Lost Generation Chords
Lost Generation by Elliott Murphy is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, C, Dm, G, F, Gsus4 and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Am C Dm G
verse 1
F C
The mother of the outlaw
Dm Am
Thinks about the time he had the mumps
F C
And she's really very sorry
Dm
And she hopes this has nothing to do
Am
With the way she brought him up
F C
And the outlaw he lies wounded
Dm Am
As the doctor gives the police sergeant a nod
F C
And the last words he was saying
Dm G
Something about I do believe in God
Am Dm
And who divides the oceans
G C
When a generation's lost its place
Am Dm
And who sets the motion
G Gsus4 G
Of the human race
verse 2
F C
And the sister of the prostitute
Dm Am
She's trying to find the right way to love
F C
Cause when it gets down to make a living
Dm Am
These days it's pretty hard for a girl to get it up
F C
And the romance on her street corner
Dm Am
He rides around in Eldorado fame
F C
And lately she's been thinking
Dm G
That what she's been seeing in the movies just ain't the same
Am Dm
And who divides the oceans
G C
When a generation's lost its place
Am Dm
And who sets the motion
G Gsus4 G
Of the human race
Interlude
Am G Em Dm
Am Dm G Gsus4 G
verse 3
F C
And the legless Vietnam survivor
Dm Am
He's trying to find a job or a wife
F C
Cause he can't find peace with honor
Dm Am
As he gets conditioned to his wheelchair life
F C
And the killers still run the country
Dm Am
And they count their money with their bloodstained hands
F C
And lately I've been thinking
Dm G
Maybe it s time we really took a stand
Am Dm
And who divides the oceans
G C
When a generation's lost its place
Am Dm
And who sets the motion
G Gsus4 G
Of the human race
Outro
Am Dm G Gsus4 G F