[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]
2People 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)
This is my generation
SOL SOLsus4 SOL7 SOLsus4 SOLThis 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
SOL SOL SOL SOL6 SOL6 SOL7 SOL7 SOL6 SOL6 SOL[modulate to A] 2
LA LA LA LA LA/SOL LA/SOL LA/SOL LA/SOL LA
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)
LA LAsus4This is my generation
This is my generation, baby
[modulate to B]b 2
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
DO FA/DO
[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 SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL/FA SOL/FA SOL/FA SOL/SOL SOLPeople try to put us d-down
SOL SOL SOL SOL SOL/FA SOL/FA SOL/FA..(Talkin' 'bout my gen-er- a-
SOL/FA..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)
This is my generation
SOLsus4SOL SOLsus4 SOL7
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
SOL SOL SOL SOL6 SOL6 SOL7 SOL7 SOL6 SOL6[modulate to A] 2
SOL
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)
LA LAsus4This is my generation
This is my generation, baby
[modulate to B]b 2
People try to put us d-down
SIb/SOL# SIb/SOL# SIb/SOL# SIb.. (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
DO FA/DO DO DO DO DO DO/SIb DO/SIb DO/SIb DO/SIb
My Generation, motivo orecchiabile con un'alternanza di voce e coro. Si ricorda il verso:'spero di morire prima di diventare vecchio'