THE RAMONES - TOO TOUGH TO DIE

MAMAS BOY

1-2-3-4


[ E  A  E  G ] x2


E        A     E     G    E    A   E    G
Couldn't keep a secret got a concrete skull
Couldn't shut up you're an imbecile
You're an ugly dog there's nothing to gain
You couldn't shut up got a bad bad brain


[ G  B ] x2

                           
Couldn't hold your tongue you were just too young
Like a two year old you told you told
You are all the same jelly bean brain
Every one's a secret nerd every one's a closet lame


   A                       E  C   D
   Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-mama's boy
   Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-mama's boy
   Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-mama's boy


[ B  A ] x2

[ E  A  E  G ] x2


Don't want to work in a hot dog stand
Be a busboy messenger or a doorman
It's an abstract world you're an abstract man
Abstract city don't give a damn


[ G  B ] x2


Couldn't keep...

   Ma-ma-ma-ma...


E


   Ma-ma-ma-ma...


E


   Ma-ma-ma-ma...


A

I'M NOT AFRAID OF LIFE


E


E
I am not afraid of life
Of the poor man's struggle of the killer's knife
I am not afraid of life
Of an insane rage of the minimum wage
I am not afraid of life


   C                      E
   I am not afraid of life
   I am not afraid of life
   G                                 A
   But I see an old lady with a shopping bag
           C                E
   And I wonder is life a drag


I am not afraid of pain
But it hurts so bad I feel so mad
No one see the truth
There's nothing to gain a life goes down the drain
Don't want to die at an early age

   I am not afraid of life
   I am not afraid of life
   But I see a street crazy shivering with cold 
   Is it a crime to be old


[ E   G A E   A G ] x2

[ E   C D ] x2

B


There's the threat of the nuclear bomb
We know it's wrong we know it's wrong
Is there a chance for peace
Will the fighting ever cease
Mankind's almost out of luck
A maniac could blow us up

   I am not afraid of life
   I am not afraid of life
   But I get down on my knees and I pray
   Is there hope for the world today
                              
TOO TOUGH TO DIE


1-2-3-4


E


      E
      I am a tu tu tu tu tu tu tu tu tough tough guy
              A
      I tell no tales I do no lie
      E
      I am a tu tu tu tu tu tu tu tu tough tough guy
              A
      Halo round my head to tough to die


D         A          D         A
Main attraction in a freak side show
C         G          C          G
Down in the basement where the cobwebs grow
D         A          D         A
On my last leg just gettin' by
C         G          C          G
Halo round my read too tough to die


[ A  E ]


Rainy days rain cool wine
I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine
Hot sweat on my face
I feel like goin' out someplace


   A                 G
   Too tough to die, too tough to die
   Too tough to die, too tough to die


      I am a tu tu...
  
      I am a tu tu...

Up late light my chocolate sweet
Down at the gym where the muscle boys meet
I am very nice guy very sincere
In real good shape I have no fear


[ A  E ]


At the concert when the band comes on
I am in the ring where I belong
On my last leg just gettin' by
Halo round my head too tough to die

   Too tough to...

      I am a tu tu...
  
      I am a tu tu...

DURANGO 95


[ F  Bb ] x4

[ Bb  F  C ] x4


[ F  Bb ] x4

[ Bb  F  C ] x4


[ F  Bb ] x4

[ Bb  F  C ] x4


WART HOG


   F      C   Bb
   Wart, wart hog
   Wart, wart hog
   Wart, wart hog
   Wart, wart hog


F                 Ab       Bb
I take some dope, I feel so sick
It's a sick world, sick, sick, sick
Doomsday visions of junkies and fags
Artificial phonies I hate it, hate it


[ Bb  C#  D# ] x2


Death, death, death is the price I pay
It's a sick world, what can I say?
No such thing as an even break 
It's stealing and cheating, take, take, take

   Wart, wart...

I wanna puke, I can't sit still
Just took some dope and feel ill
It's a sick world, sick, sick, sick 
It's a hopeless life, I hate it, hate it

[ D#  B  G# ] x4

It's a joke it's a lie, it's a rip off, man 
It's an outlaw life for a renegade band
Doomsday visions of commies and queers 
Artificial phonies, I hate it, hate it
  
   Wart, wart...


[ Bb  C#  D# ] x2

[ D#  F#  G# ] x2


   Wart, wart...


[ Bb  C#  D# ] x2

[ D#  F#  G# ] x2


   Wart, wart...

