RAMONES

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From: Juha Kivijarvi 
Date: 	Wed, 17 Jan 1996 00:41:13 +0200 (EET)

RAMONES: Ramones
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   BLITZKRIEG BOP
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[ ADE ADE ADE ADA  (2x) ]

A
Hey ho, let's go  (4x)

           A                       D E
   They're forming in straight line
           A                         D E
   They're going through a tight wind
       A                          D
   The kids are losing their minds
       E          A   D A
   The Blitzkrieg Bop
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   They're piling in the back seat
   They're generating steam heat
   Pulsating to the back beat
   The Blitzkrieg Bop
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      D
      Hey ho, let's go
      A                       D A
      Shoot'em in the back now
      D
      What they want, I don't know
              B                D        E
      They're all reved up and ready to go.
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   They're forming...
   They're piling...
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      Hey ho, let's go...
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   They're forming...
   They're piling...
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Hey ho, let's go  (4x)


   BEAT ON THE BRAT
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[ BBBBBE  (2x)  BBE BBE B ]

B
Beat on the brat

Beat on the brat

Beat on the brat with a baseball bat
   E        F#       B
Oh yeah, oh yeah, uh-oh.

Beat on the brat...
Oh yeah, oh yeah, uh-oh.

[ A F#  (2x) ]

                B  E
   What can you do?
                B  E
   What can you do?
                    B
   With a brat like that always on your back
                A      F#
   What can you lose?=20

   What can you...
   What can you lose?
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[ BBBBBE  (2x)  BBE  (4x)  B ]

Beat on the brat...  (2x)
Oh yeah, oh yeah, uh-oh.

[ A F#  (2x) ]

   What can you...
   What can you...
   What can you lose?
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[ BBBBBE  (2x)  BBE  (3x) ]


   JUDY IS A PUNK
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Eb
Jackie is a punk

Judy is a runt
                                          Bb
They both went down to Berlin, joined the Ice Capades
    Ab               Bb
And oh, I don't know why
Ab               Bb
Oh, I don't know why
                Eb      Bb
Perhaps they'll die, oh yeah.  (4x)

   Bb
   Second verse, same as the first

Jackie is a punk...

      Eb Bb
      uu-uu  (4x)
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   Third verse, different from the first
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Jackie is a punk
Judy is a runt
They both went down to Frisco, joined the SLA
And oh, I don't know why
Oh, I don't know why
Perhaps they'll die, oh yeah.  (4x)


   I WANNA BE YOUR BOYFRIEND
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[ EAB  (2x) ]

E                A
Hey, little girl
  B             E         A B
I wanna be your boyfriend
E                 A
Sweet little girl
  B             E         A B
I wanna be your boyfriend

   C#m            A
   Do you love me babe?
   C#m         A
   What do you say?
   C#m            A
   Do you love me babe?
   C#m         A   E
   What can I say?
   A         B             E         A B
   Because I wanna be your boyfriend.
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Hey, little girl...
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   uuu
   uuu
   uuu
   uuu-aaa
   Because I wanna be your boyfriend.
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Hey, little girl...

   Do you love...
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Hey, little girl...
Hey, little girl...  (fade out)


   CHAIN SAW
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A   F#  B   E
Oh, oh, oh, wohoho  (2x)

A                 F#
Sitting here with nothin' to do
A                     F#
Sitting here thinkin' only of you
B                    E
But you'll never get out of there
B                E
She'll never get out of there.

Sitting here with...
        F#      E
I don't care, wohoho.

Texas chain saw massacre
They took my baby away from me
But she'll never get out of there
She'll never get out of there
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Texas chain saw...=20
I don't care, wohoho.

   E
   When I saw her on the corner
   A
   She told me told me told me told me
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   She wouldn't go far
   E
   Ooh, now I know I'm so much in love
   F#
   'Cause she's the only girl that I'm ever thinking of.

Texas chain saw...  (2x)
I don't care, wohoho.

      A               F#
      Texas chain saw massacre  (2x)
         A      F#
      Oh no, oh yeah  (4x & fade out)
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   NOW I WANNA SNIFF SOME GLUE
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A           G
Now I wanna sniff some glue
A                G
Now I wanna have somethin' to do
A                  G
All the kids wanna sniff some glue
A                 G
All the kids want somethin' to do.

[ AGFE ]

1-2-3-4

Now I wanna...  (without guitar)

[ AGFE ]

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8

[ solo in E ]
[ AGFE ]

Now I wanna...  (2x)

[ AGFE  (4x)]


   I DON'T WANNA GO DOWN TO THE BASEMENT
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[ EB EB DA DA CG CG A ]

[ AED  (4x) ]

E            B E
Hey, daddy-o
        D        A  D        E        B E
I don't wanna go down to the basement
        D                    A D
There's somethin' down there.
        E        B E
I don't wanna go
     D     A D
Hey, Romeo
                  E          B E
There's something down there
        D        A  D        A         F G
I don't wanna go down to the basement.

[ AFG  (3x) ]

(repeat 2 times everything)

[ EB EB ]


   LOUDMOUTH
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[ AEB  (4x)  GAE GAE GAD GAD ]

         B         G    A E
You're a loudmouth baby
    B           G  A E
You better shut up
          B        G  A E
I'm gonna beat you up
                B         G    A E
'Cause you're a loudmouth babe.

