Tuning: E A D G B E

[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 C#m G Bm A C#m Em7 D [Verse 1]

^ABorn in the free land, ^C#mbrought up by soft hands ^GCruisin' the left lane ^Bm ^APaint by numbers, ^C#mresults in numbness say numbers ^Em7Go the game ^Dplan ^ASilver tongues and ^Erusty lungs ^GMy love and hate relation,^D a velvet generation

[Chorus]

^AmToo rich to ^Ctry ^GBut too poor to ^Dbuy ^AmToo smart to ^Cfool yourself into ^Gthinking that this is the ^Dlife ^AmYou're too young to ^Creach ^GBut too old to ^Dteach ^AmWe got ^Ceverything, or ^Gdo we have nothing at ^Dall? ^Fmaj7 ^Em7

A C#m G Bm A C#m Em7 D [Verse 2]

^ASweetest candy gets a ^C#msugar coat We ^Ghit the ground running on a ^Dperfect road ^AGive me love, ^C#mgive me real ^Em7Give me something ^DI can feel, now ^ASenses are all ^C#mbubble wrapped ^GAll high on medication, ^Da blurry generation

[Chorus]

^AmToo rich to ^Ctry ^GBut too poor to ^Dbuy ^AmToo smart to ^Cfool yourself into ^Gthinking that this is the ^Dlife ^AmYou're too young to ^Creach ^GBut too old to ^Dteach ^AmAnd we got ^Ceverything, or ^Gdo we have nothing at ^Dall? ^Fmaj7 ^Em7 ^Fmaj7

[Interlude] Bm A Bm Em7 Bm A Bm Em7 [Chorus]

^AmYou're too rich to ^Ctry ^GBut too poor to ^Dbuy ^AmToo smart to ^Cfool yourself into ^Gthinking that this is the ^Dlife ^AmYou're too young to ^Creach ^GBut too old to ^Dteach ^AmAnd we got ^Ceverything, or do ^Gwe have nothing at ^Dall? ^Fmaj7 ^Em7 ^Fmaj7

Douwe Bob - Velvet generation