Bad Reputation - Joan Jett
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
Artist - Joan Jett
Song - Bad Reputation

[Intro]
E||----------------------------------|
B||----------------------------------|
G||----------------------------------|
D||--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A||--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|x4
E||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


"I don't give a damn bout my reputation..."
"Livin in the past..."


[Verse]
E||----------------------|
B||----------------------|
G||----------------------|
D||--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A||--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| x2
E||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


E||-----------------------------------|---|
B||-----------------------------------|---|
G||--9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11--9-9-8-8----|---|
D||--9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11--9-9-8-8-11-|-9-|
A||--7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9---7-7-6-6-11-|-9-| x1
E||--------------------------------9--|-7-|


[Chorus]

E||-----------------------|
B||-----------------------|
G||-------9-9-9--11-11----|
D||--9-9--9-9-9--11-11--9-|
A||--9-9--7-7-7--9--9---9-| x2
E||--7-7----------------7-|

(Repeat Verse)
(Repeat Chorus) x4

Then,
"I don't give a damn bout my reputation"
1:07
E||----------------------------------------|
B||----------------------------------------|
G||----------------------------------------|
D||-11----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A||-11----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| x2
E||-9------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|

E||----------------------------------------|
B||----------------------------------------|
G||----------------------------------------|
D||-11----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A||-11----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|x2
E||-9------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|


E||-----------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|
G||---------------11-11-11--13-13-----|
D||--11----11-11--11-11-11--13-13--11-|
A||--11----11-11--9--9--9---11-11--11-|x4
E||--9-----9--9--------------------9--|

E||----------------------------------------|
B||----------------------------------------|
G||----------------------------------------|
D||-11----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A||-11----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| x2
E||-9------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|

E||----------------------------------------|
B||----------------------------------------|
G||----------------------------------------|
D||-11----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A||-11----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| x2
E||-9------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|

E||-----------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|
G||---------------11-11-11--13-13-----|
D||--11----11-11--11-11-11--13-13--11-|
A||--11----11-11--9--9--9---11-11--11-| x4
E||--9-----9--9--------------------9--|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
"Bad Reputation"
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts


The few tabs I've seen of this song don't seem to have the transition down
around the "a girl can do what she wants to do..." part. This is what I
picked up watching an old youtube of Joan playing it. All of my counting
is based on rough estimates, if you listen to the song while you're playing,
you'll pick up on the more exact rhythms.

Any corrections are welcome!


Intro:

e|----------------------------|
b|----------------------------|
g|----------------------------| x8 bars
d|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
a|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

"I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation"

e|----------------------------|
b|----------------------------|
g|----------------------------| x2 bars
d|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
a|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

"Livin' in the past, it's a new generation"

e|----------------------------|
b|----------------------------|
g|----------------------------| x2 bars
d|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
a|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

"A girl can do what she wants to do and that's what I'm gonna do"

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------|
g|--9-9-9-9-9---11-11-11-11-11---9-9-9-----------11----|
d|--7-7-7-7-7---9--9--9--9--9----7-7-7---9-9-9---9-----|
a|--7-7-7-7-7---9--9--9--9--9----7-7-7---7-7-7---9-----|
E|---------------------------------------7-7-7---------|

"And I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation"

e|----------------------------|
b|----------------------------|
g|----------------------------|
d|-----9----------------------|
a|-----7----------------------|
E|-----7----------------------|

"Oh no....not me"

e|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|
g|--------9-9-9-9-9--11-11-11------| x3
d|-----9--7-7-7-7-7--9--9--9---9---|
a|-----7--7-7-7-7-7--9--9--9---7---|
E|-----7-----------------------7---|

"And I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation"

e|----------------------------|
b|----------------------------|
g|----------------------------|
d|-----9----------------------|
a|-----7----------------------|
E|-----7----------------------|

e|----------------------------|
b|----------------------------|
g|----------------------------| x2 bars
d|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
a|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

"Never said I wanted to improve my station"

e|----------------------------|
b|----------------------------|
g|----------------------------| x2 bars
d|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
a|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

"I'm only doing good when I'm having fun, and I don't have to please no one"

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------|
g|--9-9-9-9-9---11-11-11-11-11---9-9-9-----------11----|
d|--7-7-7-7-7---9--9--9--9--9----7-7-7---9-9-9---9-----|
a|--7-7-7-7-7---9--9--9--9--9----7-7-7---7-7-7---9-----|
E|---------------------------------------7-7-7---------|

"And I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation"

e|----------------------------|
b|----------------------------|
g|----------------------------|
d|-----9----------------------|
a|-----7----------------------|
E|-----7----------------------|

