Kids Of The Baby Boom Chords by The Bellamy Brothers
Tempo:
98.45 bpm
Chords used:
D
F#m
A
G
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m] [A] [G#]
[F#m] [A]
[D]
Our daddies won the war, then they came home to our moms.
They gave them so much love that all us kids were born.
[G] We all grew up on Mickey Mouse and Hula Hoops.
[Bm] [E]
[D] Then we all bought BMWs and brand new pickup trucks.
[F#m] And we watched John Kennedy die one [A] afternoon.
[D] [E] [A] Kids [D] of the baby boom.
It was a time of new prosperity in the USA.
All the fortunate offsprings never had to pay.
We [G] had sympathy for the devil and the Rolling [Bm] Stones.
[E]
[D] Then we got a little older, we found Hagrid and Jones.
[F#m] Eight generations screaming for [A] more room.
Kids [D] of the baby boom.
Kids [G] of the baby boom.
We had freedom, we had money.
[D] Baby boom.
We were in the land of milk and honey.
[F#m] Counting our chickens way [A] too soon.
Kids [D] of the baby boom.
Now we all can run computers and we all can dance.
We all have Calvin Klein written on our underpants.
[G] At six o'clock like robots we turn on the news.
[Em]
[D] Watch those third world countries deal out more abuse.
[F#m] Remember the first man [A] on the moon.
Kids of the baby [D] boom.
Kids [G] of the baby boom.
We had freedom, we had money.
[D] Baby boom.
We were in the land of milk and honey.
[F#m] Counting our chickens [A] way too soon.
Kids [D] of the baby boom.
As our lives become a capsule they send to the stars.
And our children look at us like we came from Mars.
[G] As the farms disappear and the sky turns [D] black.
[Em]
[D] We're a nation full of takers never giving back.
[F#m] We never stop to think what we [A] consume.
Kids [D] of the baby boom.
[G] Kids of the baby boom.
We had freedom, we had money.
[D] Baby boom.
We were in the land of milk and honey.
[F#m] Counting our chickens way too [A] soon.
Kids of the [D] baby boom.
[F#m] Our optimism [A] mingles with the doom.
[Bm] [C#m] Kids of [D] the baby boom.
[F#m] [D]
[F#m] [A]
[D]
Our daddies won the war, then they came home to our moms.
They gave them so much love that all us kids were born.
[G] We all grew up on Mickey Mouse and Hula Hoops.
[Bm] [E]
[D] Then we all bought BMWs and brand new pickup trucks.
[F#m] And we watched John Kennedy die one [A] afternoon.
[D] [E] [A] Kids [D] of the baby boom.
It was a time of new prosperity in the USA.
All the fortunate offsprings never had to pay.
We [G] had sympathy for the devil and the Rolling [Bm] Stones.
[E]
[D] Then we got a little older, we found Hagrid and Jones.
[F#m] Eight generations screaming for [A] more room.
Kids [D] of the baby boom.
Kids [G] of the baby boom.
We had freedom, we had money.
[D] Baby boom.
We were in the land of milk and honey.
[F#m] Counting our chickens way [A] too soon.
Kids [D] of the baby boom.
Now we all can run computers and we all can dance.
We all have Calvin Klein written on our underpants.
[G] At six o'clock like robots we turn on the news.
[Em]
[D] Watch those third world countries deal out more abuse.
[F#m] Remember the first man [A] on the moon.
Kids of the baby [D] boom.
Kids [G] of the baby boom.
We had freedom, we had money.
[D] Baby boom.
We were in the land of milk and honey.
[F#m] Counting our chickens [A] way too soon.
Kids [D] of the baby boom.
As our lives become a capsule they send to the stars.
And our children look at us like we came from Mars.
[G] As the farms disappear and the sky turns [D] black.
[Em]
[D] We're a nation full of takers never giving back.
[F#m] We never stop to think what we [A] consume.
Kids [D] of the baby boom.
[G] Kids of the baby boom.
We had freedom, we had money.
[D] Baby boom.
We were in the land of milk and honey.
[F#m] Counting our chickens way too [A] soon.
Kids of the [D] baby boom.
[F#m] Our optimism [A] mingles with the doom.
[Bm] [C#m] Kids of [D] the baby boom.
[F#m] [D]
Key:
D
F#m
A
G
Bm
D
F#m
A
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G#] _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Our daddies won the war, then they came home to our moms.
