Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
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Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 04:38:51 -0700
From: nasta@ix.netcom.com (John Nasta)
Subject: i_wanna_be_sedated by the Ramones
Here is a better interpretation of I Wanna Be Sedated by the Ramones
than either of the ones that are currently posted on the mirrors site.
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I W a n n a B e S e d a t e d
Artist: Ramones
Intro: E (2 measures) - slide into it from a D#
e B e
Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go I wanna be sedated
e B e
Nothin' to do and no where to go-o I wanna be sedated
B e
Just get me to the airport put me on a plane
B e
Hurry hurry hurry before I go insane
B e
I can't control my fingers I can't control my brain
a B
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:
F# B F#
Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go I wanna be sedated
F# B F#
Nothin' to do and no where to go-o I wanna be sedated
C# F#
Just put me in a wheelchair get me to the show
C# F#
Hurry hurry hurry before I gotta go
C# F#
I can't control my fingers I can't control my toes
B C#
Oh no no no no no
F# (2 measures)
Repeat last verse, then:
F# B C# F#
Ba-ba-bamp-ba Ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba I wanna be sedated
F# B C# F#
Ba-ba-bamp-ba Ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba I wanna be sedated
repeat and let F# ring to end
Subject: /ramones/IWannaBeSedated.crd
Artist: Ramones
Title: I Wanna Be Sedated
e e e e e e e e e e e
e e e e e e e
Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours ago
a e e e e
I wanna be sedated
e e e e e e e
Nothin' to do and no where to go-o-o
a e e e e
I wanna be sedated
B B B B e e
Just get me to the airport put me on a plane
B B B B e e e
Hurry hurry hurry before I go insane
B B B B e e
I can't control my fingers I can't control my brain
a a a B B B
Oh no no no no no
e e e
Ba-ba-bamp-ba
a a a
Ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba
B B B
I wanna be sedated
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.
From: charles.zucker@support.com
Subject: CRD: I WANNA BE SEDATED
> Sounds like I Wanna Be Sedated by the Ramones.
Oh, what the hell...
e
Twenty, twenty, twenty four hours to go
a e
I wanna be sedated.
e
Nothing to do no way to go home
a e
I wanna be sedated
B
Just take 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
a B
Oh no oh oh oh no
etc.
