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I Just Want To Have Something To Do Tab by The Ramones

I Just Want To Have Something To Do tab by The Ramones

Guitar Tab

Intro
    C#
e------------------|-------------------|
B------------------|-------------------|
G---8-8-8-8-8--6---|---4-4-4-4-4--6----|
D---8-8-8-8-8--6---|---4-4-4-4-4--6----|  x3
A---6-6-6-6-6--4---|---2-2-2-2-2--4----|
E------------------|-------------------|

Verse
    B
e-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4---|
D---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4---|  x3
A---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2---|
E-------------------|-------------------|

    D#m
e-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
A---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
E-------------------|-------------------|


Chorus
    C#
e-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
D---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
A---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
E-------------------|-------------------|
                                           x3
    D#m
e-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
A---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
E-------------------|-------------------|

    C#
e-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
D---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
A---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
E-------------------|-------------------|

    D#m
e-------------------|
B-------------------|
G---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E-------------------|

    C#
e-------------------|------------------|
B-------------------|------------------|
G---8-8-8-8-8--6----|---4-4-4-4-4--6---|
D---8-8-8-8-8--6----|---4-4-4-4-4--6---|  x3
A---6-6-6-6-6--4----|---2-2-2-2-2--4---|
E-------------------|------------------|


Verse
    B
e-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4---|
D---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4---|  x3
A---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2---|
E-------------------|-------------------|

    D#m
e-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
A---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
E-------------------|-------------------|


Chorus
    C#
e-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
D---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
A---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
E-------------------|-------------------|
                                           x3
    D#m
e-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
A---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
E-------------------|-------------------|

    C#
e-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
D---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
A---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
E-------------------|-------------------|

    D#m
e-------------------|
B-------------------|
G---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E-------------------|

    C#
e-------------------|------------------|
B-------------------|------------------|
G---8-8-8-8-8--6----|---4-4-4-4-4--6---|
D---8-8-8-8-8--6----|---4-4-4-4-4--6---|  x3
A---6-6-6-6-6--4----|---2-2-2-2-2--4---|
E-------------------|------------------|

Verse
    B
e-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4---|
D---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4---|  x3
A---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2---|
E-------------------|-------------------|

    D#m
e-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
A---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
E-------------------|-------------------|


Chorus & Outro
    C#
e-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
D---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
A---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
E-------------------|-------------------|
    D#m                                    Repeat as needed
e-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
A---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
E-------------------|-------------------|

End on D#m


I labeled the tab with the actual chords as opposed to the power chords, it makes for a

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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