G (A) x022xx
G/F (A/G) 3x22xx
Gsus4/F (Asus4/G) x04230
G7 (A7) x05250
G5 (A5) 57xxxx
G6 (A6) 59xxxx
G7 (A7) 510xxx
A (B) x244xx
A/G (B/A) x044xx
Bb (C) x355xx
Bb/Ab (C/Bb) 6x55xx
C (D) xx0232
Csus4/Bb (Dsus4/C) x30033
C/Bb (D/C) 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
|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---|---|---|8h10-----10\|5-----------|
|6---|---|---7^-7-5~--|---7^-7-5~--|---|---|------------|5-7^^7p5----|
|----|---|------------|------------|---|---|------------|---------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 (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
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|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-----|---------------|
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|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 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-|9h10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|---%----|----%-----|
|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)