[ AEB  (4x)  GAE GAE GAD GAD ]

You're a loudmouth...

[ AEB  (4x)  GAE GAE GAD GAD ]

You're a loudmouth...

[ EB DA CG ]

B                               E B D A C G
'Cause you're a loudmouth babe.  (4x & fade)


   HAVANA AFFAIR
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[ BDA  (2x) ]

B              G
PT-boat on the way to Havana
  A
I used to make a living, man
F#
Pickin' the banana.
B                       G
Now I'm a guide for the CIA
A              F#
Hooray for the USA!

   G                     F#
   Baby, baby, make me a loco
   G                      F#
   Baby, baby, make me a mambo.
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[ BGF#  (2x) ]

Sent to spy on a Cuban talent show
First stop - Havana au go-go
I used to make a living, man
Pickin' the banana
Hooray for Havana!

   Baby, baby...

[ BGF#  (2x) ]
[ BDE  (4x) ]

PT-boat on the way...

   Baby, baby...

[ BGF#  (2x) ]
[ BDE  (4x) ]

Sent to spy...

   Baby, baby...

[ BGF#  (2x) B ]


   LISTEN TO MY HEART
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1-2-3-4
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D              A
Next time I'll listen to my heart
D               A
Next time, well I'll be smart

Next time I'll...

[ EG EA ]

Next time I'll...  (2x)

[ E ]

   C#m             A
   That girl could still be mine
           E
   But I'm tired of the hurt
            A
   Tired of tryin'
       E
   I'm tired of the pain
   A
   Tired of tryin'
       B
   I'm tired of cryin'

Next time I'll...  (2x)

[ EG EA ]
[ DA  (4x) E ]

   That girl could...
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Next time I'll...  (4x)


   53RD & 3RD
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[ EDA  (2x) ]

       E                   D       A
If you think you can, well come on man
        E              D   A
I was a Green Beret in Vietnam
E               D     A
No more of your fairy stories
E               D     A
'Cause I got my other worries.

   D        A
   53rd and 3rd
   G               A
   Standing on the street
   D        A
   53rd and 3rd
       G                A
   I'm tryin' to turn a trick
   D        A
   53rd and 3rd
              G              A
   You're the one they never pick
   D        A
   53rd and 3rd
            G             A
   Don't it make you feel sick?

If you think...

   53rd and 3rd...

      B                  A
      Then I took out my razor blade
      B               A
      Then I did what God forbade
      G                A
      Now the cops are after me
      G                     A
      But I proved that I'm no sissy.
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   E        B
   53rd and 3rd
   A               B
   Standing on the street
   E        B
   53rd and 3rd
       A                B
   I'm tryin' to turn a trick
   E        B
   53rd and 3rd
              A              B
   You're the one they never pick
   E        B
   53rd and 3rd
            A             B
   Don't it make you feel sick?

[ EDA  (4x) ]

E          D A
53rd & 3rd      (repeat & fade out)


   LET'S DANCE
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NC                                 G
Hey baby won't you take a chance.
NC
Say that you'll let me have this dance.

              C            G
   Well let's dance, let's dance.
                D                            C
   We'll do the twist, the stomp, the mashed potatoe too,
   D                      C
   Any old dance that you wanna do.
              G
   Well let's dance, well let's dance.

Hey baby yeah you thrill the soul,
Hold me tight, never let me go.

   Let's dance...

[ G B D F C    G    D C D C G ]

Hey baby if you're all alone
Baby you'll let me walk you home

   Let's dance...

Hey baby yeah you swing it right.
Yes I know that tonight's the night.

   Let's dance...
   Well let's dance, well let's dance


   I DON'T WANNA WALK AROUND WITH YOU
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[ EGA ]

A                  D
I don't wanna walk around with you
A                  D
I don't wanna walk around with you
A                  D
I don't wanna walk around with you
   G                              A
So why you wanna walk around with me?
G                              A
I don't wanna walk around with you
G                              A
I don't wanna walk around with you

[ EGA ]

I don't wanna go out with you
I don't wanna walk around with you
I don't wanna walk around with you
So why you wanna walk around with me?
I don't wanna walk around with you
I don't wanna walk around with you

[ EGA ]

I don't wanna walk...

[ solo: E A  (4x) ]

I don't wanna walk...


   TODAY YOUR LOVE, TOMORROW THE WORLD
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one-two-three-four

[ CGE  (4x)  DE  (4x) ]

      C                  G            E
I'm a shock trooper in a stupor yes I am.
      C                     G               E
I'm a Nazi schatze y'know I fight for fatherland.

I'm a schock trooper...

   D             E
   Little German boy
   D             E
   Being pushed around
   D             E
   Little German boy
   D           E
   In a German town.

I'm a shock trooper...
I'm a shock trooper...

eins-zwei-drei-vier

        A                D          E
      Today your love, tomorrow the world.  (5x)
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[ ADE ]

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All songs by Ramones except
Let's Dance  by Jim Lee

Most of the chords are actually 5's. NC means no chord.

Thanks to Bryan McCleery (bmccleer@mcs.kent.edu) for sending the
Let's Dance lyrics. All the other lyrics were typed by Cobra (I guess).

Corrections are always welcome.                           "
                                                Juha Kivijarvi
                                                juhkivij@utu.fi
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