Chords for We Are The People Our Parents Warned Us About
Tempo:
137.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
A
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[F#] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [C]
I was supposed to have been a Jesuit priest or [C] a Naval Academy [G] grad.
[C] That was the way that [G] my parents perceived me.
[A] Those were the plans that [D] they had.
[C] But I couldn't fit the part, [G] too dumb or too smart.
[C] Ain't it funny [G] how it all [D] turned out?
I [C] guess we [G] are the people our parents [D] [A] warned us [G] about.
[C] You [G] know I could have worked the rigs when the money was big,
or [C] hopped a freighter south of Trinidad.
[G] And when [C] they tried to draft me, I [G] earned a college degree.
[A] Buying time for [B] things were not so [D] bad.
[A] But [C] then I got a guitar, [G] found a job in a box,
played [C] acid [Bm] rock till I [D] was numb.
Tell [C] me where are the [G] flashbacks they all [D] warned us would [G] come?
We [D] are the people.
Couldn't [G] figure out.
We [D] are the people our parents warned [G] us about.
[C] Hey, [G] hey, Gardner McCain, [D] take us on [C] the Leaky Tiki [G] with you.
[C] Clear [G] skies bound for Shanghai, [D] sailing across [Am] the ocean [G] blue.
Blue, [D] blue, blue, blue, blue, [G] blue, blue, blue, blue, [D] blue, blue, [G] blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, [D] blue.
[G] [D]
[G] Borders in my loavers trying to fight inflation [C] when it only used to take [G] its end.
Sometimes [C] I wish I was back in [G] my crash pad days [A] before I knew what [F#m] cash flow [D] meant.
[C] Seems everybody's dragging [G] her heavy in the hell shit.
[C] Don't tell me that I [G] ought to get her off.
Because [C] I love Cajun [G] martinis and playing [D] afternoon [G] golf.
[D] We are the people.
[G] [D] There [G] isn't any doubt.
We [D] are the people.
[G] [D] Still can't [G] figure out.
We [D] are the people.
[G] [D] Love to sing, [G] twist and shout.
Shake it up baby.
We [D] are the people.
Our parents warned [G] us about.
[C] [D] Isn't [G] any doubt.
[C] [D] Hey, hey, [G] hey.
[C] Gardner [G] McCain.
[C] [D]
[G] [C] I want to sail [G] away today.
Isn't [G] any doubt.
[C] [D] They [G] warned us about.
[C] Hey, [G] hey, hey.
[C] [D] [G]
[F#] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [C]
I was supposed to have been a Jesuit priest or [C] a Naval Academy [G] grad.
[C] That was the way that [G] my parents perceived me.
[A] Those were the plans that [D] they had.
[C] But I couldn't fit the part, [G] too dumb or too smart.
[C] Ain't it funny [G] how it all [D] turned out?
I [C] guess we [G] are the people our parents [D] [A] warned us [G] about.
[C] You [G] know I could have worked the rigs when the money was big,
or [C] hopped a freighter south of Trinidad.
[G] And when [C] they tried to draft me, I [G] earned a college degree.
[A] Buying time for [B] things were not so [D] bad.
[A] But [C] then I got a guitar, [G] found a job in a box,
played [C] acid [Bm] rock till I [D] was numb.
Tell [C] me where are the [G] flashbacks they all [D] warned us would [G] come?
We [D] are the people.
Couldn't [G] figure out.
We [D] are the people our parents warned [G] us about.
[C] Hey, [G] hey, Gardner McCain, [D] take us on [C] the Leaky Tiki [G] with you.
[C] Clear [G] skies bound for Shanghai, [D] sailing across [Am] the ocean [G] blue.
Blue, [D] blue, blue, blue, blue, [G] blue, blue, blue, blue, [D] blue, blue, [G] blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, [D] blue.
[G] [D]
[G] Borders in my loavers trying to fight inflation [C] when it only used to take [G] its end.
Sometimes [C] I wish I was back in [G] my crash pad days [A] before I knew what [F#m] cash flow [D] meant.
[C] Seems everybody's dragging [G] her heavy in the hell shit.
[C] Don't tell me that I [G] ought to get her off.
Because [C] I love Cajun [G] martinis and playing [D] afternoon [G] golf.
[D] We are the people.
[G] [D] There [G] isn't any doubt.
We [D] are the people.
[G] [D] Still can't [G] figure out.
We [D] are the people.
[G] [D] Love to sing, [G] twist and shout.
Shake it up baby.
We [D] are the people.
Our parents warned [G] us about.
[C] [D] Isn't [G] any doubt.
[C] [D] Hey, hey, [G] hey.
[C] Gardner [G] McCain.
[C] [D]
[G] [C] I want to sail [G] away today.
Isn't [G] any doubt.
[C] [D] They [G] warned us about.
[C] Hey, [G] hey, hey.
[C] [D] [G]
Key:
G
C
D
A
F#
G
C
D
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F#] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
I was supposed to have been a Jesuit priest or [C] a Naval Academy [G] grad. _
[C] That was the way that [G] my parents perceived me.
