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My Generation

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[note: song is played in key of A (progressing up) and without final verse on
stage -- A, A/G; B, B/A; D, D/C]
[Intro]
||  G   G   G   G|  G/F   G/F   G/F   G/G||x2  G  
[Verse]
People try to put us d-down (GTalGkin' 'Gbout Gmy G/Fgen-G/Fer- G/Fa-  G/Ftion)
Just because we get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
[Chorus]
This is my geneGrationGsus4  G7  Gsus4  
This is my geneGration, Gsus4babyG7  Gsus4  G  
[Verse]
Why don't you all f-fade away (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
And don't try to dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm not trying to cause a big s-s-sensation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
[Chorus]
This is my geneGrationGsus4  G7  Gsus4  
This is my geneGration, Gsus4babyG7  Gsus4  G  
[bass solo]                         
||  G|   |  G   G   G6   G6|  G7   G7   G6   G6||x4       G  
[modulate to A]               
||  A   A   A   A|  A/G   A/G   A/G   A/G||x2  A  
[Verse]
Why don't you all f-fade away (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
And don't try to d-dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm not trying to cause a b-big s-s-sensation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
[Chorus]
This is my generAationAsus4  
This is my generAation, Asus4baby
[modulate to B]b             x2
||  Bb   Bb   Bb   Bb|  Bb/Ab   Bb/Ab   Bb/Ab   Bb/Ab|| Bb  
[Verse]
People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Just because we g-g-get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
Yeah, I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
[Chorus]
This is my generation
This is my generation, baby
[modulate to C for finale]   repeat to end
||    C   F/C||
||  C   C   C   C|  C/Bb   C/Bb   C/Bb   C/Bb||

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My Generation

by The Who

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F

G/G

Gsus4

A/G

Asus4

Bb/Ab

F/C

C/Bb

[note: song is played in key of A (progressing up) and without final verse on

stage -- A, A/G; B, B/A; D, D/C]

[Intro]

G G G G G/F G/F G/F G/G G

|| | ||x2

[Verse]

G G G G G/F G/F G/F G/F

People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my gen-er- a- tion)

Just because we get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

[Chorus]

G Gsus4 G7 Gsus4

This is my generation

G Gsus4 G7 Gsus4 G

This is my generation, baby

[Verse]

Why don't you all f-fade away (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

And don't try to dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

I'm not trying to cause a big s-s-sensation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

[Chorus]

G Gsus4 G7 Gsus4

This is my generation

G Gsus4 G7 Gsus4 G

This is my generation, baby

[bass solo]

G G G G6 G6 G7 G7 G6 G6 G

|| | | | ||x4

[modulate to A]

A A A A A/G A/G A/G A/G A

|| | ||x2

[Verse]

Why don't you all f-fade away (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

And don't try to d-dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

I'm not trying to cause a b-big s-s-sensation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

[Chorus]

A Asus4

This is my generation

A Asus4

This is my generation, baby

[modulate to B]b x2

Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb

|| | ||

[Verse]

People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

Just because we g-g-get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

Yeah, I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation)

[Chorus]

This is my generation

This is my generation, baby

[modulate to C for finale] repeat to end

C F/C

|| ||

C C C C C/Bb C/Bb C/Bb C/Bb

|| | ||

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