Velvet Generation chords by Douwe Bob

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Spoken intro:

I really don't think you should judge a book by it's cover
Oh my God, what are they wearing?
Give me a break

Intro:
A augmentedA C# minorC#m G+G B minorBm
A augmentedA C# minorC#m E minor 7Em7 D MajorD

Verse 1:
A augmentedA           C# minorC#m
Born in the free land, brought up by soft hands
G+G           B minorBm
Cruisin' the left lane
A augmentedA         C# minorC#m
Paint by numbers, results in numbness say numbers
E minor 7Em7     D MajorD
Go the game plan
A augmentedA         E MajorE
Silver tongues and rusty lungs
G+G             D MajorD
My love and hate relation, a velvet generation

Chorus:
A minorAm     C majorC
Too rich to try
G+G        D MajorD
But too poor to buy
A minorAm      C majorC         G+G             D MajorD
Too smart to fool yourself into thinking that this is the life
A minorAm         C majorC
You're too young to reach
G+G       D MajorD
But too old to teach
A minorAm   C majorC       G+G           D MajorD  Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minor 7Em7
We got everything, or do we have nothing at all?

A augmentedA C# minorC#m G+G B minorBm
A augmentedA C# minorC#m E minor 7Em7 D MajorD


Verse 2:
A augmentedA           C# minorC#m
Sweetest candy gets a sugar coat
  G+G              D MajorD
We hit the ground running on a perfect road
A augmentedA       C# minorC#m
Give me love, give me real
E minor 7Em7        D MajorD
Give me something I can feel, now
A augmentedA       C# minorC#m
Senses are all bubble wrapped
G+G            D MajorD
All high on medication, a blurry generation

Chorus:
A minorAm     C majorC
Too rich to try
G+G        D MajorD
But too poor to buy
A minorAm      C majorC         G+G             D MajorD
Too smart to fool yourself into thinking that this is the life
A minorAm         C majorC
You're too young to reach
G+G       D MajorD
But too old to teach
A minorAm     C majorC       G+G           D MajorD  Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minor 7Em7 Fmaj7Fmaj7
And we got everything, or do we have nothing at all?

Interlude:
B minorBm A augmentedA B minorBm E minor 7Em7
B minorBm A augmentedA B minorBm E minor 7Em7


Chorus:
A minorAm         C majorC
You're too rich to try
G+G        D MajorD
But too poor to buy
A minorAm      C majorC         G+G             D MajorD
Too smart to fool yourself into thinking that this is the life
A minorAm         C majorC
You're too young to reach
G+G       D MajorD
But too old to teach
A minorAm     C majorC         G+G         D MajorD  Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minor 7Em7 Fmaj7Fmaj7
And we got everything, or do we have nothing at all?

A minorAm