NOTE: Not intended to be a recreation of what The Who plays, but an arrangement for a solo guitarist
to best represent the song

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[Intro]
         

[Verse 1]
         
People try to 

              
put us d-down 

            
(Talkin' 'bout

        
 my generation

)
         
Just because w

              
e get around (

            
Talkin' 'bout 

       
my generation)
             
Things they do

              
 look awful c-

             
c-cold (Talkin

            
' 'bout my gen

  
eration)
         
I hope I die b

              
efore I get ol

            
d (Talkin' 'bo

          
ut my generati

on)
              
This is my gen

  
eration
             
  This is my g

             
eneration, bab

  
y


[Verse 2]
         
  Why don't yo

              
u all f-fade a

             
way (Talkin' '

           
bout my genera

tion)
         
And don't try 

              
and dig what w

              
e all s-s-say 

            
(Talkin' 'bout

        
 my generation

)
         
I'm not trying

              
 to cause a bi

              
g s-s-sensatio

            
n (Talkin' 'bo

          
ut my generati

on)
             
I'm just talki

          
n' 'bout my g-

              
g-g-generation

            
 (Talkin' 'bou

         
t my generatio

n)
              
This is my gen

  
eration
             
  This is my g

             
eneration, bab

   
y

[Break]
| G  N.C.  | N.C.  | G     | F    | 
    (Bass     solo)
| G  N.C.  | N.C.  | G     | F    |
    (Bass     solo)
| G  N.C.  | N.C.  | G     | F    |
    (Bass     solo)
| G  N.C.  | N.C.  | G     | F    |

|      |      |     |      |

[Verse 3]
         
  Why don't yo

              
u all f-fade a

             
way (Talkin' '

           
bout my genera

tion)
         
And don't try 

              
and d-dig what

              
 we all s-s-s-

             
say (Talkin' '

           
bout my genera

tion)
         
I'm not trying

              
 to cause a bi

              
g s-s-sensatio

            
n (Talkin' 'bo

          
ut my generati

on)
             
I'm just talki

          
n' 'bout my g-

             
generation (Ta

             
lkin' 'bout my

     
 generation)
              
This is my gen

  
eration
             
  This is my g

             
eneration, bab

   
y

[Bridge]
            
My, my, gen- g

           
eneration
          
My, my, my my 

          
generation


[Verse 4]
        
People try to 

              
put us d-down 

          
(Talkin' 'bout

        
 my generation

)
        
Just because w

              
e g-g-g-get ar

            
ound (Talkin' 

          
'bout my gener


ation)
        
Things they do

              
 look awful c-

            
c-cold (Talkin

          
' 'bout my gen

  
eration)
         
Yeah I hope I 

.             
die before I g

            
et old (Talkin

          
' 'bout my gen

   
eration)
              
This is my gen

        
eration
              
This is my gen

             
eration, baby

{Outro]

          
My, my, my    

            
 generation

                  

             
Talking 'bout 

   
my generation.

....          

(this is my ge

neration)