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Pet Sematary

Ramones
Tab
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Tab2

Bass1

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

E|---------------------|
B|---3-------1-----1---|
G|---------0-----2-----|
D|-0---0-2-----3-----3-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
B|---3-------1-----1---|
G|---------0-----2-----|
D|-0---0-2-----3-----3-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Verse

Under the arc of a weather stain boards

E|---------------------|
B|---3-------1-----1---|
G|---------0-----2-----|
D|-0---0-2-----3-----3-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Ancient goblins, and warlords

E|---------------------|
B|---3-------1-----1---|
G|---------0-----2-----|
D|-0---0-2-----3-----3-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Come out of the ground, not making a sound

E|---------------------|
B|---3-------1-----1---|
G|---------0-----2-----|
D|-0---0-2-----3-----3-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

The smell of death is all around.

E|---------------------|
B|---3-------1-----1---|
G|---------0-----2-----|
D|-0---0-2-----3-----3-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

And the night when the cold wind blows, no one cares, nobody

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

knows.

E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-|
E|---------------------|

Chorus

I dont wanna be buried in a pet sematary, I dont want to live my life again.

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-|
E|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------|-----|

I don't wanna be buried in a pet sematary, I don't want to

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------|

live my life again.

E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|

Verse

Follow Victor to the sacred place.

E|---------------------|
B|---3-------1-----1---|
G|---------0-----2-----|
D|-0---0-2-----3-----3-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

This ain't a dream, I cant escape.

E|---------------------|
B|---3-------1-----1---|
G|---------0-----2-----|
D|-0---0-2-----3-----3-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Molars and fangs, the clicking of bones,

E|---------------------|
B|---3-------1-----1---|
G|---------0-----2-----|
D|-0---0-2-----3-----3-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

spirits moaning among the tombstones.

E|---------------------|
B|---3-------1-----1---|
G|---------0-----2-----|
D|-0---0-2-----3-----3-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

And the night, when the moon is bright, someone cries, something

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

ain't right.

E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-|
E|---------------------|

Chorus

I dont wanna be buried in a pet sematary, I dont want to live my life again.

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-|
E|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------|-----|

I don't wanna be buried in a pet sematary, I don't want to

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------|

live my life again.

E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------7-5-3-|
A|1--5--5-7-8-1--1-1-1--3-3-3--3-------|
E|-------------------------------------|

Verse

The moon is full, the air is still.

E|---------------------|
B|---3-------1-----1---|
G|---------0-----2-----|
D|-0---0-2-----3-----3-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

All of the sudden I feel a chain.

E|---------------------|
B|---3-------1-----1---|
G|---------0-----2-----|
D|-0---0-2-----3-----3-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Victor is grinning, flesh rotting away.

E|---------------------|
B|---3-------1-----1---|
G|---------0-----2-----|
D|-0---0-2-----3-----3-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Skeletons dance, I curse this day.

E|---------------------|
B|---3-------1-----1---|
G|---------0-----2-----|
D|-0---0-2-----3-----3-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

And the night when the wolves cry out, listen close and you can hear

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

me shout.

E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-|
E|---------------------|

Chorus

I dont wanna be buried in a pet sematary, I dont want to live my life again.

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-|
E|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------|-----|

I don't wanna be buried in a pet sematary, I don't want to

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------|

live my life again.

E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|

I don't want to live my life again, oh no no no... [This riff 'til the end.]

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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