Younger Generation
John SebastianVersion1
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Chords in this song
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Why must every generation think their folks are square?
And no matter where their heads are they know Moms aint there?
Cause I swore when I was small that I'd remember when
I knew whats wrong with them that I was smaller then.
Determined to remember all the cardinal rules,
Like sun showers are legal grounds for cutting school.
I know I have forgotten maybe one or two,
And I hope that I recall them all before the baby's due,
And I know hell have a question or two.
Like ``Hey Pop, can I go ride my Zoom?
``It goes two hundred miles an hour suspended on balloons.
``And can I put a droplet of this new stuff on my tongue,
``And imagine frothing dragons while you sit and wreck your lungs?
And I must be permissive, understanding of the younger generation.
Then I;ll know that all Ive learned my kid assumes,
And all my deepest worries must be his cartoons,
And still Ill try to tell him all the things Ive done
Related to what he can do when he becomes a man,
And still hell stick his fingers in the fan.
And ``Hey, Pop, my girlfriends only three,
``Shes got her own videophone and shes taking L.S.D.,
``And now that were best friends she wants to give a bit to me.
``But whats the matter Daddy, how come youre turning green?
``Can it be that you cant live up to your dreams?
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Readable chord sheet for Younger Generation by John Sebastian
Why must e[C]very generation think their f[D7]olks are square?
And no m[G]atter where their heads are they know M[C]oms aint there?
[C]Cause I swore when I was small that I'd reme[D7]mber when
I k[G]new whats wrong with them that[C] I was smaller then.
Det[C]ermined to remember all the c[D7]ardinal rules,
Like s[G]un showers are legal grounds for c[C]utting school.
I k[C]now I have forgotten maybe o[D7]ne or two,
And I h[D7]ope that I re[G]call them all be[C]fore the baby's due,
And I k[D7]now hell [G]have a question or t[C]wo.
Like ``H[F]ey P[G]op, can I[C] go ride my Z[E]oom?
``It goes t[A]wo hundred m[G]iles an hour susp[C]ended on b[E]alloons.
``And c[F]an I put a d[G]roplet of this n[C]ew stuff on my t[E]ongue,
``And im[A]agine frothing dragons while you s[D7]it and wreck your lungs?
[C] [G] [A] [D7]
And I[G] must be permissive, understanding of the younger generation.
[C]Then I;ll know that all Ive le[D7]arned my kid assumes,
And a[G]ll my deepest worries must be h[C]is cartoons,
And s[C]till Ill try to tell him [D7]all the things Ive done
Related to what h[G]e can do when h[C]e becomes a man,
And s[D7]till hell stick[G] his fingers in the fa[C]n.
And ``H[F]ey, P[G]op, my g[C]irlfriends only t[E]hree,
``Shes g[A]ot her ow[G]n videophone and[C] shes takin[E]g L.S.D.,
``And n[F]ow that were best[G] friends she wants to[C] give a bit to[E] me.
``But w[F]hats the matter[F7] Daddy, how come youre turning green?
``Can it b[D7]e that you cant live up [G]to your dreams?
This is a GREAT song, especially if you're able to get ahold of the live woodstock version.