Key: Ab
Introduction: A G#m Bm E A
A D7M
Every generation, blames the one before
A D7M
And all of their frustrations, come beating on your door
G
I know that I&rsquo m a prisoner to all my father held so dear
Bm
I know that I&rsquo m a hostage to all his hopes and fears
E A
I just wish I could have told him in the living years
A
Crumpled bits of paper
D7M
Filled with imperfect thoughts
A D7M
Stilted conversations, I&rsquo m afraid that&rsquo s all we&rsquo ve got
G
You say you just don&rsquo t see it, he says its perfect sense
Bm
You just can&rsquo t get agreement, in this present tense
E A
We all talk a different language, talking in defense
A
So say it loud
D
Say it clear
Bm E A
You can listen as well as you hear
A
It&rsquo s too late (it&rsquo s too late)
D
When we die (when we die)
Bm E A
To admit we don&rsquo t see eye to eye
A
So we open up the quarrel
D7M
Between the present and the past
A
We only sacrifice the future
D7M
It&rsquo s the bitterness that lasts
G
So don&rsquo t yield to the fortunes
G
You sometimes see as fate
Bm
It may have a new perspective on a different day
E A
And if you don&rsquo t give up, and don&rsquo t give in, you may just be OK
A
So say it say it say it loud
D
Say it clear
Bm E A
You can listen as well as you hear
A
&lsquo Cos it&rsquo s too late (it&rsquo s too late)
D
When we die (when we die)
Bm E A
To admit we don&rsquo t see eye to eye
A
I wasn&rsquo t there that morning
D7M
When my father passed away
A D7M
I didn&rsquo t get to tell him, all the things I had to say
G
I think I caught his spirit, later that same year
Bm
I&rsquo m sure I heard his echo in my baby&rsquo s newborn tears
E A
I just wish I could have told him in the living years
A
So say it say it say it loud
D
Say it clear
Bm E A
You can listen as well as you hear
A
&lsquo Cos it&rsquo s too late (it&rsquo s too late)
D
When we die (when we die)
Bm E A
To admit we don&rsquo t see eye to eye
A
Yes it&rsquo s too late (it&rsquo s too late)
D7M
When we die (when we die)
Bm E A
To admit we don&rsquo t see eye to eye
A
Every generation&hellip