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I Wanna Be Sedated

I Wanna Be Sedated by the Ramones deals with feelings of anxiety and the desire to escape the pressures of life on tour. Written by Joey Ramone, it expresses his wish for calm amidst the chaos of touring. Released in 1978, it reflects the bands hectic lifestyle and their need for a break.

Key: E

Introduction: D#5    E5    D#5    E5    

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Desensitized
Green Day
E5                                                    A5                 E5  
Twenty, twenty, twenty four hours to go, I wanna be sedated
E5                                          A5                 E5  
Nothin'  to do, nowhere to go, oh, I wanna be sedated

      B5                             E5  
Just get me to the airport, put me on a plane
B5                             E5  
Hurry, hurry, hurry, before I go insane
  B5                                    E5  
I can' t control my fingers, I can' t control my brain
    A5                    B5  
Oh no, oh, oh, oh, oh

E5                                                    A5                 E5  
Twenty, twenty, twenty four hours to go, I wanna be sedated
E5                                          A5                 E5  
Nothin'  to do, nowhere to go, oh, I wanna be sedated

      B5                              E5  
Just put me in a wheelchair, get me on a plane
B5                             E5  
Hurry, hurry, hurry, before I go insane
  B5                                    E5  
I can' t control my fingers, I can' t control my brain
    A5                    B5  
Oh no, oh, oh, oh, oh

E5    A5    B5    E5  
E5    A5    B5    E5  

E5  

F#5                                                  B5                 F#5  
Twenty, twenty, twenty four hours to go, I wanna be sedated
F#5                                         B5                 F#5  
Nothin'  to do, nowhere to go, oh, I wanna be sedated

      C#5                             F#5  
Just put me in a wheelchair, get me to the show
C#5                            F#5  
Hurry, hurry, hurry, before I go loco
  C#5                                  F#5  
I can' t control my fingers, I can' t control my toes
    B5                    C#5      F#5  
Oh no, oh, oh, oh, oh

F#5                                                  B5                 F#5  
Twenty, twenty, twenty four hours to go, I wanna be sedated
F#5                                         B5                 F#5  
Nothin'  to do, nowhere to go, oh, I wanna be sedated

      C#5                             F#5  
Just put me in a wheelchair, get me to the show
C#5                            F#5  
Hurry, hurry, hurry, before I go loco
  C#5                                  F#5  
I can' t control my fingers, I can' t control my toes
    B5                    C#5  
Oh no, oh, oh, oh, oh

F#5                            B5                      C#5                 F#5  
Bamp bamp, ba bamp, ba bamp bamp, ba bamp, I wanna be sedated
F#5                            B5                      C#5                 F#5  
Bamp bamp, ba bamp, ba bamp bamp, ba bamp, I wanna be sedated
F#5                            B5                      C#5                 F#5  
Bamp bamp, ba bamp, ba bamp bamp, ba bamp, I wanna be sedated
F#5                            B5                      C#5                 F#5  
Bamp bamp, ba bamp, ba bamp bamp, ba bamp, I wanna be sedated