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Baba Oriley

Baba ORiley, often mistakenly called Teenage Wasteland, is one of the most well-known tracks from The Whos album Whos Next, released in 1971. The track, composed by Pete Townshend, is inspired by Londons urban life and the influence of figures like Meher Baba and Terry Riley, reflecting on themes of youthful disillusionment and the disconnect between generations. The title combines the names of Meher Baba, a spiritual master who influenced Townsh ... end, and Terry Riley, a minimalist music composer whose ideas on repetition and phasing influenced the musics development. See more [+]

Key: D

Introduction:

difficulty
very easy |||||
 D             A    G 
 Out here in the fields
 D             A    G 
 I fight for my meals
 D        A   G            D       A   G 
 I get my back into my living
 D              A    G 
 I don' t need to fight
 D            A   G 
 To prove I' m right
 D    A     G              D                   A      G 
 I don' t need to be forgiven, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

 A      D 
Don' t cry
       A           G 
Don' t raise your eye
      D     G        A 
It' s only teenage wasteland
 D             A   G 
 Sally, take my hand
 D                    A      G 
 We' ll travel south cross land
 D                A      G                   D         A   G 
Put out the fire, and don' t look past my shoulder
 D            A   G 
 The exodus is here
 D                A    G 
 The happy ones are near
 D                   A    G                 D       A  G 
Let' s get together,  before we get much older

         D           A   G 
Teenage wasteland
                   D           A   G 
It' s only teenage wasteland
         D           A    G 
Teenage wasteland, Oh, yeah
         D           A    G 
Teenage wasteland
             A           G 
They' re all wasted!

 D      C 
Violin Solo