D (xx0232@1)DEvery (xx0232@1)generation gets fooled again
    AAnd (x02220@1)every generation is the same
        BmAnd (x24432@1)its no good saying its not in your name
G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1) 'cause it is in your name
    DAnd (xx0232@1)this generation is to blame
    AAnd (x02220@1)this generation is the same
        BmAnd (x24432@1)I'm sorry that I can't join in any more
G (320003@1)                    A (x02220@1)              GBut (320003@1)I've been let down too many times before
   AOh (x02220@1)yeah we mean it
D (xx0232@1)           Bm (x24432@1) We hate the kids
   G (320003@1)                       A (x02220@1)     DSo (xx0232@1)dance dance dance to this radio tonight

DI (xx0232@1)wanted to believe in rock'n'roll stars
  AI (x02220@1)wanted to believe in contemporary art
  BmI (x24432@1)wanted to aspire to a higher path
G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1) But there's no higher path
       DIt (xx0232@1)was ever thus, and it was ever you
         AAnd (x02220@1)it's ever us because we'll do it too
          BmAnd (x24432@1)we're sorry to the all the disinherited meek, and
      G (320003@1)                              AWe're (x02220@1)sorry for this con-trick that we play on the people
G (320003@1)  A (x02220@1) Oh yeah we mean it
D (xx0232@1)           Bm (x24432@1) We hate the kids
   G (320003@1)                       A (x02220@1)     D (xx0232@1)    G (320003@1)ASo (x02220@1)dance dance dance to this radio tonight

DAnd (xx0232@1)nobody ever comes alive
        AAnd (x02220@1)the journalists clamour round glamour like flies
    BmAnd (x24432@1)boys who should know better grin and get high
G (320003@1)                   AWith (x02220@1)fat men who once met the MC5
    DAnd (xx0232@1)no one discusses what they don't understand
    AAnd (x02220@1)no one does anything to harm the brand
         BmAnd (x24432@1)this gift is an illusion, this isn't hard
G (320003@1)                   A (x02220@1)                 GAbsolutely (320003@1)anyone can play the fucking guitar
   AOh (x02220@1)yeah we mean it
D (xx0232@1)           Bm (x24432@1) We hate the kids
GUseless (320003@1)children genuflecting
ATo (x02220@1)the idols who exploit them
GOpen (320003@1)mouthed and arsed expecting
ASome (x02220@1)god to anoint them
G (320003@1)                       A (x02220@1)     D (xx0232@1)    G (320003@1)ADance (x02220@1)Dance Dance to this radio tonight

D G A
D G A

DAnd (xx0232@1)there's always a monk to get set on fire
            AAnd (x02220@1)there's always a crackhead charismatic liar
            BmAnd (x24432@1)there's always a depth to which you can aspire
            G (320003@1)               AAnd (x02220@1)there's always a teenager due to expire
DPop (xx0232@1)had a beginning, it grew and was tended
ANow (x02220@1)it is rotten. Let it be ended.
    BmLet (x24432@1)every hopeless case that every drummer befriended,
G (320003@1)                         AEvery (x02220@1)seven-inch that every student intended
      D (xx0232@1)                     
Every groupie and ligger and identity seeker
      AEvery (x02220@1)druggy and drinker and every loudspeaker
   BmBe (x24432@1)done with, be piled up, tossed, set alight
GNo (320003@1)more music, thank you and goodnight.