[A] Those were the plans that [D] they had. _
[C] But I couldn't fit the part, [G] too dumb or too smart.
[C] Ain't it funny [G] how it all [D] turned out?
I [C] guess we [G] are the people our parents [D] _ [A] warned us [G] about. _
[C] _ _ _ You [G] know I could have worked the rigs when the money was big,
or [C] hopped a freighter south of Trinidad.
[G] _ _ And when [C] they tried to draft me, I [G] earned a college degree.
[A] Buying time for [B] things were not so [D] bad.
[A] But [C] then I got a guitar, [G] found a job in a box,
played [C] acid [Bm] rock till I [D] was numb.
Tell [C] me where are the [G] flashbacks they all [D] _ warned us would [G] come?
We [D] are the people. _
_ _ _ Couldn't [G] figure out.
_ _ _ We [D] are the people _ _ our parents warned [G] us about. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Hey, [G] hey, Gardner McCain, [D] take us on [C] the Leaky Tiki [G] with you.
_ [C] Clear [G] skies bound for Shanghai, [D] sailing across [Am] the ocean [G] blue.
Blue, _ [D] blue, blue, blue, blue, [G] blue, blue, blue, _ blue, [D] _ blue, blue, [G] blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, [D] blue. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] Borders in my loavers trying to fight inflation [C] when it only used to take [G] its end.
Sometimes [C] I wish I was back in [G] my crash pad days [A] before I knew what [F#m] cash flow [D] meant. _
[C] Seems everybody's dragging [G] her heavy in the hell shit.
[C] Don't tell me that I [G] ought to get her off.
Because [C] I love _ Cajun [G] martinis and playing [D] _ _ afternoon [G] golf.
[D] We are the people.
[G] _ _ [D] There [G] isn't any doubt.
_ _ _ _ We [D] are the people.
[G] _ _ [D] _ Still can't [G] figure out.
_ _ _ _ We [D] are the people.
[G] _ _ [D] Love to sing, [G] twist and shout.
Shake it up baby.
We [D] are the people.
_ _ Our parents warned [G] us about.
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ Isn't [G] any doubt.
[C] _ _ [D] _ Hey, hey, [G] hey.
_ [C] _ _ _ Gardner [G] McCain.
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ I want to sail [G] away today.
_ _ _ _ _ Isn't [G] any doubt.
_ [C] _ _ [D] They [G] warned us about.
_ [C] _ _ _ Hey, [G] hey, hey.
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
I was supposed to have been a Jesuit priest or [C] a Naval Academy [G] grad. _
[C] That was the way that [G] my parents perceived me.
[A] Those were the plans that [D] they had. _
[C] But I couldn't fit the part, [G] too dumb or too smart.
[C] Ain't it funny [G] how it all [D] turned out?
I [C] guess we [G] are the people our parents [D] _ [A] warned us [G] about. _
[C] _ _ _ You [G] know I could have worked the rigs when the money was big,
or [C] hopped a freighter south of Trinidad.
[G] _ _ And when [C] they tried to draft me, I [G] earned a college degree.
[A] Buying time for [B] things were not so [D] bad.
[A] But [C] then I got a guitar, [G] found a job in a box,
played [C] acid [Bm] rock till I [D] was numb.
Tell [C] me where are the [G] flashbacks they all [D] _ warned us would [G] come?
We [D] are the people. _
_ _ _ Couldn't [G] figure out.
_ _ _ We [D] are the people _ _ our parents warned [G] us about. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Hey, [G] hey, Gardner McCain, [D] take us on [C] the Leaky Tiki [G] with you.
_ [C] Clear [G] skies bound for Shanghai, [D] sailing across [Am] the ocean [G] blue.
Blue, _ [D] blue, blue, blue, blue, [G] blue, blue, blue, _ blue, [D] _ blue, blue, [G] blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, [D] blue. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] Borders in my loavers trying to fight inflation [C] when it only used to take [G] its end.
Sometimes [C] I wish I was back in [G] my crash pad days [A] before I knew what [F#m] cash flow [D] meant. _
[C] Seems everybody's dragging [G] her heavy in the hell shit.
[C] Don't tell me that I [G] ought to get her off.
Because [C] I love _ Cajun [G] martinis and playing [D] _ _ afternoon [G] golf.
[D] We are the people.
[G] _ _ [D] There [G] isn't any doubt.
_ _ _ _ We [D] are the people.
[G] _ _ [D] _ Still can't [G] figure out.
_ _ _ _ We [D] are the people.
[G] _ _ [D] Love to sing, [G] twist and shout.
Shake it up baby.
We [D] are the people.
_ _ Our parents warned [G] us about.
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ Isn't [G] any doubt.
[C] _ _ [D] _ Hey, hey, [G] hey.
_ [C] _ _ _ Gardner [G] McCain.
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ I want to sail [G] away today.
_ _ _ _ _ Isn't [G] any doubt.
_ [C] _ _ [D] They [G] warned us about.
_ [C] _ _ _ Hey, [G] hey, hey.
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _