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These are the chords for the album "Road To Ruin" recorded in 1978. 1.I Just Want to Have Something to Do 2.I Wanted Everything 3.Don't Come Close 4.I Don't Want You 5.Needles and Pins 6.I'm Against It 7.I Wanna Be Sedated 8.Go Mental 9.Questioningly 10.She's the One 11.Bad Brain 12.It's a Long Way Back 1. I Just Want to Have Something to Do Intro [ A5 G5 F5 G5 ] (x2) (verse)
A5Hanging out on F5Second AvG5enue Eating chicken Vidallo I just want to be with you A5I just want to have something to do
(Chorus)
ToF5night, toG5night, tA5onight Tonight, tonight, well all right Tonight, tonight, tonight Tonight, tonight, tonight
G5WaitF5-noG5w, wA5aitG5-nowF5 A5Hanging out all F5by myselfG5 I don't want to be with anybody else I just want to be with you A5I Just want to have something to do
ToF5night, toG5night, toA5night Tonight, tonight, well all right Tonight, tonight, tonight Tonight, tonight, tonight ....
2. I Wanted Everything (intro) [ D G D F ] x4 (Verse)
GI heard Aabout the DEaster EBunnyD Presents under a Christmas tree It was dreaming and fantasy There was no Mom or Daddy (chorus) E I wCanted Deverything I wanted everything I wanted everything
[ E G D E ] [ D G D F ] x4 I had the world on my shoulder But I was getting older Knew I was ready for it Some kind of employment I wanted... [ E G D E ] [ D G D F ] x4 [ A D A E ] x4 All day working on a truck Bringing the groceries up not much of a salary No tip for the delivery I wanted.... [ E G D E ] [ D G D F ] x4 There's no success for me Involved in a robbery There's money in the supermarket And I'm goin' in after it I wanted... [ E G D E ] [ D G D F ] I wanted everything I wanted everything [ D G D F ] I wanted everything I wanted everything [ D G D F ] I wanted everything I wanted everything [ till the end ] 3. Don't Come Close (intro) [ D A G ] x3 (Verse)
DYou know it's generally known GYou got everything at home DKisses out of desperation GBring you more aggravation
(chorus)
and you Ddon't cAome clGose You don't come close you don't come close
DYou bring out you souveniers GSoak them wet with your tears DYou lose you imagination GOut of more aggravation
And you don't...
GYou turn red with rage ABut act your age GOnly thing that your regret You Bneed more time tAo forget
[ G A ] x3 [ G B A ] And you don't... You don't come close You don't come close You don't come close D 4. I don't want you (intro) [G F] x4 (verse)
GYou saFid that Gyou'd bFe true GBaby saFid thatG you'd bD#e true GI don't cFare, IG don't cFare GI don't cFare, IG don't cD#are D (verse) GI don't Fwant yD#ou Don't want you I don't want you anymore
[ G F ] x4 You said that you'd be mine Baby said that you'd be mine I don't care, I don't care I don't care, I don't care I don't want...
D#I want yoFu ID# want youF to stayG F D# D#But I guesFs that D#it just can'Ft be thatG way F
[ G F ] x4 You said... I don't want... Don't want... 5. Needles and Pins (intro) F# (chorus)
F#I saw her today, I saw her face It was the face of D#love, and I knew I had to run awF#ay And get down on my knees and prD#ay, that they go away And still it beginsF#, needles and pinD#s Because of all my pBride, the tears I gotta hiC#de
Oh I thought I was smartF#, I stole her heart I didn't think I'd D#do, but now I see She's worth to him than me, F#let her go ahead Take his love instD#ead, and one day she will see Just how to say pleasF#e, and get down on her kneeD#s Oh that's how it beginBs, she'll feel those needle and piC#ns Hurtin' her, hurtin' her
A#Why can't stop, and tell myself I'm wrG#ong, I'm wrong, so wrong F#Why can't I stand up, and tell myself I'm strFong
Because, saw her todaA#y, I saw her face It was the face of lovGe, and I knew I had to run awaA#y And get down on my knees and praGy, that they go away And still it beginsA#, needles and pinGs Because of all my pridD#e, the tears I gotta hFide Needle and pinA#s Needle and pins Needle and pins
6. I'm Against It [ E A D A ] x2
E AWell I'm DagainsAt it I'm against it Well I'm against it I'm against it
[ A D B E ] x2
BI don't like politicsF# AI don't like communistsE A BI don't like games andF# fun AI don't like anyoneE A
And I'm against... [ A D B E ] x2 I don't like Jesus Freaks I don't like cricus geeks I don't like summer and sports I don't like anything [ E A D A ] x2 [ E G E D ] x2 [ A C D E ] x2 I don't like sex and drugs I don't like waterbugs I don't care about poverty All I care about is me And I'm against... [ A D B E ] x2 I don't like playing ping pong I don't like the Viet Cong I don't like Burger King I don't like anything [ E G E D ] x2 [ A C D E ] x2 And I'm against... Well I'm against it I'm against it 7. I wanna be sedated Intro Guitar 1 [ D#\E ] Guitar 2 e-------4---------------------------------- B--4----5----5----5----5---5---5---5------- G--4---------4----4----4---4---4---4------- D------------------------------------------ x2 A------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------ (verse)
ETwenty-twenty-twenty four hours to goA I wanna be sedatedE Nothin' to do and no where to go-o-oh I wanna be sedated
Chorus
Just Bget me to the airport pEut me on a plane Hurry hurry hurry before I go insane I can't control my fingers I can't control my brain
Oh Ano no no no Bno Etwenty-twenty.....
solo Guitar 1
GuiEtar 2 A B E e--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0 B------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------ x2 A------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------
[ D#\E D#\E ]
F#Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go I Bwanna be sedatedF# Nothin' to do and no where to go-o-oh I wanna be sedated
Just putC# me in a wheelchair get F#me to the show Hurry hurry hurry before I go loco I can't control my fingers I can't control my toes Oh no Bno no no no C#
[ F\F# F\F# ]
F#Twenty.... F#Ba-ba-baba-ba Ba-Bba-baba-ba C#I wanna be sedatF#ed Ba-ba-baba-ba Ba-ba-baba-ba I wanna be sedated
Guitar two e--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2 B------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------ x2 A------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------
F#Ba-ba-baba-ba Ba-Bba-baba-ba C#I wanna be sedatF#ed Ba-ba-baba-ba Ba-ba-baba-ba I wanna be sedated
8. Go Mental [ G F Bb C ] x2
GI'm Fgoing BbmenCtal I'm going mental
[ C D F G ] x2
COut oDf the FhospiGtal Out against my will Life is so beautiful I've gone mental
AMennnnnn-Bbtall Mennnnnn-tall
(end) [ C D F G ] then fade out 9. Questioningly [D G Bm A] x2
DQuestioningly her Geyes looked at me DAnd then she spoke aren't you someone I Gused to know AndBm weren't we lovers aA long time ago'
DLooked at her close Gforced her into view DYes, I said, you're a girl ThatG I Bmonce may have knAew
But GI don't love you Danymore GWhy do you want to Dtalk to me for' GYou should have just let Dme walk by GMemories Bmmake us Acry D
DIn the morning, GI'm at work at time DMy boss he tells me that GI'm Bmdoing Afine GWhen I'm going Dhome GWhiskey bottle Dmovie on T.V. GMemories Dmake me cry And GI'm alone justBm me Just Ame, questioninglDy
[ D G Bm A ] x2 But I don't... Looked at her... Questioningly her... 10. She's the one [ G E ] x2
GYeah yeah she's the one E Yeah yeah she's the one
AWhen I see her onF the street You know she makes my life complete GAnd you know EI told you so AShe's the one,D she's the one
GYeah yeah she's my girl E Yeah yeah she's my girl
AWhen I see her onF the street You know she makes my life complete GAnd you know EI told you so AShe's the one,G she's the one
AKnow I'll never find a girl like youG E ABut in my heartD I'll always love you....
EShe's the one, sAhe's the one, Dshe's the oneG She's the one, she's the one, she's the one She's the one, she's the one, she's the one
11. Bad Brain [ E A D A D ] x4 [ A E B E D ] x4 [ D B F# ] x2
AI used to beE an A sBtudentE D I never used to complain I used to be a truant But I'm still the same
ABad bEad bBrainE D Bad bad brain
[ D B F# ] x2 after 2nd verse [ E A D A D ] x4 [ D B F# ] x2 after 3rd N.C. Bad bad brain, bad bad brain Bad bad brain, bad bad brain Bad bad brain, bad bad brain
DBad bBad bF#rain, Dbad bBad bF#rain (till the end)
12. It's a Long Way Back [ Eb D C Bb ] x4 [ Ab Bb ] x2
AbYou by the phEbone You all alone It's a long way back to Germany It's a long way back to Germany
[ Eb D C Bb ] x4 You by the... [ Eb D C Bb ] x4 [ Ab Bb ] x4 [ Eb D C Bb ] x4 You by the... [ Eb D C Bb ] x4