They gave them so much love that all us kids were born. _
[G] We all grew up on Mickey Mouse and Hula Hoops.
[Bm] _ [E]
[D] Then we all bought BMWs and brand new pickup trucks.
[F#m] And we watched John Kennedy die one [A] afternoon.
[D] _ [E] [A] Kids [D] of the baby boom.
_ _ _ It was a time of new prosperity in the USA. _ _
All the fortunate offsprings never had to pay.
We [G] had sympathy for the devil and the Rolling [Bm] Stones.
[E]
[D] Then we got a little older, we found Hagrid and Jones.
[F#m] Eight generations screaming for [A] more room.
Kids [D] of the baby boom.
_ _ _ Kids [G] of the baby boom.
We had freedom, we had money.
[D] Baby boom.
We were in the land of milk and honey.
[F#m] Counting our chickens way [A] too soon.
Kids [D] of the baby boom. _ _ _ _
Now we all can run computers and we all can dance.
We all have Calvin Klein written on our underpants.
[G] At six o'clock like robots we turn on the news.
[Em] _
[D] Watch those third world countries deal out more abuse. _
[F#m] Remember the first man [A] on the moon.
Kids of the baby [D] boom.
_ _ _ Kids [G] of the baby boom.
We had freedom, we had money.
[D] Baby boom.
We were in the land of milk and honey.
[F#m] _ Counting our chickens [A] way too soon.
Kids [D] of the baby boom. _ _ _
As our lives become a capsule they send to the stars.
And our children look at us like we came from Mars.
[G] As the farms disappear and the sky turns [D] black.
[Em]
[D] We're a nation full of takers never giving back.
[F#m] We never stop to think what we [A] consume.
Kids [D] of the baby boom.
_ _ _ [G] Kids of the baby boom.
We had freedom, we had money.
[D] Baby boom.
We were in the land of milk and honey. _
[F#m] Counting our chickens way too [A] soon.
_ Kids of the [D] baby boom. _ _ _ _
[F#m] Our optimism [A] mingles with the doom.
[Bm] _ [C#m] Kids of [D] the baby boom.
_ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Our daddies won the war, then they came home to our moms.
They gave them so much love that all us kids were born. _
[G] We all grew up on Mickey Mouse and Hula Hoops.
[Bm] _ [E]
[D] Then we all bought BMWs and brand new pickup trucks.
[F#m] And we watched John Kennedy die one [A] afternoon.
[D] _ [E] [A] Kids [D] of the baby boom.
_ _ _ It was a time of new prosperity in the USA. _ _
All the fortunate offsprings never had to pay.
We [G] had sympathy for the devil and the Rolling [Bm] Stones.
[E]
[D] Then we got a little older, we found Hagrid and Jones.
[F#m] Eight generations screaming for [A] more room.
Kids [D] of the baby boom.
_ _ _ Kids [G] of the baby boom.
We had freedom, we had money.
[D] Baby boom.
We were in the land of milk and honey.
[F#m] Counting our chickens way [A] too soon.
Kids [D] of the baby boom. _ _ _ _
Now we all can run computers and we all can dance.
We all have Calvin Klein written on our underpants.
[G] At six o'clock like robots we turn on the news.
[Em] _
[D] Watch those third world countries deal out more abuse. _
[F#m] Remember the first man [A] on the moon.
Kids of the baby [D] boom.
_ _ _ Kids [G] of the baby boom.
We had freedom, we had money.
[D] Baby boom.
We were in the land of milk and honey.
[F#m] _ Counting our chickens [A] way too soon.
Kids [D] of the baby boom. _ _ _
As our lives become a capsule they send to the stars.
And our children look at us like we came from Mars.
[G] As the farms disappear and the sky turns [D] black.
[Em]
[D] We're a nation full of takers never giving back.
[F#m] We never stop to think what we [A] consume.
Kids [D] of the baby boom.
_ _ _ [G] Kids of the baby boom.
We had freedom, we had money.
[D] Baby boom.
We were in the land of milk and honey. _
[F#m] Counting our chickens way too [A] soon.
_ Kids of the [D] baby boom. _ _ _ _
[F#m] Our optimism [A] mingles with the doom.
[Bm] _ [C#m] Kids of [D] the baby boom.
_ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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