My Generation (chromatic)

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MY GENERATION
By Peter Townshend
The Who
Key: G

7    7   -6 -6  5   5 -3*-3*
Peo-ple try to put us d-down 
-5    -5    6    6  -6 -6 6  -5
(Talk-in' 'bout my gen-er-a-tion)
-2   -2   3   -1  -2 3   3 
Just be-cause we get a-round 
-5    -5    6    6  -6 -6 6  -5
(Talk-in' 'bout my gen-er-a-tion)
7        7  -5   5  -5  4 -3-4  -4
Things they do look aw-ful c-c-cold 
-5    -5    6    6  -6 -6 6  -5
(Talk-in' 'bout my gen-er-a-tion)
-1 3   3  3  -1  -2 -2  3   3
I hope I die be-fore I get old 
-5    -5    6    6  -6 -6 6  -5
(Talk-in' 'bout my gen-er-a-tion)
7     7  7  7 -6* 7  -4
This is my gen-er-a-tion
4    -4 4   4  -4 4  -4    3  3
This is my gen-er-a-tion, ba-by
7     7   -6  -6  5  5   5 -3*
Why don't you all f-fade a-way 
-5    -5    6    6  -6 -6 6  -5
(Talk-in' 'bout my gen-er-a-tion)
-1   -2    -2 -2   3   -1  -2  3  3 3  3
And don't try and dig what we all s-s-say 
-5    -5    6    6  -6 -6 6  -5
(Talk-in' 'bout my gen-er-a-tion)
7    7   -5    -5   5   5 -5  5 5  5  -3  -4
I'm not try’n’ to cause a big s-s-sen-sa-tion 
-5    -5    6    6  -6 -6 6  -5
(Talk-in' 'bout my gen-er-a-tion)
-1   -1    3   3    3   -1 -2-2-2  -2 3  3
I'm just talk-in' 'bout my g-g-gen-er-a-tion 
-5    -5    6    6  -6 -6 6  -5
(Talk-in' 'bout my gen-er-a-tion)

7     7  7  7 -6* 7  -4
This is my gen-er-a-tion
4    -4 4   4  -4 4  -4    3  3
This is my gen-er-a-tion, ba-by

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)
This is my generation
This is my generation, baby
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

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