WHAT TO DO
THE ROLLING STONES
ALBUM: Aftermath 1966
Originaly in F, this song is played in E with a capo on the first fret, as often on the
compositions.
CHORUS
E
What to do yeah.
A
I really don't know,
B7 E
I really don't know what to do.
E
What to do yeah.
A
I really don't know,
B7
I really don't know.
VERSE 1
A
Maybe when the TV stops.
B7
Faded out on the epilogue.
C#m
Watch the screen just fade away.
A
Now, I really don't know,
B7
I really don't know,
CHORUS
E
What to do yeah.
A
I really don't know,
B7 E
I really don't know what to do.
E
What to do yeah.
A
I really don't know,
B7
I really don't know.
VERSE 2
A
There's a place where you get bored,
B7
that's what you make your money for.
C#m
Drink and dance 'til four o'clock.
A
Now, you really don't know.
B7 E
You really don't know what to do yeah.
E ( G A ) E ( G A )
Nothin' to do, nowhere to go.
You're talkin' to people that you don't know.
There's na-na-nothin', to do-do-do.
A
There's na-na-nothin', (no) no.
B7
You (I) really don't know...
E
What to do yeah.
A
I really don't know,
B7 E
I really don't know what to do.
E
What to do yeah.
A
I really don't know,
B7
I really don't know.
VERSE 3
A
Hurry people get on your train.
B7
Don't be late for work again.
C#m
Take this time to go to bed.
A
Now, I really don't know,
B7 E
I really don't know what to do yeah.
E ( G A ) E ( G A ) E
Nothin' to do, nowhere to go.
You're talkin' to people that you don't know.
There's na-na-nothin', to do-do-do.
You're sick n' tired of foolin' 'round.
There's na-na-nothin', to do-do-do.
To do-do-do, to do-do-do.
There's na-na-nothin', na-na-nothin',
na-na-nothin', na-na-nothin',
na-na-nothin', na-na-nothin',
na-na-nothin'