Ramones were a punk rock band that formed in Queens, New York, United States, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk group. Despite achieving only limited commercial success, the band was a major influence on the punk rock movement both in the United States and the United Kingdom.
All of the band members adopted pseudonyms ending with the surname "Ramone", though none of them were related. They performed 2,263 concerts, touring virtually nonstop for 22 years.
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: [email protected] (Juha Kivijarvi) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 12:43:54 GMT
RAMONES: Rocket To Russia =========================
CRETIN HOP ----------
[ EAE D (4x) ]
AE There's no stoppin' the cretins from hoppin' AE You gotta keep it beatin' for all the hoppin' cretins. BEBE Cretin! Cretin!
I'm gonna go for a whirl with my cretin girl My feet won't stop doin' the Cretin Hop. Cretin! Cretin!
[ EAE D (2x) ]
NC EAE D 1-2-3-4 Cretins wanna hop some more NC EAE D EAE D 4-5-6-7 All good cretins go to heaven.
There's no stoppin'... I'm gonna go...
[ EAE D (2x) ]
1-2-3-4...
[ EAE D (2x) E ]
ROCKAWAY BEACH --------------
1-2-3-4 [ D ]
A Chewing out a rhythm on my bubble gum
The sun is out and I want some. D It's not hard, not far to reach E We can hitch a ride to Rockaway Beach.
Up on the roof, out on the street Down in the playground the hot concrete Busride is too slow They blast out the disco on the radio
A Rock Rock Rockaway Beach D Rock Rock Rockaway Beach A Rock Rock Rockaway Beach E We can hitch a ride to Rockaway Beach (2x)
[ GD FC (2x) ]
F# It's not hard, not far to reach A We can hitch a ride to Rockaway Beach. F# It's not hard, not far to reach DE We can hitch a ride to Rockaway Beach.
Chewing out a rhythm... Up on the roof...
Rock Rock Rockaway Beach... (1x)
[ GD FC (2x) DA ]
Rock Rock Rockaway Beach... (2x)
[ DA ]
HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW -------------------------
DF# Oh oh oh, oh oh oh I love you DF# Oh oh oh, oh oh oh I love you ED I do, I do (2x)
DEF# But I told her why we just can't make it DEF# I want you still but just can't take it DEF# The time has come we oughta break it ED Someone had to pay the price
And I think of times we were together As time went on it seemed forever But times have changed now things are better Someone had to pay the price
[ Solo: DF# (2x) ED ]
And I think of times we were together As time went on it seemed forever But times have changed now things are better
[ DEF# (2x) ]
Someone had to pay the price.
LOCKET LOVE -----------
[ EADE (2x) ]
D Lovely lovely locket love E You could use a little of D Hang a chain around you E You're hangin' too
AD Hang on a little bit longer AD Hang on you're a goner
[ EADE (2x) ]
Lovely lovely locket love Cause a picture never does Try to expose you For what you put me through
Hang on...
[ EADE (2x) ]
D Never never can tell A How hard you fell B Lovely lovely locket 'cause E The best poison of
[ EADE (2x) ]
Lovely lovely locket love You got a pocket of Lovely little tricks you do Now I'm hangin' too
Hang on...
[ EADE (2x) ]
Never never can tell...
[ EADE (2x) ]
Lovely lovely locket love Tou could use a little of Hang a chain around you You're hangin' too
Hang on...
[ EADE (4x) ]
I DON'T CARE ------------
[ AAGA GAGF G (2x) ]
AFG I don't care (he don't care) AFG I don't care (he don't care) AFG I don't care about this world AFG I don't care about that girl AFG I don't care (he don't care)
[ AAGA GAGF G (2x) ]
I don't care...
[ AAGA GAGF G (2x) ]
A I don't care I don't care G I don't care I don't care F I don't care I don't care
[ AAGA GAGF G (2x) ]
I don't care (he don't care) I don't care (he don't care) I don't care about these words I don't care about that girl I don't care
[ AAGA GAGF G (1x) AAGA ]
SHEENA IS A PUNK ROCKER -----------------------
[ B->C (4x) ]
C Well the kids are all hopped up and ready to go
They're ready to go now G They've got their surfboards C And they're going to the discotheque a go go AF But she just couldn't stay AF She had to break away CG Well New York City really has it all
Oh yeah, oh yeah.
CFG Sheena is a punk rocker CFG Sheena is a punk rocker CFGCFG Sheena is a punk rocker now. CFG Sheena is a punk rocker CFG Sheena is a punk rocker CFGC Sheena is a punk rocker now. F She's a punk punk, a punk rocker C Punk punk, a punk rocker G Punk punk, a punk rocker Bb Punk punk, a punk rocker
[ B->C (4x) ]
Well the kids...
Sheena is a punk rocker...
[ B->C (4x) ]
CFG Sheena is a punk rocker CFG Sheena is a punk rocker CFGCFG Sheena is a punk rocker now. (repeat & fade out)
WE'RE A HAPPY FAMILY --------------------
[ AE B (4x) F#ABE GA (2x) ]
EG We're a happy family EA We're a happy family EG We're a happy family D Me mom and daddy. (2x)
Sitting here in Queens Eating refried beans We're in all the magazines Gulpin' down thorazines.
We ain't got no friends Our troubles never end No Christmas cards to send Daddy likes men.
