Foo Fighters - Generator: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Generator" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

 A                       E
Lately I'm getting better
F#m                          E
Wish I could stay sick with you
      D                                 Dm7
But there's too many egos left to bruise

A                                  E
Call it a sin you call it what ever
F#m                    E
Eating deep inside of you
 D
Well if were me it's all I'd ever do

Stealing now and forever
I'll steal something good for you
But the criminal in me is no-one new

Til you find something better
When there's nothing left to use
And everything starts going down on you

Chorus:
A
I'm the generator,
                     F
Firing whenever you quit,
                 F#m
Yeah whatever it is,
                    G
You go out and it's on,
                D9
Yeah can't you hear my motor heart,
Dm                          G
You're the one that started it.

Standing out on a tether
Swing me around I'll spin your news
You let it down I'll hang around with you

Til you find something better
And there's no-one left to use
And everyone keeps going down on you

Chorus:
I'm the generator,
Firing whenever you quit,
Yeah whatever it is,
You go out and it's on,
Yeah can't you hear my motor heart,
Dm                          E
You're the one that started it. - x2

A
I'm the generator,

I'm the generator,
F
I'm the generator,
I'm the generator,
F#m
I'm the generator
I'm the generator
       G
you're on,
               D9
Yeah can't you hear my motor heart,
Dm                          G
You're the one that started it.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

D9

Guitar chord D9

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Generator" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Generator" by Foo Fighters.

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