DANGER ZONE


[ B   E D A B   E D ] x2


E                   B
New York city is a real cool town
 C              D
Society really brings me down
E                   B
Our playground is a pharmacy
C                D
Kids find trouble so easily


B


Other countries are just as bad
The Soviets really make me mad
On the boulevard where police hide
Let's steal a car for a joyride


   A                D     C
   All alone in the danger zone
   All alone in the danger zone
   All alone in the danger zone
   All alone in the danger zone
           

They say you're just an awkward kid
You flipped your lid you flipped your lid
You love wine like they love cash
Feel your rage spread like a rash


B

[ E   D G ] x4


You flipped your lid you flipped your lid
You flipped your lid you flipped your lid
They say you're just an awkward kid
You flipped your lid you flipped your lid
           
   All alone...


[ D   G F C ] x4

                                  
   All alone...


[ D   G F C ] x4


   All alone...

D 

CHASING THE NIGHT 


[ G  C ] x2

[ G  C  D ] x4


G                C        D
Standing here in front of the mirror
Its gonna be all right tonight
Feelin hot yeah I'm on fire
I'm never ever goin' to tire


   G             C          D
   Tonight it's gonna be alright
   Chasing the night its gonna be alright
   Chasing the night, chasing
   Chasing the night its gonna be alright


Live my life as I choose, I paid the price, paid my dues
You know I need no alibi
Daytime troubles fading, nights intoxicating
Gonna have it all tonight, that ain't no lie
                             
   Tonight it's...


      B
      Rock all night sleep all day
      E
      It don't matter what they say
      B
      Ain't never gonna change my ways
      C                       D
      And I won't be back till Monday


[ G  C ] x2


Feelin exasperating, excitement generating
I'm never ever gonna tire
City is overloading, the circuits are exploding
Ain't comin down, no I'm too wired

   Tonight it's...


[ guitar solo - no idea ]


   Tonight it's...


[ repeat and fade out ]


HOWLING AT THE MOON (SHA-LA-LA)


   A
   Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la
   D
   Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la
   A             D
   Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la


A
Ships are docking, planes are landing
D                   E
A never ending supply
A
No more nargo, no more gangster
D                   E
Conservatives can cry


                  D        E
      I took the law and threw it away
             A                         D      E
      Cause there's nothing wrong it's just for play
                  D        E
      Theres no law, no law anymore
            A                         D        E
      I want to steal from the rich and give to the poor


   A
   Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la
   D
   Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la


It was glowing, glowing, glowing
Glowing in the dark
It was sparkling, sparkling 
Sparkling, sparking in the night

      I took the law...


F#        D      E
Winter turns to summer
Sadness turns to fun
Keep the faith, baby
You broke the rules and won


   A
   Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la
   D
   Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la
   A             D
   Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la


e--------------|-----------------|--------------------
B--------------|-----------------|--------------------
G--------------|-----------------|--------------------   [ solo ] x2
D--------------|-----------------|--------------------
A--------------|-----------------|-----9--7-----------
E--7--5--7--5--|--7--5--7--9--5--|--5--------9--7--0--


Keep it glowing, glowing,glowing
I'm not hurting anyone
Keep it glowing, smoking, glowing
I'm howling at the moon

   I took the law...


D        E
Oh baby, oh baby
Oh baby, oh baby


      I took the law and threw it away
      Cause there's nothing wrong it's just for play


D            E
I'm smoking, baby
I'm smoking, oh baby


      Theres no law, no law anymore
      I want to steal from the rich and give to the poor
            

   A
   Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la
   D
   Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la
   A             D
   Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la


[ repeat till the end ]

DAYTIME DILEMMA (DANGERS OF LOVE)


[ A  E D  C# B  F# E ] x4

[ Eb E ] x4

[ Ab A ] x4


A
She came from a happy home, a very happy home
      E          D
A very happy home
A
Miss personality, a grade 'A' student naturally
       E                D
She had it all worked out


D                               E
But things aren't what they seem
C#                          F#
Is this real or just a dream
D                                 E
And things will never ever be the same again

     
She came from a happy home, a very happy home
A home of happiness
Miss personality, a grade 'A' student naturally
She had it all in place

But things...


   A            E D  C# B  F# E 
   The dangers
   Its the dangers of love
   The dangers 
   Its the dangers of love


She came from a happy home, a very happy home
A very happy scene
She caught him with another it turns out it was her mother
What a tragedy

Can things be what they seem
Is this just some crazy dream
Things may never ever be the same again

   The dangers...


E


      F#                                 D
      Keep telling li..ie..es, but you did 
                      E  Eb\E        Eb\E        Eb\E 
      You know you did, its coming, its coming, its coming


[ A  E D  C# B  F# E ]


   The dangers...


E


      F#              D 
      What went wrong she couldn't tell
      F#            E 
      But we know it all too well


   The dangers...


