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  My Generation (bass)
  By The Who
  >From My Generation, 1965
  Written by Pete Townshend ©1965 TRO-Devon Music, Inc.
  
  [intro]
  
    G5            G5/F          G5            G5/F 
  |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
  |-5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--0h|
  |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
  |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
  
  [1st verse]
  
    G5                                G5                G5/F
    People try to...                 (Talkin' 'bout my  generation)
  |----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
  |-5-5-5-0h5-5-5--|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5--|-5--5-----5----5-|-53--3--3-3-0--3h|
  |----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
  |----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
  
    G5                                G5            G5/F
  |----------------|----------------|-------------|---------------|
  |-5-5-5-3h5-5-5--|-3---3-3-3-5-5--|-5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--0h|
  |----------------|----------------|-------------|---------------|
  |----------------|----------------|-------------|---------------|
  
    G                                 G             G/F
  |----------------|----------------|-------------|------------------|
  |-5-5-5-0h5-5-5--|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5--|-5--5--5--5--|-53--3--3-3-0--3h|
  |----------------|----------------|-------------|------------------|
  |----------------|----------------|-------------|------------------|
  
    G                                G             G/F
  |----------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
  |-5-5-5-3h5-5-5--|-3--3-3-3-5-5--|-5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--|
  |----------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
  |----------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
  
  [1st chorus]
    G     Gsus4   G7/F  Gsus4/F G     Gsus4    G7/F   Gsus4/F
  |-------------|-------------|--------------|----------------|
  |-5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--|-5--5--5--5-5-|-3--3-3-3-3-0-3-|
  |-------------|-------------|--------------|----------------|
  |-------------|-------------|--------------|----------------|
  
  [2nd Verse]
  
     G                        G             G/F         x4
  ||-------------|----------|-------------|-------------||
  ||-5-----------|----------|-5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--||
  ||-------------|----------|-------------|-------------||
  ||-------------|----------|-------------|-------------||
  
  [2nd chorus]
    G     Gsus4   G7/F  Gsus4/F   G     Gsus4   G7/F  Gsus4/F
  |-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
  |-5--5--5-5-5-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-5--5--5-5-5-|-3--3--3-3-3-|
  |-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
  |-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
  
  [solo]
  
    G5                              G5    G6      G7    G6
  |---3-5^--5-3----|-3------------|-------------|-------------|
  |-5-----------5--|----5-3---3---|-5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--|
  |----------------|--------5---5-|-------------|-------------|
  |----------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
  
    G5                             G5    G6      G7    G6
  |----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
  |-5-5-3----------|------3--4---|-5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--|
  |-------5-5-3--1^|--/5---------|-------------|-------------|
  |----------------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|
  
    G5                                G5    G6      G7    G6
  |---3-5^--3-3-3--|----------------|-------------|-------------|
  |-5--------------|-5-3---3--------|-5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--|
  |----------------|-----5---53-1--|-------------|-------------|
  |----------------|----------------|-------------|-------------|
  
    G5                                  G5    G6      G7    G6
  |--------------------|--------------|-------3-----|---------------|
  |-5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-0-|--------------|-5--5-----5--|-3--3--2-2-2-2-|
  |--------------------|-3--3--1------|-------------|---------------|
  |--------------------|----------1-1-|-------------|---------------|
  
    G5    Gsus4   G7/F   Gsus4/F   G5    Gsus4   G7/F  Gsus4/F
  |-------------|----------------|-------------|------------|
  |-5--5--5--5--|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--0-|
  |-------------|----------------|-------------|------------|
  |-------------|----------------|-------------|------------|
  
  [3rd verse]
  
     A5                 A5            A5/G        x4
  ||--------|---------|-------------|-------------||
  ||-7------|---------|-7--7--7--7--|-5--5--5--5--||
  ||--------|---------|-------------|-------------||
  ||--------|---------|-------------|-------------||
  
  [3rd chorus]
    A5            Asus4/G      A                Asus4/G
  |-------------|------------|----------------|----------------|
  |-7--7--7-7-7-|-5--5--5--5-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  |-------------|------------|----------------|----------------|
  |-------------|------------|----------------|----------------|
  
