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My Generation (Pete Townshend)
The Who
Submitted by lindy

Intro:
  G           F           G           F
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--------------0--0--0--0-------------|
|-0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3-|
|-2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3-|
|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-|


People try to put us down
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(Talkin’ ’bout my generation)
  G           F           G
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--------------0--|
|-0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--0--|
|-2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--2--|
|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--3--|


Just because we get around

(Talkin’ ’bout my generation)
  G           F           G
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--------------0--|
|-0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--0--|
|-2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--2--|
|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--3--|

The things they do look awful c-c-cold

(Talkin’ ’bout my generation)
  G           F           G
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--------------0--|
|-0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--0--|
|-2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--2--|
|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--3--|


I hope I die before I get old

(Talkin’ ’bout my generation)
  G           F           G
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--------------0--|
|-0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--0--|
|-2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--2--|
|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--3--|


This is my generation, this is my generation baby
|---------------------------------|
|-5-------5---------5-------5-5---|
|-5---7---5---------5---7---7-5---|
|-------------5-----------------5-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|



Why don’t you all f-f-fade away

(Talkin’ ’bout my generation)
  G           F           G
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--------------0--|
|-0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--0--|
|-2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--2--|
|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--3--|


Don’t try and think what we all s-s-say

(Talkin’ ’bout my generation)
  G           F           G
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--------------0--|
|-0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--0--|
|-2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--2--|
|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--3--|


I’m not trying to cause a big s-s-sensation

(Talkin’ ’bout my generation)
  G           F           G
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--------------0--|
|-0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--0--|
|-2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--2--|
|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--3--|


Just talkin’ ’bout my g-g-g-generation

This is my generation, this is my generation baby
|---------------------------------|
|-5-------5---------5-------5-5---|
|-5---7---5---------5---7---7-5---|
|-------------5-----------------5-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|



Bass Solo Verse 1


 Guitar I
  G           F           G
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--------------0--|
|-0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--0--|
|-2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--2--|
|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--3--|
|                            |
|                            |
|Guitar II                   |
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-2b4--0-0-------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|


Bass Solo Verse 2


 Guitar I
  G           F           G
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--------------0--|
|-0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--0--|
|-2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--2--|
|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--3--|
|                            |
|                            |
|Guitar II                   |
|----------------------------|
|---------5---5-------5---3--|
|---------5---7-------5---4--|
|-------------------------5--|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|


Bass Solo Verse 3


  G           F           G
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--------------0--|
|-0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--0--|
|-2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--2--|
|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--3--|
|                            |
|                            |
|Guitar II                   |
|----------------------------|
|-6--------------------------|
|-5b7--5--3-----5b7--5--3----|
|--------------------------5-|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|


Bass Solo Verse 4


|---3-6---6----------------------------------------------------------3--------------------|
|--3-----------3-----------------------------3--6-------3--6------------------6-----------|
|-3--------------5b7--5p3-----------3-3-5b7--------5b7----------5b7------5b7-----4----/6--|
|-------------------------5-3-5------5---------------------------------------------5--/7--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Why don’t you all f-f-fade away

(Talkin’ ’bout my generation)
  A          G           A
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-7--7--7-7--5--5--5--5--7-|
|-7--7--7-7--5--5--5--5--7-|
|-5--5--5-5--3--3--3--3--5-|



Yeah, don’t try and t-think what we all s-s-s-s-say

(Talkin’ ’bout my generation)
  A          G           A
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-7--7--7-7--5--5--5--5--7-|
|-7--7--7-7--5--5--5--5--7-|
|-5--5--5-5--3--3--3--3--5-|



Not tryin’ to cause b-big sensation

(Talkin’ ’bout my generation)
  A          G           A
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-7--7--7-7--5--5--5--5--7-|
|-7--7--7-7--5--5--5--5--7-|
|-5--5--5-5--3--3--3--3--5-|



Just Talkin’ ’bout my g-generation

(Talkin’ ’bout my generation)
  A          G           A
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-7--7--7-7--5--5--5--5--7-|
|-7--7--7-7--5--5--5--5--7-|
|-5--5--5-5--3--3--3--3--5-|

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5--5--5-5-5---5--5--5----5--5-5-5-5--5--5--5----5--5-5-5-5-|
|-6--7--7-7-7---6--6--6h7--7--7-7-7-7--6--6--6h7--7--7-7-7-7-|
|--------------------------------------7---------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|

  A#          G#
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6---8-|
|-8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6---8-|
|-6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4---6-|



People try to put us d-down

(Talkin’ ’bout my generation)
  A#          G#          A#
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--8-|
|-8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--8-|
|-6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--6-|



Just because we g-g-g-get around

(Talkin’ ’bout my generation)
  A#          G#          A#
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--8-|
|-8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--8-|
|-6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--6-|


Things they do look awful c-c-old

(Talkin’ ’bout my generation)
|-----------------------------|
|-6-6-6--6---6-6-6----6---6---|
|-7-7-7--8---8-8-8----8---7---|
|-------------------------8---|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|


Yeah, I hope I die before I get old

(Talkin’ ’bout my generation)
|-----------------------------|
|-6-6-6--6---6-6-6----6---6---|
|-7-7-7--8---8-8-8----8---7---|
|-------------------------8---|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6--6--6-6-6---6--6--6----6--6-6-6-6--6--6--6----6--6-6-6-6-|
|-7--8--8-8-8---7--7--7h8--8--8-8-8-8--7--7--7h8--8--8-8-8-8-|
|--------------------------------------8---------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|


Outro:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------6-----------6-----6-----5-----6-----5---------3-------6-6-----5-5-6----5---5-5-6--|
|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----------5-----5-5-5---5-5-5----5---5-5-5--|
|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----3h5---5-----5-5-5---5-5-5----5---5-5-5--|
|-3-----------3-----------3-----3-----3-----3-----------3---------3-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
|-6--5------6--5------6--5-------6--5--------------------------------------------------------------1--|
|-5--5------5--5------5--5-------5--5--------------------------------------------------------------0--|
|-5--5------5--5------5--5-------5--5--------------------(Drum.Solo)-------------------------------2--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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