[ repeat and fade out ]


PLANET EARTH 1988


D


D + [ riff ]
The solution to peace isn't clear
The terrorist threat is a modern fear
There are no jobs for the young
They turn to crime and turn to drugs
Battle ships crowd the sea
16 year olds in the army
Our jails are filled to the max
Discrimination against the blacks


   F
   Planet Earth 1988, planet Earth 1988
   F              G                  A
   It's too late, it's too late, it's too late


Russians and Americans war machine
Will destroy mankind's dream
They shoot their missiles in the air
They do not care they do not care
Guerrilla armies rule the streets
No more Christmas or trick or treat
Is this what the future will bring
I pray for peace more than anything
     
   Planet Earth...


[ F  G  A ] x3


The solution to peace isn't clear
The terrorists threat is a modern fear
There is no future for the youth
There is no hope for the young
Death destruction bombs galore
The rich are laughing at the poor
Our jails are filled to the max
Discrimination against the blacks

   Planet Earth...


e-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G-----------------------------     [ riff ]  
D--------------5--5--7--5-----
A--5--5--8--8--------------8--
E-----------------------------
     
HUMANKIND

[ C  C# ] x4


C          G               F
Humankind, it's not fair, why should we all live in fear
Humankind, it's a test, to see who's the very best
Humankind, don't know why, no one cares who lives or dies
C          G                 F                 D
Humankind, don't look at me, look at yourself, what do you see


   A                          G   A                    F
   People - always tellin' lies, they can keep their alibi
   People - knockin' at my door, how come they want more and more
   People - talkin' behind your back, most of them drive a cadilac
   People - starrin' at your clothes, I can't take it anymore


[ G  F  D ] x3


Humankind, it's a shame, some don't even know their name
Humankind are so strange, some need to be rearranged
Humankind, don't know why, no one cares who lives or dies
Humankind, don't look at me, look at yourself, what do you see
       
   People - always...


[ C  C# ] x4


      G                 D               A               E
      Tell me, tell me, who's to blame, for people acting this way
      Tell me, tell me, what's so wrong, if humans just got along
      Tell me, tell me, tell me please, if psychiatric help is what we need


[ A  G  E ] x3


   People - always tellin' lies, they can keep their alibi
   People - knockin' at my door, how come they want more and more


[ E  F ] x2


   People - talkin' behind your back, most of them drive a cadilac
   People - starrin' at your clothes, I can't take it anymore


[ E  F ] x2


   A        G        A      F
   People, yeah hey, people
   People, hey hey, people


ENDLESS VACATION


1-2-3-4


   B          A
   Endless vacation
   Endless vacation
   Endless vacation
   Endless vacation


Bb B          Bb B 
I kill myself kill the pain
A suicide death a suicide game
My skull he's bleaching in the dust
My rage turns to insane lust
All depressed all alone
I drift into the danger zone
Deadly spitten cobra life of crime
I want revenge I want what's mine

   Endless...

Like takin' carrie to the high school prom
Something's always goin'' wrong
Hair trigger temper tormented mind
Deadly spitten cobra I am losin' kind
The  heart is the place devils congregate
Then you're raised on andiet of bickering at hate
Hair trigger temper tormented mind
Deadly spitten cobra I am losin' kind


A


1-2-3-4


 A                             [ Bb B ] x4
Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey


   Endless...
   
   Endless...

NO GO


G


G
I got a call late saturdaynight alright
        C                            G
Yeah I got a call late saturdaynight alright
D                       C  
Beat, dead, burnt out from the night before
 G                           
I wanted to go but couldn't take it no more


I got a call late saturdaynight alright
Yeah I got a call late saturdaynight alright
Beat, dead, burnt out you know what I mean
My brain was racin but my feet wouldn't scream


   G                             C            G
   Let's go let's go, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
   D          C
   Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
   G
   My brain was racin but my feet wouldn't fly
   G                                   C            G
   Let's fly, let's fly, yeah you and I, oh my my my
   D           C
   Oh oh oh oh oh oh
   G
   My brain was racin but my feet wouldn't fly

 
[ G   C Bb G   D C G ] x2


I got a call...

I got a call...

   Let's go...


      C
      I wanted to go, oh no, I wanted to go, oh no
      C                             D  C#
      I wanted to go, oh no oh oh oh
      C
      I wanted to go, oh no, I wanted to go, oh no
      C                             D
      I wanted to go, oh no oh oh oh


   Let's fly, let's fly, yeah you and I, oh my my my
   Oh oh oh oh oh oh
   My brain was racin but my feet wouldn't fly


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 WHICH DONE THESE FOR ME:
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