe when it comes pouring out our hearts.

[("our hearts") over intro twice to end]

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