"Oh no....not me"

e|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|
g|--------9-9-9-9-9--11-11-11------| x5
d|-----9--7-7-7-7-7--9--9--9---9---|
a|-----7--7-7-7-7-7--9--9--9---7---|
E|-----7-----------------------7---|

"I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation"

e|-----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|
g|-----------------------------|
d|-----11----------------------|
a|-----9-----------------------|
E|-----9-----------------------|

e|------------------------------|
b|------------------------------|
g|------------------------------| x2 bars
d|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
a|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
E|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|

"Never been afraid of any deviation"

e|------------------------------|
b|------------------------------|
g|------------------------------| x2 bars
d|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
a|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
E|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|

"And I don't really care if ya think I'm strange, I ain't gonna change"

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--11-11-11-11-11---13-13-13-13-13--11-11-11------------13-----|
d|--9--9--9--9--9----11-11-11-11-11--9--9--9---11-11-11--11-----|
a|--9--9--9--9--9----11-11-11-11-11--9--9--9---9--9--9---11-----|
E|---------------------------------------------9--9--9----------|


"An' I'm never gonna care 'bout my bad reputation"

e|-----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|
g|-----------------------------|
d|-----11----------------------|
a|-----9-----------------------|
E|-----9-----------------------|

"Oh no... not me"

e|--------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------|
g|--------11-11-11-11-11--13-13-13------| x5
d|-----11-9--9--9--9--9---11-11-11--11--|
a|-----9--9--9--9--9--9---11-11-11--9---|
E|-----9----------------------------9---|

"Hello Boys" (solo **this isn't the whole part to the solo, but it'll get you through)

e|-------------------------------------------18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-------|
b|-------------------14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-------------------------------|
g|-13-13-13-13-13-13-------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

"I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation"

e|-----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|
g|-----------------------------|
d|-----11----------------------|
a|-----9-----------------------|
E|-----9-----------------------|

e|------------------------------|
b|------------------------------|
g|------------------------------| x2 bars
d|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
a|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
E|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|

"World's in trouble, there's no communication"

e|------------------------------|
b|------------------------------|
g|------------------------------| x2 bars
d|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
a|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
E|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|

"An' everyone can say what they wanna say, it never gets better anyway"

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--11-11-11-11-11---13-13-13-13-13--11-11-11------------13----|
d|--9--9--9--9--9----11-11-11-11-11--9--9--9---11-11-11--11----|
a|--9--9--9--9--9----11-11-11-11-11--9--9--9---9--9--9---11----|
E|---------------------------------------------9--9--9---------|

"So why should I care 'bout a bad reputation"

e|-----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|
g|-----------------------------|
d|-----11----------------------|
a|-----9-----------------------|
E|-----9-----------------------|

"Anyway...oh no....not me"

e|--------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------|
g|--------11-11-11-11-11--13-13-13------| x5
d|-----11-9--9--9--9--9---11-11-11--11--|
a|-----9--9--9--9--9--9---11-11-11--9---|
E|-----9----------------------------9---|

"I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation"

e|-----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|
g|-----------------------------|
d|-----11----------------------|
a|-----9-----------------------|
E|-----9-----------------------|

e|------------------------------|
b|------------------------------|
g|------------------------------| x2 bars
d|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
a|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
E|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|

"You're livin' in the past, it's a new generation"

e|-----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|
g|-----------------------------|
d|-----11----------------------|
a|-----9-----------------------|
E|-----9-----------------------|

e|------------------------------|
b|------------------------------|
g|------------------------------| x2 bars
d|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
a|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
E|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|


"An' I only feel good when I got no pain, an' that's how I'm gonna stay"

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--11-11-11-11-11---13-13-13-13-13--11-11-11------------13----|
d|--9--9--9--9--9----11-11-11-11-11--9--9--9---11-11-11--11----|
a|--9--9--9--9--9----11-11-11-11-11--9--9--9---9--9--9---11----|
E|---------------------------------------------9--9--9---------|


"I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation"

e|-----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|
g|-----------------------------|
d|-----11----------------------|
a|-----9-----------------------|
E|-----9-----------------------|

"Oh no... not me"

e|--------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------|
g|--------11-11-11-11-11--13-13-13------| x7 bars (or till end)
d|-----11-9--9--9--9--9---11-11-11--11--|
a|-----9--9--9--9--9--9---11-11-11--9---|
E|-----9----------------------------9---|
Song info
Bad Reputation
Joan Jett
2001
  • Rock
  • Hard Rock
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