[Intro]
A 
Why why why why 
A 
Why why why why 
 F#m      E 
Why why why
[Strophe]
A 
I was off 
                       F#m 
Keying cars parked on radium lawns 
     E 
By suburbian moms 
A 
I called a friend 
A 
Let's meet at ten 
       F#m 
Go wherever we want 
                E 
'Cause no one cares that we're gone
[Pre-Refrain]
A 
This town don't got much to do 
A 
You and I haven't got much to lose 
F#m                                
Do you wanna rock in your room like
            E 
 we always do? 
Do you wanna rock in your room like we always do? 
A 
Talk about how fast we grew 
A 
And all the big dreams that we won't
 pursue 
And all the big dreams that we won't pursue 
      F#m                          
Then get in your car and laugh 'til
               E 
 we both turn blue
Then get in your car and laugh 'til we both turn blue
[Refrain]
                   A 
'Cause we are the helpless, selfish,
 one of a kind 
'Cause we are the helpless, selfish, one of a kind 
     A 
Millennium kids, that all wanna die 
  F#m                              
Walking in the street with no light
            E 
 inside our eyes 
Walking in the street with no light inside our eyes 
             A 
We are the worthless, cursed with too
 much time 
We are the worthless, cursed with too much time 
    A 
We get into trouble and lose our
 minds 
We get into trouble and lose our minds 
     F#m                           
Something that I've heard a million
              E 
 times in my life 
Something that I've heard a million times in my life 
  
Generation Why
[Strophe]
  A 
Parents think, we're fast asleep 
         F#m                    
But as soon as we're home, we're
          E 
 sneaking out the window 
But as soon as we're home, we're sneaking out the window 
A 
'Cause at this rate of earth decay 
              F#m 
Our world's ending at noon 
                  E 
Can we all just move to the moon?
[Pre-Refrain]
 A 
This town don't got much to do 
 A 
And you and I haven't got much to
 lose 
And you and I haven't got much to lose 
         F#m                       
Do you wanna leave everyone in this
             E 
 place for good?
Do you wanna leave everyone in this place for good?
[Refrain]
                   A 
'Cause we are the helpless, selfish,
 one of a kind 
'Cause we are the helpless, selfish, one of a kind 
     A 
Millennium kids, that all wanna die 
  F#m                              
Walking in the street with no light
            E 
 inside our eyes 
Walking in the street with no light inside our eyes 
             A 
We are the worthless, cursed with too
 much time 
We are the worthless, cursed with too much time 
    A 
We get into trouble and lose our
 minds 
We get into trouble and lose our minds 
     F#m                           
Something that I've heard a million
              E 
 times in my life 
Something that I've heard a million times in my life 
  
Generation Why
[Pont]
A                            F#m 
Why why why why why why why why 
  
We're livin' night to night 
 C#m                          E 
Why why why why why why why why 
  
Since we're bound to die, oh 
 A                            F#m 
Why why why why why why why why 
  
Oh, what's the use in trying? 
 C#m                         E 
Why why why why why why why why 
  
And it's exactly why
[Refrain]
                   A 
'Cause we are the helpless, selfish,
 one of a kind 
'Cause we are the helpless, selfish, one of a kind 
     A 
Millennium kids, that all wanna die 
  F#m                              
Walking in the street with no light
            E 
 inside our eyes 
Walking in the street with no light inside our eyes 
             A 
We are the worthless, cursed with too
 much time 
We are the worthless, cursed with too much time 
    A 
We get into trouble and lose our
 minds 
We get into trouble and lose our minds 
     F#m                           
Something that I've heard a million
              E 
 times in my life 
Something that I've heard a million times in my life 
  
Generation why
[Outro]
 A                            F#m 
Why why why why why why why why 
  Bm                       E 
Why why why why why why why why 
  A                           F#m 
Why why why why why why why why 
  Bm                         E 
Why why why why why why why why