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BAND: THE WHITE STRIPES
SONG: I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF
ALBUM: ELEPHANT
TAB BY: DAN BURDON
STANDARD TUNING
INTRO
E|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-------------3--3-3--3--3-3--3-------------
B|-3--3-3--5--5-5--3-------------3--3-3--5--5-5--3-------------
G|-4--4-4--5--5-5--4-------------4--4-4--5--5-5--4-------------
D|-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-------------5--5-5--5--5-5--5-------------
A|-5--5-5--3--3-3--5--5-5-4-3--0-5--5-5--3--3-3--5--5-5-4-3--0-
E|-3--3-3----------3-------------3--3-3----------3-------------
VERSE (FIRST PART)
E|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3--------
B|-3--3-3--5--5-5--3---8-8--
G|-4--4-4--5--5-5--4---7-7--
D|-5--5-5--5--5-5--5---5-5--
A|-5--5-5--3--3-3--5--------
E|-3--3-3----------3-------- X2
(I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF)
VERSES (2ND PART) (STRUM UPWARDS SLOWER ON THE FIRST CHORD)
E|----------------------------------------------3--3--3-----------
B|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3--1-1--1--1-1--1------------3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--
G|-4--4-4--4--4-4--4--2-2--2--2-2--2------------4--4--4--4-4-3-4-4--
D|-5--5-5--5--5-5--5--3-3--3--3-3--3---3--335--5--5--5--5-5-3-5-5--
A|-5--5-5--5--5-5--5--3-3--3--3-3--3---3--335--5--5--5--5-5-3-5-5--
E|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3--1-1--1--1-1--1---1--113--3--3--3--3-3---3-3--
VERSE (FIRST PART)
E|-3--3--3-----
B|-3--5--3---8-8--
G|-4--5--4---7-7--
D|-5--5--5---5-5--
A|-5--3--5--------
E|-3-----3-------- X2
VERSES (2ND PART) (STRUM UPWARDS SLOWER ON THE FIRST CHORD)
E|----------------------------------------------3--3--3-----------
B|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3--1-1--1--1-1--1------------3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--
G|-4--4-4--4--4-4--4--2-2--2--2-2--2------------4--4--4--4-4-3-4-4--
D|-5--5-5--5--5-5--5--3-3--3--3-3--3---3--335--5--5--5--5-5-3-5-5--
A|-5--5-5--5--5-5--5--3-3--3--3-3--3---3--335--5--5--5--5-5-3-5-5--
E|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3--1-1--1--1-1--1---1--113--3--3--3--3-3---3-3--
CHORUS (DISTORTION)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------1--1------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------3--3------------------
G|-4--4--4-4-4-3-4--4--4-4-4-3-2--2--2-2-2-1-2--2--2-2-2-1---3--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D|-5--5--5-5-5-3-5--5--5-5-5-3-3--3--3-3-3-1-3--3--3-3-3-1---3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
A|-5--5--5-5-5-3-5--5--5-5-5-3-3--3--3-3-3-1-3--3--3-3-3-1---1--1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E|-3--3--3-3-3---3--3--3-3-3---1--1--1-1-1---1--1--1-1-1-----------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
(LIKE A SUMMER ROSE....)
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E|-------------------
VERSE (FIRST PART)
E|-3--3--3-----
B|-3--5--3---8-8--
G|-4--5--4---7-7--
D|-5--5--5---5-5--
A|-5--3--5--------
E|-3-----3-------- X2
VERSES (2ND PART) (STRUM UPWARDS SLOWER ON THE FIRST CHORD)
E|----------------------------------------------3--3--3-----------
B|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3--1-1--1--1-1--1------------3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--
G|-4--4-4--4--4-4--4--2-2--2--2-2--2------------4--4--4--4-4-3-4-4--
D|-5--5-5--5--5-5--5--3-3--3--3-3--3---3--335--5--5--5--5-5-3-5-5--
A|-5--5-5--5--5-5--5--3-3--3--3-3--3---3--335--5--5--5--5-5-3-5-5--
E|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3--1-1--1--1-1--1---1--113--3--3--3--3-3---3-3--
CHORUS (DISTORTION)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------1--1------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------3--3------------------
G|-4--4--4-4-4-3-4--4--4-4-4-3-2--2--2-2-2-1-2--2--2-2-2-1---3--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D|-5--5--5-5-5-3-5--5--5-5-5-3-3--3--3-3-3-1-3--3--3-3-3-1---3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
A|-5--5--5-5-5-3-5--5--5-5-5-3-3--3--3-3-3-1-3--3--3-3-3-1---1--1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E|-3--3--3-3-3---3--3--3-3-3---1--1--1-1-1---1--1--1-1-1-----------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
(LIKE A SUMMER ROSE....)
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------10-10-8-7-----------10-10-8-7------------10-10-8-7-
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----4-4-2-2-4-----------4-4-2-2-4------------4-4-2-2-3-----------
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-3-3-5-----------5-5-3-3-5------------5-5-3-3-5-----------
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----5-5-3-3-5-----------5-5-3-3-5------------5-5-3-3-5-----------
E|----------------------3-3-1-1-3-----------3-3-1-1-3------------3-3-1-1-3-----------
E|-----------------------
B|-----------------------
G|-4-4-2-2-4-------------
D|-5-5-3-3-5-LET-RING----
A|-5-5-3-3-5-------------
E|-3-3-1-1-3-------------
THAT'S IT, ANY CORRECTIONS E-MAIL ME: KING_OF_THE_STONEAGE@MSN.COM
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Jesus Average |
#1 by Jesus Christ at Jan 21, 1971 at 5:49 PM EST |
| i love this song, i'm so glad i was able to download it cos it describes how i feel right now | |
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Justin Average |
#2 by Justin Ruiz at Jan 28, 1978 at 9:33 AM EST |
| I think this cover is awesome, as when compared to the original has much darker undertones to it... | |
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A.K.A. Steven Average |
#3 by A.K.A. Steven Stelacio at Jul 2, 1982 at 6:52 PM EST |
| I have always loved this song, even from the first time i heard it, and it is possibly my favourite white stripes song. My friend went to see the white stripes at the apollo about a month ago and i phoned him during it, and i couldnt have picked a better time to do so; it was right as they were playing this song and it sounded amazing. Unfortionatley i ran out of credit so i only heard that song... but a simply amazing song, even though it is a cover | |
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Ben Rhythm Player |
#4 by Ben at Dec 28, 1982 at 4:41 AM EST |
| the guy is really depressive, and i feel like the white stripes hav done another song with the same meaning, but it just feels new i never thought this was to go as far as suicide, but yea it is sad, but not that sad just like 'theres no room for you here' as a sequel or the second chapter to 'dead leaves and the dirty ground', i think 'im lonely but i aint that lonely yet' is the sequel to this song...just a thought | |
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Berenice Average |
#5 by Berenice Issaris at Jan 3, 1983 at 12:03 AM EST |
| No, all along the watchtower is a Bob Dylan song, Hendrix covered it off of Dylan...anyways this is an excellent song and the white stripes are an excellent band. | |
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Zach Wanna Be |
#6 by Zach Pain at Jun 11, 1984 at 10:57 AM EST |
| Best part is the chorus "Like a summer Rooooooose, In the summahhhh raiihiaainnnnnnn I need your SWEET. LOVE! TO BEAT LO- OVE - A WAY AY!" | |
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batman Average |
#7 by batman chum at Sep 23, 1990 at 10:26 PM EST |
| This is obviously about how, after a break-up, you feel like you have to start over with everything in your life. With most people, their significant lover becomes their whole life, so when a break-up occurs, people tend to be "lost" and they "just don't know what to do". | |
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cody Average |
#8 by cody champion at Aug 28, 1992 at 1:57 PM EST |
| THis whole Cd has has it's ups and downs, some of the tracks are awesome, i can't get enough. Others are so-so and i could care less, but this song gave me fricken chills! | |
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Joe Average |
#9 by Joe Montana at Jan 23, 1995 at 7:45 PM EST |
| This title has a lot of meaning in my household. One day my sister had a lot of projects to do for school that she couldn't get done, so to comfort her I sang this song XD. Before that day, she didn't like the White Stripes, but now she does! | |
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The MADMAN Average |
#10 by The MADMAN All the way at Mar 22, 1999 at 2:53 AM EST |
| No, all along the watchtower is a Bob Dylan song, Hendrix covered it off of Dylan...anyways this is an excellent song and the white stripes are an excellent band. | |
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the white hendr Badass |
#11 by the white hendrix at May 5, 2006 at 9:40 PM EST |
| Post Statement: I agree with DoomBunneh.. this song is based on someone who was VERY in love with someone, and shared their entire life with that person- now that it's over, they aren't sure what to do anymore. | |