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My Generation  The Who

My Generation (Pete Townshend)
The Who
The Who Sings My Generation
Intro:
[G] [F] [G] [F]  
 
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 |-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]  
 
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Just because we get around
(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
[G] [F] [G]  
 
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The things they do look awful c-c-cold
(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
[G] [F] [G]  
 
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I hope I die before I get old
(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
[G] [F] [G]  
 
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This is my generation, this is my generation baby
 
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 |-5-------5---------5-------5-5---|
 |-5---7---5---------5---7---7-5---|
 |-------------5-----------------5-|
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Why don't you all f-f-fade away
(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
[G] [F] [G]  
 
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 |-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]  
 
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 |-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]  
 
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 |-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
 
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 |-5-------5---------5-------5-5---|
 |-5---7---5---------5---7---7-5---|
 |-------------5-----------------5-|
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Bass Solo Verse 1
Guitar I
[G] [F] [G]  
 
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 |-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--|

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|Guitar II |
 
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 |-2b4--0-0-------------------|
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Bass Solo Verse 2
Guitar I
[G] [F] [G]  
 
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 |-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--|

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| |
|Guitar II |
 
 |----------------------------|
 |---------5---5-------5---3--|
 |---------5---7-------5---4--|
 |-------------------------5--|
 |----------------------------|
 |----------------------------|

Bass Solo Verse 3
[G] [F] [G]  
 
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 |-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--|

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|Guitar II |
 
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 |-6--------------------------|
 |-5b7--5--3-----5b7--5--3----|
 |--------------------------5-|
 |----------------------------|
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Bass Solo Verse 4
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/who/my_generation_tab_ver_3.html )
 
 |---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]  
 
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 |-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]  
 
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 |-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]  
 
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 |--------------------------|
 |--------------------------|
 |-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]  
 
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 |--------------------------|
 |-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-|
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[A#] [G#]  
 
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 |-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#]  
 
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 |-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#]  
 
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 |-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)
 
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 |-6-6-6--6---6-6-6----6---6---|
 |-7-7-7--8---8-8-8----8---7---|
 |-------------------------8---|
 |-----------------------------|
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Yeah, I hope I die before I get old
(Talkin' 'bout my generation)
 
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 |-6-6-6--6---6-6-6----6---6---|
 |-7-7-7--8---8-8-8----8---7---|
 |-------------------------8---|
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 |------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-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:
 
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 |-------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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