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Bad Reputation

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[Intro]
B(You can slide it up from a Bb but just play this repeatedly until the vocals start)
[Verse 1]
 BN.C.                                   B  
I don't give a damn about my reputation
       N.C.                                      B  
You're living in the past, it's a new generation
A Egirl can do what she F#wants to do
                   E       B     F#N.C.
And that's what I'm gonna do
           BN.C.
And I don't give a damn about my bad reputation
  B    E     F#    BOh Bno (no Eno no F#no no Bno) not Bme (me Eme me F#me me Bme)
[Verse 2]
     BN.C.                                   B  
And I don't give a damn about my reputation
  N.C.                                       B  
I never said I wanted to improve my station
And I'm Eonly doing good when I'm F#having fun
                   E           B     F#N.C.
And I don't have to please no one
           BN.C.
And I don't give a damn about my bad reputation
  B    E     F#    BOh Bno (no Eno no F#no no Bno) not Bme (me Eme me F#me me Bme)
Oh Bno (no Eno no F#no no Bno) not Bme (me Eme me F#me me Bme)
[Verse 3] (key change)
 C#N.C.                                  C#  
I  don't give a damn about my reputation
     N.C.                                C#  
I've never been afraid of any deviation
And I F#don't really care G#if I'm strange
      F#      C#       G#N.C.
I ain't gonna change
            C#N.C.
And I'm never gonna care about my bad reputation
   C#     F#     G#     C#Oh C#no (no F#no no G#no no C#no)  not C#me (me F#me me G#me me C#me)
Oh C#no (no F#no no G#no no C#no)  not C#me (me F#me me G#me me C#me)       Pedal, boys!
C# C# C# C#
[Verse 4]
    N.C.                                     C#  
And I don't give a damn about my reputation
    N.C.                                          C#  
The world's in trouble, there's no communication
And F#everyone can say what they G#want to say
            F#          C#     G#N.C.
It never gets better anyway
     C#N.C.
So why should I care about a bad reputation, 
   C#     F#    G#AnyC#way    Oh C#no (no F#no no G#no no C#no)  not C#me (me F#me me G#me me C#me)
Oh C#no (no F#no no G#no no C#no)  not C#me (me F#me me G#me me C#me)
 C#N.C.                                       C#  
I  don't give a damn about my bad reputation
       N.C.                                       C#  
You're living in the past, it's a new generation
And I F#only feel good when I G#got no pain
                 F#      C#     G#N.C.
And that's how I'm gonna stay
          C#N.C.
And I don't give a damn about my bad reputation
   C#     F#     G#     C#Oh C#no (no F#no no G#no no C#no)  not C#me (me F#me me G#me me C#me)
Oh C#no (no F#no no G#no no C#no)   not C#me (me F#me me G#me me C#me)
Not C#me (no F#no no G#no no C#no no,    C#me F#me me G#me) Not C#me!

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Bad Reputation

by Joan Jett

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[Intro]

(You can slide it up from a Bb but just play this repeatedly until the vocals start)

[Verse 1]

B B

N.C.

I don't give a damn about my reputation

N.C.

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

E F#

A girl can do what she wants to do

E B F#

N.C.

And that's what I'm gonna do

N.C.

And I don't give a damn about my bad reputation

B E F# B B E F# B B E F# B

Oh no (no no no no no no) not me (me me me me me me)

[Verse 2]

B B

N.C.

And I don't give a damn about my reputation

N.C.

I never said I wanted to improve my station

E F#

And I'm only doing good when I'm having fun

E B F#

N.C.

And I don't have to please no one

N.C.

And I don't give a damn about my bad reputation

B E F# B B E F# B B E F# B

Oh no (no no no no no no) not me (me me me me me me)

B E F# B B E F# B

Oh no (no no no no no no) not me (me me me me me me)

[Verse 3] (key change)

C# C#

N.C.

I don't give a damn about my reputation

N.C.

I've never been afraid of any deviation

F# G#

And I don't really care if I'm strange

F# C# G#

N.C.

I ain't gonna change

N.C.

And I'm never gonna care about my bad reputation

C# F# G# C# C# F# G# C# C# F# G# C#

Oh no (no no no no no no) not me (me me me me me me)

C# F# G# C# C# F# G# C#

Oh no (no no no no no no) not me (me me me me me me) Pedal, boys!

C# C# C# C#

[Verse 4]

N.C.

And I don't give a damn about my reputation

N.C.

The world's in trouble, there's no communication

F# G#

And everyone can say what they want to say

F# C# G#

N.C.

It never gets better anyway

N.C.

So why should I care about a bad reputation,

C# F# G# C# C# F# G# C# C# F# G# C#

Anyway Oh no (no no no no no no) not me (me me me me me me)

C# F# G# C# C# F# G# C#

Oh no (no no no no no no) not me (me me me me me me)

C# C#

N.C.

I don't give a damn about my bad reputation

N.C.

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

F# G#

And I only feel good when I got no pain

F# C# G#

N.C.

And that's how I'm gonna stay

N.C.

And I don't give a damn about my bad reputation

C# F# G# C# C# F# G# C# C# F# G# C#

Oh no (no no no no no no) not me (me me me me me me)

C# F# G# C# C# F# G# C#

Oh no (no no no no no no) not me (me me me me me me)

C# F# G# C# C# F# G# C#

Not me (no no no no no no no, me me me me) Not me!

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