Chords for "Younger Generation Blues" - Janis Ian (1967)
Tempo:
127.75 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Em
B
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
I was sitting on the floor, but I'm smoking [B] on the floor.
[E]
The long corner [A] corner, I'm coming back.
[Em] And I [A] say, you ain't bought for a punch.
And I'm an [Em] empty [E] pocket, but [B] let me know.
You're actually young and you're not
seven feet and [A] you're all grown.
[Bm] There's a much [Em] improved [E] me, and you
look just like a cigarette butt.
Called on the side, and she woke up in her city car.
I'm [B] real nice, and you know it's [E] you now.
You're 30, [A]
you're 18, you're a little short.
You can't smoke a lot, but [Em] you'll never want to smoke.
[E] Blow down their lungs.
[B] Don't let them talk, smoke a lot, and get upset.
[Em] And [E] it's the little drag of cigarettes.
[A]
Don't let them move on, [E] I'll be driving all along.
[A] It's very nice to see the [E] women say where they belong,
but [A] who they don't [Em] know.
[C] [A]
[Em] [C] [A] [E]
Keep your generation, [D] keep entertaining.
[E]
[B] [E]
[G]
[Am]
[D] [F]
[E] [D] [Am]
[D] [A] I [E] was born, I was born, I was born to go.
I hate that Justin, he's a fucking [A] outtaker.
Don't you know that you're better than a [Em] suicide.
You're still in, you've got no [B] chance.
You don't know, [A] you know, you know, you know.
You're not [G] a good kid, [E] you're so sad like that.
Yeah, [A] we can't keep going [E] on without a little help.
[A] It's very nice to see [E] the women say where they belong,
but where [A] the younger [Em] [A] generation?
Do the rules, [Em] and keep this [C] place [A] shut.
[E]
Younger [D] generation, we're just [B] so stupid.
[E]
[B] [E]
[G]
[Am]
[D]
[F] [E]
You're not [D] the country, you're not the good advice.
[Ebm] [E] [B] [Em]
I was sitting on the floor, but I'm smoking [B] on the floor.
[E]
The long corner [A] corner, I'm coming back.
[Em] And I [A] say, you ain't bought for a punch.
And I'm an [Em] empty [E] pocket, but [B] let me know.
You're actually young and you're not
seven feet and [A] you're all grown.
[Bm] There's a much [Em] improved [E] me, and you
look just like a cigarette butt.
Called on the side, and she woke up in her city car.
I'm [B] real nice, and you know it's [E] you now.
You're 30, [A]
you're 18, you're a little short.
You can't smoke a lot, but [Em] you'll never want to smoke.
[E] Blow down their lungs.
[B] Don't let them talk, smoke a lot, and get upset.
[Em] And [E] it's the little drag of cigarettes.
[A]
Don't let them move on, [E] I'll be driving all along.
[A] It's very nice to see the [E] women say where they belong,
but [A] who they don't [Em] know.
[C] [A]
[Em] [C] [A] [E]
Keep your generation, [D] keep entertaining.
[E]
[B] [E]
[G]
[Am]
[D] [F]
[E] [D] [Am]
[D] [A] I [E] was born, I was born, I was born to go.
I hate that Justin, he's a fucking [A] outtaker.
Don't you know that you're better than a [Em] suicide.
You're still in, you've got no [B] chance.
You don't know, [A] you know, you know, you know.
You're not [G] a good kid, [E] you're so sad like that.
Yeah, [A] we can't keep going [E] on without a little help.
[A] It's very nice to see [E] the women say where they belong,
but where [A] the younger [Em] [A] generation?
Do the rules, [Em] and keep this [C] place [A] shut.
[E]
Younger [D] generation, we're just [B] so stupid.
[E]
[B] [E]
[G]
[Am]
[D]
[F] [E]
You're not [D] the country, you're not the good advice.
[Ebm] [E] [B] [Em]
Key:
E
A
Em
B
D
E
A
Em
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I was sitting on the floor, but I'm smoking [B] on the floor.
[E]
The long corner [A] corner, I'm coming back.
[Em] And I [A] say, you ain't bought for a punch.
And I'm an [Em] empty [E] pocket, but [B] let me know.
You're actually young and you're not
seven feet and [A] you're all grown.
[Bm] There's a much [Em] improved [E] me, and you
look just like a cigarette butt.
Called on the side, and she woke up in her city car.
I'm [B] real nice, and you know it's [E] you now.
You're 30, [A]
you're 18, you're a little short.
You can't smoke a lot, but [Em] you'll never want to smoke.
[E] Blow down their lungs.
[B] Don't let them talk, smoke a lot, and get upset.
[Em] And [E] it's the little drag of cigarettes.
_ [A]
Don't let them move on, [E] I'll be driving all along.
[A] It's very nice to see the [E] women say where they belong,
but [A] who they don't [Em] know.
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [E]
Keep your generation, [D] keep entertaining.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ I [E] was born, I was born, I was born to go.
I hate that Justin, he's a fucking _ [A] outtaker.
Don't you know that you're better than a [Em] suicide.
You're still in, you've got no [B] chance.
You don't know, [A] you know, you know, you know.
You're not [G] a good kid, [E] you're so sad _ like that.
_ Yeah, [A] we can't keep going [E] on without a little help.
[A] It's very nice to see [E] the women say where they belong,
but where [A] the younger [Em] _ _ [A] generation?
Do the rules, [Em] and keep this [C] place [A] shut.
_ [E]
Younger [D] generation, we're just [B] so stupid.
[E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _
You're not [D] the country, you're not the good advice.
[Ebm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I was sitting on the floor, but I'm smoking [B] on the floor.
[E]
The long corner [A] corner, I'm coming back.
[Em] And I [A] say, you ain't bought for a punch.
And I'm an [Em] empty [E] pocket, but [B] let me know.
You're actually young and you're not
seven feet and [A] you're all grown.
[Bm] There's a much [Em] improved [E] me, and you
look just like a cigarette butt.
Called on the side, and she woke up in her city car.
I'm [B] real nice, and you know it's [E] you now.
You're 30, [A]
you're 18, you're a little short.
You can't smoke a lot, but [Em] you'll never want to smoke.
[E] Blow down their lungs.
[B] Don't let them talk, smoke a lot, and get upset.
[Em] And [E] it's the little drag of cigarettes.
_ [A]
Don't let them move on, [E] I'll be driving all along.
[A] It's very nice to see the [E] women say where they belong,
but [A] who they don't [Em] know.
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [E]
Keep your generation, [D] keep entertaining.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ I [E] was born, I was born, I was born to go.
I hate that Justin, he's a fucking _ [A] outtaker.
Don't you know that you're better than a [Em] suicide.
You're still in, you've got no [B] chance.
You don't know, [A] you know, you know, you know.
You're not [G] a good kid, [E] you're so sad _ like that.
_ Yeah, [A] we can't keep going [E] on without a little help.
[A] It's very nice to see [E] the women say where they belong,
but where [A] the younger [Em] _ _ [A] generation?
Do the rules, [Em] and keep this [C] place [A] shut.
_ [E]
Younger [D] generation, we're just [B] so stupid.
[E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _
You're not [D] the country, you're not the good advice.
[Ebm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _