G                  C        G
My, oh my, how the time has passed
                 D    G
Lt. Surge to the S.S. Anne
                    C         G
Fight Clefairy from all these Lass
             D    Em 
to top percentage Rattata
G                      C         G
We thought we'd become champions fast
                      D      G
walking straight into taller grass
                     C    G
Professor stopped us in a flash,
                          D         Em
turned right around back into Oak's lab


[Pre-Chorus]

     G         Am            Em
See, we won't forget who we chose first
   C     G             Am        Em     C
in that generation, on that 8-bit engine
     G         Am            Em
See, we won't forget who we chose first
   C      G           Am           Em
in that generation, the original region,
     C
that region, hey!


[Chorus]

 G         C     G
Lada-dada-da-dadada
          D      G
Lada-dada-da-dadado
                      C  G 
Whether it's Hoenn or Sinnoh
                        D    G
We'll find our way back into Kanto, hey!
 G         C     G
Lada-dada-da-dadada
          D      G
Lada-dada-da-dadado
                      C  G 
Whether it's Hoenn or Sinnoh
                        D    G
We'll find our way back into Kanto, 


[Verse]

G                           C     G
So, here's to catching your first Pidgey
                        D      G
and learning how to use Bill's PC
                    C   G
A shocking win over Misty
                         D      G
to your final badge from Giovanni


[Pre-Chorus]

     G         Am            Em
See, we won't forget who we chose first
   C     G             Am        Em     C
in that generation, on that 8-bit engine
     G         Am            Em
See, we won't forget who we chose first
   C      G           Am           Em
in that generation, the original region,
     C
that region, hey!


[Chorus]

 G         C     G
Lada-dada-da-dadada
          D      G
Lada-dada-da-dadado
                      C  G 
Whether it's Hoenn or Sinnoh
                        D    G
We'll find our way back into Kanto, hey!

 G         C     G
Lada-dada-da-dadada
          D      G
Lada-dada-da-dadado
             C         G 
Whether it's Hoenn or Sinnoh
                        D    G
We'll find our way back into Kanto,


[Bridge]

    G             D              Em
Opponents losing, we're leveling up
    Am  G        D
Got ba--dges for days
G            D   Em
Kalos, Johto to Unova,
               Am   G  D
we stay in the Hall of Fame
G         Am         Em    C
We run on that 8-bit engine
G         Am      Em    C
in that original region
G         Am         Em    C
We run on that 8-bit engine
G         Am      Em     C
in that original region,
N.C.
that region, hey!


[Chorus]

 G         C     G
Lada-dada-da-dadada
          D      G
Lada-dada-da-dadado
                      C  G 
Whether it's Hoenn or Sinnoh
                        D    G
We'll find our way back into Kanto, hey!
 G         C     G
Lada-dada-da-dadada
          D      G
Lada-dada-da-dadado
                      C  G 
Whether it's Hoenn or Sinnoh
                        D    G
We'll find our way back into Kanto, hey!
G         C     G
Lada-dada-da-dadada
           D     G
Lada-dada-da-dadado
                      C  G 
Whether it's Hoenn or Sinnoh
                        D    Em
we'll find our way back into Kanto
G                       D    Em
we'll find our way back into Kanto
G                       D    G
we'll find our way back into Kanto