Foo Fighters - Generator

generator foo fighters

standard tuning

riff A riff B
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – 6 – – 6 – – 4 – – 2 – – 4 – – 2 – – 4 – – 6 – | D – 6 – – 6 – – 4 – – 2 – – 4 – – 2 – – 4 – – 6 – – 4 – – 2 – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

riff C riff D
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | E – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | B – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | G – – – – – – – – 5 – – – |
D – 6 – – 6 – – 6 – – 7 – – 9 – – 11 – – 6 – – 7 – | D – – – – – 3 – – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | A – – 5 – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | E – – – – – – – – – – – – |

riff E riff F
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – 6 – – 4 – – 6 – – 7 – – 6 – – 4 – – | G – 7/ – – 9/ – – 11/ – – 14 – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | A – 5/ – – 7/ – – – 9/ – – 12 – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

riff G riff h
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | D – 6 – – 6 – – 4 – – 2 – – 4 – – 2 – – 4 – – 9 – – 7 – – |
A – 7 – – 7 – – 5 – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – | A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – 5 – – 4 – – 5 – – 7 – – – – – 0 – – | E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – |

intro

riff a riff B ( x2 ) riff C riff B riff C

( let chords ring out on every verse )

A5 E5
lately i’m getting better
F#m E5
wish i could stay sick with you
D5 Dm7
but there’s too many egos left to bruise

A5 E5
call it a sin you call it what ever
F#m E5
eating deep inside of you
D5
well if were me it’s all i’d ever do

riff E ( x2 )
A5 E5 F#m E5 D5 A5 E5 F#m E5 D5
riff B riff C riff B riff C

A5 E5 E5
stealing now and forever
F#m E5
i’ll steal something good for you
D5
but the criminal in me is no – one new

riff E ( x2 )

A5 E5 E5
til you find something better
F#m E5
when there’s nothing left to use
D5
and everything starts going down on you

riff E ( x2 )

A
i’m the generator ,
F
firing whenever you quit ,
F#m
yeah whatever it is ,
G G/A G/B
you go out and it’s on ,
Em/C D9
yeah can’t you hear my motor heart ,
F G
you’re the one that started it .

A5 E5 F#m E5 D5 A5 E5 F#m E5 D5
riff B riff C riff B riff C

A5 E5 E5
standing out on a tether
F#m E5
swing me around i’ll spin your news
D5
you let it down i’ll hang around with you

riff E ( x2 )

A5 E5 E5
til you find something better
F#m E5
and there’s no – one left to use
D5
and everyone keeps going down on you

riff E ( x2 )

A
i’m the generator ,
F
firing whenever you quit ,
F#m
yeah whatever it is ,
G G/A G/B
you go out and it’s on ,
Em/C D9
yeah can’t you hear my motor heart ,
F E
you’re the one that started it .

play an E chord for 16 beats then . . . .

riff G ( x4 )

A
i’m the generator ,
F
firing whenever you quit ,
F#m
yeah whatever it is ,
G G/A G/B
you go out and it’s on ,
Em/G D9
yeah can’t you hear my motor heart ,
F E
you’re the one that started it .
A
i’m the generator ,
F
i’m the generator ,
F#m
i’m the generator ,
G G/A G/B
i’m the generator you’re on ,
Em/C D9
yeah can’t you hear my motor heart ,
F G
you’re the one that started it .

A5 E5 A5 E5 A5 E5
riff B
riff h