    A5            Asus4/G       A                Asus4/G
  |-------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|
  |-7--7--7-7-7-|-5--5--5--5--|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5--5-5-5-5-7-7-|
  |-------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|
  |-------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|
  
    Bb5             Bb5/Ab        Bb5           Bb5/Ab
  |---------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
  |-8--8--8-8-8-8-|-6--6--6--6--|-8--8--8--8--|-6--6--6--6-|
  |---------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
  |---------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
  
  [4th verse]
  
     Bb5                   Bb5           Bb5/Ab      x2
  ||----------|----------|-------------|-------------||
  ||-8--------|----------|-8--8--8--8--|-6--6--6--6--||
  ||----------|----------|-------------|-------------||
  ||----------|----------|-------------|-------------||
  
    Bb5                   Bb    Bbsus4  Bb7/Ab Bbsus4/Ab
  |----------|----------|-------------|-------------|
  |-86------|----------|-8--8--8--8--|-6--6--6--6--|
  |----------|----------|-------------|-------------|
  |----------|----------|-------------|-------------|
  
    Bb5                   Bb    Bbsus4  Bb7/Ab Bbsus4/Ab
  |----------|----------|-------------|-------------|
  |-8--------|----------|-8--8--8--8--|-6--6--6--6--|
  |----------|----------|-------------|-------------|
  |----------|----------|-------------|-------------|
  
  [4th chorus]
    Bb             Bbsus4/Ab       Bb            Bbsus4/Ab
  |--------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
  |-8--8--8-8-8--|-6--6--6-6-6-6-|-8--8--8--8--|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  |--------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
  |--------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
  
    Bb            Bbsus4/Ab     Bb            Bbsus4/Ab
  |-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
  |-8--8--8--8--|-6--6--6--6--|-8--8--8--8--|-6--6-6-6-6-8-9-|
  |-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
  |-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
  
  [outro]
  
    C           Csus4/Bb    C                Csus4/Bb
  |-----------|-----------|----------------|------------|
  |-10--------|-8-------8-|-10--8----------|------------|
  |-----------|------10---|--------10--9---|-8--6-------|
  |-----------|-----------|----------------|-------8--6-|
  
    C          Csus4/Bb        C              Csus4/Bb
  |----------|---------------|--------------|----8---------------|
  |-----10-8-|---------------|--------8--10-|--------10-8------8h|
  |----------|-10--9--8------|-8--10--------|-------------10-10--|
  |-8--------|-----------11--|--------------|--------------------|
  
    C           Csus4/Bb        C                      C/Bb
  |-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
  |-10------8-|-----10--8-----|-10--10--8-----|-10--8---------|
  |------10---|------------10-|------------10-|--------10--8--|
  |-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
  
    C             C/Bb           C/Bb                   C/Bb 
  |-------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
  |-10--8-------|--------------|----10--8-----|-----------------|
  |-------10--9-|-8------------|-----------10-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|
  |-------------|----11--10--9-|-8------------|-----------------|
  
    C                C/Bb   C               C/Bb
  |-------8----|-----10---|------8----|-----10----|
  |-10------10-|-8------8-|-10-----10-|-8-------8-|
  |------------|----------|-----------|-----------|
  |------------|----------|-----------|-----------|
  
    C                 C/Bb        C           C/Bb
    Talkin' 'bout my generation... 
  |----------8------|-----------|------8----|------10---|
  |-10------------10|-8-----8---|-10-----10-|-8-------8-|
  |-----------------|-----10----|-----------|-----------|
  |-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
    C           C/Bb       C              C/Bb
  |-----------|-----------|--------------|-------10---|
  |-10---8----|-----------|-10--8-----10-|-8--------8-|
  |--------10-|-8---------|-------10-----|------------|
  |-----------|------11-8-|--------------|------------|
  
    C           C/Bb        C           C/Bb       
  |------8----|-----------|------8----|-----------|
  |-10-----10-|-8-------8-|-10-----10-|-8-------8-|
  |-----------|------10---|-----------|------10---|
  |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
  
    C           C/Bb        C           C/Bb        C
  |------8----|-----------|------8----|-----------|---------|
  |-10-----10-|-8-------8-|-10-----10-|-8-------8-|-10------|
  |-----------|------10---|-----------|------10---|---------|
  |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
  

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