Generator

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GENERATOR
FOO FIGHTERS
Standard Tuning
RIFF A RIFF B
E------------------------ | E------------------------------ |
B------------------------ | B------------------------------ |
G------------------------ | G------------------------------ |
D-6--6--4--2--4--2--4--6- | D-6--6--4--2--4--2--4--6--4--2- |
A------------------------ | A------------------------------ |
E------------------------ | E------------------------------ |
RIFF C RIFF D
E------------------------- | E------------ |
B------------------------- | B------------ |
G------------------------- | G--------5--- |
D-6--6--6--7--9--11--6--7- | D-----3------ |
A------------------------- | A--5--------- |
E------------------------- | E------------ |
RIFF E RIFF F
E--------------------- | E----------------- |
B--------------------- | B----------------- |
G---6--4--6--7--6--4-- | G-7/--9/--11/--14- |
D--------------------- | D----------------- |
A--------------------- | A-5/--7/---9/--12- |
E--------------------- | E----------------- |
RIFF G RIFF H
E---------------------------------- | E---------------------------- |
B---------------------------------- | B---------------------------- |
G---------------------------------- | G---------------------------- |
D---------------------------------- | D-6--6--4--2--4--2--4--9--7-- |
A-7--7--5--4-----------------4----- | A-------------------------7-- |
E-------------7--5--4--5--7-----0-- | E-------------------------5-- |
This version primarily for those of us who like to play this song on piano ;)
[Intro]
RIFF A RIFF B (x2) RIFF C RIFF B RIFF C
(let chords ring out on every verse)
A5 E5
Lately I'm getting better
F#m E5
Wish I could stay sick with you
D5 Dm7
But there's too many egos left to bruise
A5 E5
Call it a sin you call it what ever
F#m E5
Eating deep inside of you
D5
Well if were me it's all I'd ever do
RIFF E (x2)
A5 E5 F#m E5 D5 A5 E5 F#m E5 D5
RIFF B RIFF C RIFF B RIFF C
A5 E5 E5
Stealing now and forever
F#m E5
I'll steal something good for you
D5
But the criminal in me is no-one new
RIFF E (x2)
A5 E5 E5
Til you find something better
F#m E5
When there's nothing left to use
D5
And everything starts going down on you
RIFF E (x2)
A
I'm the generator,
F
Firing whenever you quit,
F#m
Yeah whatever it is,
G G/A G/B
You go out and it's on,
Em/C# D9
Yeah can't you hear my motor heart,
F G
You're the one that started it.
A5 E5 F#m E5 D5 A5 E5 F#m E5 D5
RIFF B RIFF C RIFF B RIFF C
A5 E5 E5
Standing out on a tether
F#m E5
Swing me around I'll spin your news
D5
You let it down I'll hang around with you
RIFF E (x2)
A5 E5 E5
Til you find something better
F#m E5
And there's no-one left to use
D5
And everyone keeps going down on you
RIFF E (x2)
A
I'm the generator,
F
Firing whenever you quit,
F#m
Yeah whatever it is,
G G/A G/B
You go out and it's on,
Em/C# D9
Yeah can't you hear my motor heart,
F E
You're the one that started it.
E
(for 16 beats then....)
RIFF G (x4)
A
I'm the generator,
F
Firing whenever you quit,
F#m
Yeah whatever it is,
G G/A G/B
You go out and it's on,
Em/C# D9
Yeah can't you hear my motor heart,
F E
You're the one that started it.
A
I'm the generator,
F
I'm the generator,
F#m
I'm the generator,
G G/A G/B
I'm the generator you're on,
Em/C# D9
Yeah can't you hear my motor heart,
F G
You're the one that started it.
A5 E5 A5 E5 A5 E5
RIFF B
RIFF H

Generator chords and lyrics

Free chords for Generator by Foo Fighters. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

GENERATOR  
FOO FIGHTERS                             
Standard Tuning  
This version primarily for those of us who like to play this song on piano ;)  
[Intro]
RIFF A RIFF B (x2) RIFF C RIFF B RIFF C 
(let chords ring out on every verse)  
RIFF E (x2) 
RIFF E (x2) 
RIFF E (x2) 
RIFF E (x2) 
RIFF E (x2) 
RIFF G (x4) 
RIFF H

Generator Chords by Foo Fighters

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