The Who

My Genartion(Tabs)

The Who

Key: G

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For recorded version, tune down whole step (DGCFAD) 
 
Chord (shape with tuning down; shape for stage versions in std tuning) 
G  (A)                 x022xx 
G/F  (A/G)             3x22xx 
Gsus4/F  (Asus4/G)     x04230 
G7  (A7)               x05250 
{solo chords} 
G5  (A5)               57xxxx 
G6  (A6)               59xxxx 
G7  (A7)               5 10xxxx 
{first modulation} 
A  (B)                 x244xx 
A/G  (B/A)             x044xx 
{third verse; second modulation} 
Bb  (C)                x355xx 
Bb/Ab  (C/Bb)          6x55xx 
{outro} 
C  (D)                 xx0232 
Csus4/Bb (Dsus4/C)     x30033 
C/Bb  (D/C)            x30230 
 
{note: for stage versions, song is played in key of A (progressing up)  
in standard tuning and without final verse -- A, A/G; B, B/A; D, D/C -- 
using above voicings} 
 
{intro} 
 
|G G G G |G/F G/F G/F G/F |G G G G |G/F G/F G/F G/F |  
 
{verse} 
||:G            |              |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/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---|---|---|8/10-----10\|5-----------| 
|6---|---|---7^-7-5~--|---7^-7-5~--|---|---|------------|5-7^^7/5----| 
|----|---|------------|------------|---|---|------------|---------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  
                        (Talk-in' 'bout my gen--e--ra--tion) 
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|/9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-8-8-8|/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
               |-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|/9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-8--8-8|/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
|-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-|9/10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|---%----|----%-----| 
               |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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Written by Pete Townshend

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