[ AE B (4x) F#ABE GA (2x) ]
Daddy's telling lies Baby's eating flies Mommy's on pills Baby's got the chills.
I'm friends with the President I'm friends with the Pope We're all making a fortune Selling Daddy's dope.
Sitting here in Queens... We ain't got no friends...
[ AE B (4x) F#ABE GA (2x) ]
We're a happy family... (repeat & fade out)
TEENAGE LOBOTOMY ----------------
NC EF#BEF#B Lobotomy, lobotomy, lobotomy, lobotomy! (3rd with bass only)
[ E DA (4x) AGD (2x) ]
A DDT did a job on me E Now I am a real sickie A Guess I'll have to break the news E That I got no mind to lose. A All the girls are in love with me EF# I'm a teenage lobotomy.
[ B EF#B ] [ E DA (4x) AGD (2x) ]
Slugs and snails are after me DDT keeps me happy Now I guess I'll have to tell 'em That I got no cerebellum. Gonna get my Ph.D. I'm a teenage lobotomy.
[ B EF#B ] [ E DA (4x) AGD (2x) ]
Lobotomy...
[ E DA (4x) AGD (2x) ]
DDT did a job on me...
[ B EF#B ] [ E DA (4x) AGD (2x) ]
DO YOU WANNA DANCE? -------------------
AD Do you wanna dance and hold my hand? AD Tell me baby I'm your lover man AEA Oh baby, do you wanna dance?
Well do you wanna dance under the moonlight? Squeeze me baby all through the night Oh baby, do you wanna dance?
AD Do you do you do you do you wanna dance AD Do you do you do you do you wanna dance AEAE Do you do you do you do you wanna dance
Do you wanna dance under the moonlight... (2x)
Do you do you... Do you do you... (no final E) (2x) Do you do you...
[ A ]
I WANNA BE WELL ---------------
[ A ]
DGAD Yeah, I wanna be well GAD I wanna be well GA I wanna be
I want I want I want I want I want I want I want I want (2x)
G# my GAD LSD, golly gee, GAD DDT, wowee! GA Daddy's broke D Holy smoke GA My future's bleak C Ain't it neat?
Yeah, I wanna be well... (2x)
my LSD...
Yeah, I wanna be well
I wanna be well (4x)
I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING -------------------------
1-2-3-4
[ CFCG (2x) ]
G You better know what you want F You know how little I got GCG I can't give you anything. GCG I can't give you anything. GCG I can't give you anything.
[ CFCG (2x) ]
You better know...
[ CFCG (2x) ]
FCG You think I'm real cute FCG But who's gonna bring home the loot? FCG Make up your mind about FCG Hope you don't doubt, that GCFC I can't give you anything. GCFC I can't give you anything. GCFC I can't give you anything.
[ CFCG (2x) ]
You better know...
[ CFCG (2x) ]
You think I'm...
GCFC I can't give you anything. (repeat & fade out)
RAMONA ------
[ C FC (2x) ]
C Hey Johnny, hey Dee Dee FG Little Tom and Joey C You know we're goin' over FG Sweet sweet little Ramona F You're getting better and better C It's getting easier than ever F Hey you kids in the crowd G You know you like it when the music's loud.
Sweet sweet little Ramona she always wants to come over Sweet sweet little Ramona I think I'll try and phone her I let her in if you're wondering why Cause she's a spy for the BBI I let her in and I started to cry And then I knew I wanted to die
BbF Oooh, little Ramona. (3x) BbC FC FC Oooh
Sweet sweet little Ramona...
Oooh, little Ramona...
SURFIN' BIRD ------------
NC Well everybody's heard about the bird
A Bird bird bird bird is a word (8x) E Don't you know about the bird D Well everybody knows that the bird is a word
Bird bird bird...
A Bird bird bird bird is a word
Well everybody's heard about the bird
Bird bird bird...
Bird bird bird bird is a word
NC Surfin' bird! Papa-papa-papa...
NC Papa-ooma-mow-mow
A Papa-ooma-mow-mow (24x)
Don't you know...
Papa-ooma-mow-mow (repeat & fade out)
WHY IS IT ALWAYS THIS WAY? --------------------------
BC#F# uu uu u (2x)
BC#F# Hey hey hey BC#F# Why is it always this way? (2x)
BC#F# Last time I saw her alive BC#F# She was wavin', wavin' bye bye BC#F# She was contemplating suicide BC#F# Now she's lying in a bottle of formaldehyde.
E And oh, I just don't know F#BA Why I can't let her go EC#BABABC# Oh I just don't know.
Hey hey hey Why is it always this way? (2x)
Last time I saw her alive She was going to the wash and dry She was outside hitchin' a ride Now she's lying In a bottle of formaldehyde.
And oh, I just don't know...
Hey hey hey... (repeat & fade out)
----------------------------------------------------------------------- All songs by Ramones except Do You Wanna Dance? by Freeman Surfin' Bird by White/Frazier/Harris/Wilson
Chords are mostly 5's but indicating this all the time would be a mess. They're mostly 'major-like' anyway except for F#5 in Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, which may even be F#m. NC means no chord.
Lyrics are from uwp and were sent by Eric Wincentsen.
If you find an error, I'd be glad to hear about it. " Juha Kivijarvi [email protected]