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Tuning: Standard
I can lAisten to the records from my yoF#unger years
Pacify my biDtter ears aEnd revive the dAead dinosEaurs.
Me and JAamo rode two buses round for RF#ockpile
Sure to find a raDrity and sEomething to belAieve.Am  
DBut I can't listen to them F#now without mourning a small tDown
and the mEom and pops I loAvedAm  
DOnce were missionary F#men
DWe age into obscurity with tEhem
The Ramones are deAadE  
You could juAdge a band by the cover flipping thrF#ough the bins
Assured enough to take a sDpin
The aErt and lyrics bAig enough to sEee and read
APull the record from its sleeve
F#Spear the cut hole, aErm and seed
DPlunge the needle, shEaking like a dArug fiendAm  
DNow relevant again somF#ehow
Reanimated sacred cDow
But it aEll seems different nAowAm  
DIt's far too easy to find anyF#thing in demand
I'll sDay it once agEain
The Ramones are dAead.

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The Ramones Are Dead

by Joey Cape

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Tuning: Standard

A F#

I can listen to the records from my younger years

D E A E

Pacify my bitter ears and revive the dead dinosaurs.

A F#

Me and Jamo rode two buses round for Rockpile

D E A Am

Sure to find a rarity and something to believe.

D F# D

But I can't listen to them now without mourning a small town

E A Am

and the mom and pops I loved

D F#

Once were missionary men

D E

We age into obscurity with them

A E

The Ramones are dead

A F#

You could judge a band by the cover flipping through the bins

Assured enough to take a spin

E A E

The art and lyrics big enough to see and read

Pull the record from its sleeve

F# E

Spear the cut hole, arm and seed

D E A Am

Plunge the needle, shaking like a drug fiend

D F#

Now relevant again somehow

Reanimated sacred cow

E A Am

But it all seems different now

D F#

It's far too easy to find anything in demand

D E

I'll say it once again

The Ramones are dead.

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