The Who Song Tabs from Memorable Music

My Generation
By the Who
>From My Generation, 1965
Written by Pete Townshend

[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]

2
|| G G G G | G/F G/F G/F G/G || 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)

G Gsus4 G7 Gsus4
This is my generation
G Gsus4 G7 Gsus4 G
This is my generation, baby

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)

This is my generation
This is my generation, baby

[bass solo] 4
||G | | G G G6 G6 | G7 G7 G6 G6 || G

[modulate to A] 2
|| A A A A | A/G A/G A/G A/G || A

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)

A Asus4
This is my generation
A Asus4
This is my generation, baby

[modulate to B]b 2
|| Bb Bb Bb Bb | Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab Bb/Ab || Bb

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)

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 ||