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My Generation

• G

G  (A)                 x022xx  
G/F  (A/G)             3x22xx  
Gsus4/F  (Asus4/G)     x04230  
G7  (A7)               x05250  
G5  (A5)               57xxxx  
G6  (A6)               59xxxx  
G7  (A7)               510xxx  
A  (B)                 x244xx  
A/G  (B/A)             x044xx  
Bb  (C)                x355xx  
Bb/Ab  (C/Bb)          6x55xx  
C  (D)                 xx0232  
Csus4/Bb (Dsus4/C)     x30033  
C/Bb  (D/C)            x30230  

People try to put us d-down          (Talkin' 'bout my generation)  
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/F   Gsus4/F   |G   Gsus4|G7/F Gsus4/F|  
This is my generation       this is my generation, baby  
               |---------|-----------------|---------|------------|  
               |----2-3--|--5-5-5/3--------|---2---3/|5-5---3/3-3-|  
               |----2-2--|2-2-2-2----------|---2---2/|2-2---2/2-2-|  
               |------4--|5-5------4-------|2------4/|5-5---4/4-4-|  
               |0--------|-----------------|0-----0--|------------|  
               |---------|-----------------|---------|------------|  

repeat verse  
Why don't you all f-fade away                      (Talkin' 'bout my generation)  
Yeah, and don't try and 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)  

repeat Chorus  
        
|G   Gsus4|G7/F      Gsus4/F|G   Gsus4|G7/F  Gsus4/F|  
My generation       this is my generation, baby  
       |---------|----0------------|---------|---0---------|  
       |----2-3--|-/5-5--5-5--5--3-|---2---3-|/5-5----3-3--|  
       |----2-2--|--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|2--2---2-|-2-2----2-2--|  
       |----2-4--|-/5------------4-|2------4-|/5-5----4-4--|  
       |0--------|-----------------|0--------|---0---------|  
       |---------|-----------------|---------|-------------|  

bass solo          (F bass     )                      (F bass     )  
|G5 |   |G5 G5 G6 G6 |G7 G7 G6 G6 |G5  |   |G5 G5 G6 G6 |G7 G7 G6 G6 |  
|---|---|0-----------|------------|----|---|0--0--0--0--|0--0--0-----|  
|---|---|------------|------------|----|---|5--5--x--7--|8--8--8--7--|  
|2--|---|5^----2--2--|2--2--2-----|----|---|6--6--x--7--|9--9--9--7--|  
|2--|---|------------|------------|2---|---|------------|------------|  
|0--|---|------------|------------|0---|---|------------|------------|  
|---|---|------------|------------|----|---|------------|------------|  

                      (F bass     )                     (F bass     )  
|G5  |   |G5 G5 G6 G6 |G7 G7 G6 G6 |G5 |   |G5 G5 G6 G6 |G7 G7 G6 G6 |  
|0---|---|------------|------------|---|---|----8-------|------------|  
|5---|---|---7^-7-5---|---7^-7-5---|---|---|8h10-----10\|5-----------|  
|6---|---|---7^-7-5~--|---7^-7-5~--|---|---|------------|5-7^^7p5----|  
|----|---|------------|------------|---|---|------------|---------7-5|  
|----|---|0-----------|0-----------|0--|---|------------|------------|  
|----|---|------------|------------|---|---|------------|------------|  

                  (F bass           )                 (F bass          )  
|G5 G5 Gsus4 Gsus4|G7 G7 Gsus4 Gsus4|G5 G5 Gsus4 Gsus4|G7 G7 Gsus4 Gsus4  
|--0--------------|-----------------|--------------5--|----------------|  
|-----------------|5--8--5-----8----|---5-------------|5---8-----------|  
|------5---5-5-7^-|7^----7^\--------|6--7^------7-----|7^\-7-5^----2---|  
|7--7----7--------|-----------------|7----------------|----------------|  
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|  
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|  

third verse; modulate to A  

:A                    A    A    A    A  A/G A/G A/G A/G :  

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

third Chorus  
                
A     Asus4/G         A     Asus4/G         
This is my generation,  this is my generation, baby  
               |------|----------------|------|---------------|  
               |-7-7-7|---7---7---7----|-7-7-7|---7---7---7---|  
               |-8-8-8|h9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-8-8-8|h9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|  
               |-9-9-9|---9-9-9-9-9-9--|-9-9-9|---9-9-9-9-9-9-|  
               |------|----------------|------|---------------|  
               |7-----|----------------|7-----|---------------|  

A       Asus4/G         A      Asus4/G          
My  my my             generation    my my my  
|--------|----------------|-------|---------------|  
|-7---7-7|---7---7---7----|-7--7-7|---7---7---7---|  
|-8---8-8|h9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-8--8-8|h9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|  
|-9---9-9|---9-9-9-9-9-9--|-9--9-9|---9-9-9-9-9-9-|  
|--------|----------------|-------|---------------|  
|7-------|----------------|7---7-7|---------------|  

fourth verse; modulate to Bb (note: omitted in stage versions)    
|Bb Bb Bb Bb|Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab |  
My       my my                  generation  

|Bb Bb Bb Bb|Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab |  

|Bb                       |Bb Bb    Bb   Bb|Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab   
People try to put us d-down  
                          (Talkin' 'bout my gen---er----a-----tion)  
|Bb                      |Bb Bb    Bb   Bb|Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab   
Just because we g-g-get around  
                          (Talkin' 'bout my gen---er----a-----tion)  
|Bb                          |Bb Bb    Bbsus4 |Bb7/Ab Bbsus4/Ab   
Things they do look awful c-c-cold  
                             (Talkin' 'bout my gener--ation)  
                             |----------------|-----------------|  
                             |5--5-----6-6--6-|8-8----6-6-6-----|  
                             |5--5-----5-5--5-|5-5----5-5-5-----|  
                             |5--5-----7-7--7-|8-8----7-7-7-----|  
                             |----------------|-----------------|  
                             |----------------|-----------------|  

|Bb                               |Bb Bb    Bbsus4 |Bb7/Ab Bbsus4/Ab |  
Yeah, I hope I die before I get old  
                                  (Talkin' 'bout my gener--ation)  
                                  |----------------|-----------------|  
                                  |5--5-----6-6--6-|8-8----6-6-6-----|  
                                  |5--5-----5-5--5-|5-5----5-5-5-----|  
                                  |5--5-----7-7--7-|8-8----7-7-7-----|  
                                  |----------------|-----------------|  
                                  |----------------|-----------------|  

fourth Chorus  
               Bb        Bbsus4/Ab               Bb      Bbsus4/Ab   
This is my generation,              this is my generation, baby  
               |----------|------------------------|--------|----------|  
               |8--8--8/8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|--------|----------|  
               |9--9--9/9-|9h10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|---%----|----%-----|  
               |10-10-1010|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|--------|----------|  
               |----------|------------------------|--------|----------|  
               |8--8------|------------------------|--------|----------|  

Bb     Bbsus4/Ab Bb      Bbsus4/Ab      
My  my my m-my generation  

modulate to C for finale  
                   x4  
:C   Csus4/Bb  : 

C        Bb/C|C       Bb/C|C   Bb/C  Bb/C   Bb/C     

C **** Bb/C C *****  Bb/C 
*Toggle pickup selector back and forth  

                                                               3  
:C               (Bb/C)      C               (Bb/C)      : 
                      This is my generation         This is my...  
  (Talkin' 'bout my generation) (Talkin' 'bout my generation)  

C               Bb/C        C               Bb/C            C  
   This is my generation                         This is my generation  
(Talkin' 'bout my generation) (Talkin' 'bout my generation)  

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