My Generation (Pete Townshend) The Beatles From: The Beatles For Fun (Bootleg CD) By: Sally Long 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 (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--| 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