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/ The Who / My Generation (1965) / The Kids Are Alright guitar tab

The Kids Are Alright
By The Who
>From My Generation, 1965
Written by Pete Townshend ©1965 Towser Tunes Inc./Fabulous Music

Previously transcribed by Clint Adams 
Revised by Drjasonsmith@aol.com
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updated by
litgo@aol.com
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12-string electric, arr for 6-string.
D5     xx023x and xx0235
G     (3)x0033
A5     x022xx and x02255
D      xx0232
A      x02220
Em     0220xx
G/A    x00033

[intro]
|D5      |    

       |          |G            A5        |D       |G   A   |
I don't mind other guys dancing with my girl
      |D       |G             A5      |D5         |D   
That's fine,  I know them all pretty well

     |Em            |A5        |G         |D5
But I know sometimes I must get out in the light
      |Em         |A5                       |D          |A5
Better leave her behind where the kids are alright...
              |D        G    |A5
The kids are alright

   |D5     |G            A   |D5       |G   A  |
Sometimes I feel I gotta get away
     |D5      |G            A  |D     |D
Bells chime, I know I gotta get away

     |Em            |A5        |G         |D5
And I know if I don't I'll go out of my mind
      |Em         |A5                       |D          |A5
Better leave her behind where the kids are alright
              |D        G    |A5
The kids are alright

|A5 A5    |A A   | 

|A5 A5          |A5  A5              |G/A        G/A  |G/A  G/A    |
   I know if I'd go things'd be a lot better for her
|A5  A5          |A5    A5                   |G/A  G/A  |G/A (A)(A)(A)(A)
   I had things planned, but her folks wouldn't let her

I don't mind other guys dancing with my girl
That's fine, I know them all pretty well
But I know sometimes I must get out in the light
Better leave her behind where the kids are alright
The kids are alright

[interlude]
|A5      |A5      |A5      |A5      |A5      |A5     |A5 A5 |A5 A5 |
|G   G   |G   G   |A5  A5  |A5  A5  |GGGGGGGG|G      |
                                    [muted]

Sometimes I feel I gotta get away
Bells chime, I know I gotta get away
And I know if I don't, I'll go out of my mind
Better leave her behind where 

              |D        Dsus4 |A5
The kids are alright...
              |D        Dsus4 |A5
The kids are alright...
              |D        Dsus4/G |A5
The kids are alright...
              |D        
The kids are alright

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The Who albums
1981 Face Dances
1978 Who Are You
1971 Who's Next
1969 Tommy
1967 The Who Sells Out
1966 A Quick One
1965 My Generation
My Generation tabs
01Out In The Street tabbass tab
02I Don't Mind tabbass tab
03The Good's Gone tabbass tab
04La La La Lies tabbass tab
05Much Too Much tabbass tab
06My Generation tabbass tab
07The Kids Are Alright tabbass tab
08Please, Please, Please tabbass tab
09It's Not True tabbass tab
10The Ox tabbass tab
11I'm A Man (UK Only) tabbass tab
12A Legal Matter tabbass tab
13Instant Party (Circles) tabbass tab

 

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