Our generation (the hope of the world) chords by The Roots, John Legend

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
 (E minor) Hope of the world
is in our generation
(lets straighten it out)
B 
Em 
It's all left up to  (B major) us to  (E minor) change this
present situation
(lets straighten it out)
Take caution from our elders,
B 
don't make the same mis (B major) take
Em 
(let (E minor) s straighten it out)
Let's fill the world with love,
and get rid of all the hate
B 
 (B major) Our

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Verse 2

elders taught us one thing but,

practice another

Just look at what happened to the

Indian and the brother

Verse 3

Straighten it out

Verse 4
Em 
Hope of the world is in our  (E minor) 
generation
(lets straighten it out)
It's all left up to us to change this
present situation
(lets straighten it out)
G 
Our leaders make us fight,  (G major) 
Em 
 (E minor) and we don't know what for
B 
Em 
 (B major) (let (E minor) s straighten it out)
If they want people killed,
let them fight the war
G 
 (G major) It's

Verse 5

gotta end somewhere,

this killing's got to cease

If no one were to fight,

we'd all live in peace

Verse 6
Em 
 (E minor) Our  generation, it's all left up to us
Our generation,
let's do just what we must
Straighten it out, (Straighten it out)
Gotta straighten it out
Straighten it out, (Straighten it out)

Verse 7
We can straighten it out yeah
C 
Cm 
 (C major) As long as there's  (C minor) a you,
there's a better me
It's why we're together and stronger
D# 
Than they ever thought  (D sharp major) it could be
Cm 
 (C minor) A world motherless,
can health care cover this?
A love for all people no matter
Em 
what the culture  (E minor) is
Our generation,
B 
Em 
 (B major) is mak (E minor) in' huge strides
B 
A self-  (B major) empowering movement
that's on the rise
Em 
 (E minor) The more the door is open,
the more the youth can see
A fair chance means a greater
opportunity
To have a brighter future, deeper insight
Work hard to be anything
you want in life
It's what it's all about,
the longevity
Educated enough to know
G 
what's  (G major) ahead of me
Need to straighten it out,
Em 
B 
seek  (E minor) an   d you'll find (B major) 
They can cage your body,
but not your mind
Em 
G 
 (E minor) We lay it all on the  (G major) line in the struggle
C 
We  (C major) grew, but together here's
D 
G 
 (D major) what we gotta  (G major) do

Verse 8
Em 
B 
 (E minor) Our  generation, it's all left up to  (B major) us
Em 
 (E minor) (Straighten it out)
Our generation,
(Straighten it out)
Let's do just what we must
Straighten it out, our generation
Straighten it out
Lets straighten it out,
Straighten it out, our generation
Straighten it out yeah
(Straighten it out)
C'mon yeah our generation
Hey hey lets straighten it out,
Lets straighten it out
Our generation,
let's straighten it out
New york city
Our generation, let's straighten it out
Atalanta
Our generation, let's straighten it out
Los Angeles
Our generation, let's straighten it out