) x022xx ) 3x22xx ) x04230 ) x05250 ) 57xxxx ) 59xxxx ) 510xxx ) x244xx ) x044xx ) x355xx ) 6x55xx ) xx0232 ) x30033 ) 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 || 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 || 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 ( bass ) | | |---|---|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---|---|------------|------------| |---|---|------------|------------|----|---|------------|------------| ( bass ) | | |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--|---|------------|------------| |----|---|------------|------------|---|---|------------|------------| ( bass ) | |--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 : : 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 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-----|---------------| 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 (note: omitted in stage versions) | | My my my generation | | | People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my gen---er----a-----tion) | Just because we g-g-get around (Talkin' 'bout my gen---er----a-----tion) | 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-----| |----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------| | | 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 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------|------------------------|--------|----------| My my my m-my generation modulate to for finale x4 : : *Toggle pickup selector back and forth 3 :) : This is my generation This is my... (Talkin' 'bout my generation) (Talkin' 'bout my generation) This is my generation This is my generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation) (Talkin' 'bout my generation)