Generation Blues chords by Graham Sharp
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Intro 1
(D major) (G major) (D major)
(G major) (D major) (G major) (C major) (D major)
(G major)
Verse 1
Down (D major) in the
basement of an (G major) empty house (C major)
Selling dark (D major) ness is an easy pitch (C major)
Passing (D major) a torch, long- (G major) burned out (C major)
Hoping (D minor) nobody flips the switch (G major) (C major)
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Verse 2
Cold (C major) cinders (G major) in my hands,
cinders (D major) in my pockets
(G major) God help me, I remember the flame (D major)
Well, the warmth of the embers
was gone (G major) when I (C major) got it
But I (D major) got it just the same (G major) (C major)
Verse 3
It's (A minor) just too far to go (F major) in these hand-
me- down (C major) shoes (G major)
Generation (D major) (G major) (D major)
(G major) blues
Verse 4
Well, (D major) my father was a
general pain in the (C major) ass
And I (D major) was a private disgrace (G major)
(C major) I must've (D major) huffed a lot of chemicals
pol (G major) ishing the brass (C major)
'Cause I (D minor) never could act (D major) my (G major) age
(C major) Yeah, choir
Verse 5
boys,
(G major) flyboys, look- you- in- the eye- boys
Talkin' how the war was won (D major)
A black and white photo of
the (G major) soda pop (C major) king
(D major) Grinning like a son of a gun
Verse 6
(G major) (C major) And it's (A minor) just too far to go (F major) in these
hand- me- down (C major) shoes (G major)
Interlude 1
Generation blues
(D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
(G major) (D major) (G major) (C major)
Verse 7
Angels (D major) fly but a (G major) saint's gotta (C major) walk
Gotta (D minor) wake up in the morning
and choose (D major) (C major)
Take (D minor) a (D major) little sugar, (G major) take a little salt
(C major) Go make (D minor) it on the avenue (G major)
(C major) I got a
Verse 8
(D major) key in my (G major) hand,
a key in my pocket
Looking for a room with (D major) a view
Well, the doors unhinged and
there (G major) ain't no lock (C major)
And no (D major) telling now who's
coming through (G major) (C major)
Verse 9
It's (A minor) just too far to go (F major) in these hand-
me- down (C major) shoes (G major)
Interlude 2
Generation blues
(D major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
(D major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
(C major) Well, the trash
Verse 10
(D major) got tossed
while (G major) I was sleep (C major) ing
Look (D minor) what these kids can do (G major) (C major)
What's (D major) lost wasn't worth
the cost (G major) of keep (C major) ing
So (D minor) let's just start (D major) anew (G major)
(C major) I got
Verse 11
(D major) nothing (C major) in my (G major) hands,
nothing in my pockets
I threw away the little that's (C major) left (G major) (C major)
(F major) Well, if (D major) you ain't tried it don't
(G major) try to (C major) knock it
There's bet (D minor) ter things up ahead (G major)
(C major) It's just
Verse 12
(A minor) too far to go (F major) in these hand-
me- down (C major) shoes (G major)
Outro 1
Generation blues
(D major) (G major) (C major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
(C major)
Generation Blues
Graham Sharp
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