Blue Mountain – “Generic America” From the album “Homegrown” Tabs by Tim Prizer ([email protected]) Suggestions welcome! Standard Tuning Chords used: [D]: x-x-0-2-3-2 [Asus]: x-0-2-2-3-0 [G]: 3-2-0-0-3-3 [Em7]: 0-2-2-0-3-0 INTRO: [D] [Asus] [G] [D] [Asus] [G] [D] [G] [Em7] [Asus] Some [D] people wanna [Asus] tell you it’s [G] fine To spend your [D] whole life [Asus] standing in [G] line Well [D] go on ahead, join the [G] living dead I’ve [Em7] got a different plan [Asus] for mine When the [D] sun comes [Asus] over the [G] sea I’ll [D] tell you where [Asus] I’m a’ gonna [G] be [D] Riding in the van with the [G] rest of my band The [Em7] wheels singing in [Asus] my dreams Oh [G] please forgive me if I [Asus] can’t learn to live in [D] your Generic [G] America Where the [D] waving [Asus] fields got [G] paved The [D] kids were out [Asus] looking for a [G] rave And the [D] rest of us sat on our [G] big fat ass [Em7] Watching the Rose Bowl [Asus] parade Oh [G] why can’t you see that [Asus] I can’t be me in [D] your Generic [G] America Don't [D] wanna live [Asus] vicarious[G]ly In a [D] virtual re[Asus]ali[G]ty [D] Shopping malls and [G] prison walls [Em7] All look the same [Asus] to me GUITAR BREAK (same as intro) So [D] don’t try to [Asus] tell me it’s [G] fine Don’t [D] tell me that I’m [Asus] wasting my [G] time Every[D]body line up, [G] piss in a cup You [Em7] gotta be out of [Asus] your mind ‘Cause I’ll [D] do it any[Asus]where I [G] choose All [D] over your de[Asus]signer [G] shoes Be[D]ware of a ruffian who [G] ain’t got nothing He [Em7] ain’t got nothing [Asus] to lose Oh [G] please forgive me if I [Asus] can’t learn to live in [D] your Generic [G] America Where the [D] waving [Asus] fields got [G] paved The [D] kids were out [Asus] looking for a [G] rave And the [D] rest of us sat on our [G] big fat ass [Em7] Watching the Rose Bowl [Asus] parade Oh [G] why can’t you see that [Asus] I can’t be me in [D] your Generic [G] America Don't [D] wanna live [Asus] vicarious[G]ly In a [D] virtual re[Asus]ali[G]ty [D] Shopping malls and [G] prison walls [Em7] All look the same [Asus] to me INTRO CHORDS AGAIN TO CLOSE