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I Wanna Be Sedated

The Ramones
Version1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
  I W  n n  S  t
  Artist: Ramones
 E (2 measures) - slide into it from a D
Twenty-twenty-twenty  four hours to go  I wanna be sedated
Nothin'  to do and no where to go-o  I wanna be  sedated
 Just get  me to the airport put  me on a plane
Hurry  hurry hurry before  I go insane
 I can't  control my fingers I can't  control my brain
 Oh no  no no no no
 Lead guitar picks 8th notes on the open high E string over E A B E
 chords (1 measure each)
 E (2 measures) - slide into it from a D. Then it goes up a *full* step
 to:
Twenty-twenty-twenty  four hours to go  I wanna be sedated
Nothin'  to do and no where to go-o I  wanna be sedated
 Just put  me in a wheelchair get  me to the show
Hurry  hurry hurry before  I gotta go
I  can't control my fingers I can't  control my toes
 Oh no  no no no no
 Repeat last verse, then:
Ba-ba-bamp-ba  Ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba  I wanna be sedated
Ba-ba-bamp-ba  Ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba  I wanna be sedated
 repeat and let Fring to end
 Subject: /ramones/IWannaBeSedated.crd
  Artist: Ramones
  Title: I Wanna Be Sedated
 
  Twenty-twenty-twenty  four hours ago
  I  wanna be sedated
  Nothin'  to  do  and  no  where to go-o-o
  I  wanna be sedated
  Just  get  me  to the airport put me on a plane
  Hurry  hurry  hurry before I go insane
  I  can't  control my fingers I can't control  my  brain
  Oh no  no no no  no
  Ba-ba-bamp-ba
  Ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba
  I  wanna  be sedated
The 'solo' part is:
-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
B----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
D----------------------------|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|
  Over the  part.
  then it goes up a *full* step so that the chords are:
 
  hopefully, that's enough explanation of this one.
  Distort heavily, and make up your own lyrics as needed.
 > Sounds like I Wanna Be Sedated by the Ramones.
 Oh, what the hell...
 Twenty,  twenty, twenty four hours to go
 I wanna  be sedated.
 Nothing  to do no way to go home
I  wanna be sedated
 Just take  me to the airport
Put  me on a plane
Hurry  hurry hurry
Before  I go insane
I  can't control my fingers
I  can't control my brain
 Oh no  oh oh oh no
 etc.

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Readable chord sheet for I Wanna Be Sedated by The Ramones

Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

I    W  [A]  n  n  [A]    [B]  [E]    S  [E]  [D]  [A]  t  [E]  [D]

                                  Artist:  Ramones

E (2 measures) - slide into it from a D

[E]Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go  [B]   I wanna be se[E]dated

[E]Nothin' to do and no where to go-o [B]        I wanna [E]be sedated

Just [B]get me to the airport p[E]ut me on a plane

[B]Hurry hurry hurry be[E]fore I go insane

I c[B]an't control my fingers    I c[E]an't control my brain

Oh [A]no no no no [B]no

Lead guitar picks 8th notes on the open high E string over E A B E
chords (1 measure each)

E (2 measures) - slide into it from a D
to:

[F#]Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go   [B]  I wanna be sed[F#]ated

[F#]Nothin' to do and no where to go-o   [B]I wanna be seda[F#]ted

Just [C#]put me in a wheelchair g[F#]et me to the show

[C#]Hurry hurry hurry bef[F#]ore I gotta go

[C#]I can't control my fingers    I c[F#]an't control my toes

Oh [B]no no no no [C#]no

[F#]

Repeat last verse, then:

[F#]Ba-ba-bamp-ba     Ba-[B]ba-ba-bamp-ba  [C#]   I wanna be se[F#]dated

[F#]Ba-ba-bamp-ba     Ba-[B]ba-ba-bamp-ba  [C#]   I wanna be se[F#]dated

repeat and let F

Subject: /ramones/IWannaBeSedated.crd

 Artist:  Ramones
 Title:  I Wanna Be Sedated

        [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]

        T[E]went[E]y-t[E]wen[E]ty-[E]twe[E]nty[E] four hours ago

        I[A] wanna be sedated  [E]    [E]      [E]        [E]

        N[E]oth[E]in'[E] to[E] do[E] an[E]d n[E]o where to go-o-o

        I[A] wanna be sedated   [E]     [E]       [E]         [E]

        Just[B] g[B]et[B] m[B]e to the airport put me on a [E]pl[E]ane

        H[B]ur[B]ry[B] h[B]urry hurry before I go insan[E]e [E]   [E]

        I[B] c[B]an[B]'t[B] control my fingers I can't contr[E]ol m[E]y brain

        O[A]h [A]no[A] no [B]no [B]no[B] no

         [E]Ba-ba-[E]bamp-b[E]a
         [A]Ba-ba-[A]ba-bam[A]p-ba
         [B]I wann[B]a be s[B]edated

        The 'solo' part is:
 [E]-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
 B----------------------------|
 G----------------------------|
 D----------------------------|
 A----------------------------|
 E----------------------------|

        Over the [E] [E] [E] [E] [A] [A] [A] [A] [B] [B] [B] [B] [E] [E] [E] [E] part.

        then it goes up a *full* step so that the chords are:

        [F#] [B] [C#]

        hopefully, that's enough explanation of this one.

        Distort heavily, and make up your own lyrics as needed.

> Sounds like I Wanna Be Sedated by the Ramones.

Oh, what the hell...

Tw[E]enty, twenty, twenty four hours to go
I [A]wanna be sed[E]ated.
N[E]othing to do no way to go home
[A]I wanna be sed[E]ated
Just t[B]ake me to the airport
[E]Put me on a plane
[B]Hurry hurry hurry
[E]Before I go insane
[B]I can't control my fingers
[E]I can't control my brain
Oh [A]no oh oh oh [B]no

etc.

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