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MY MIND'S SEDATE from THE GENERAL ELECTRIC
Transcribed by D.D.L
Written by Shihad
Standard Shihad tuning (DGCFAD)
RIFFS AND GUITAR FIGURES
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CHORDS USED
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E G Bb
---3--6---|
---3--6---|
---4--7---|
2--5--8---|
2--5--8---|
0--3--6---|
PHRASE 1
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-------------------------------------------3--3-6--6--------------|
-------------------------------------------3--3-6--6--------------|
-------------------------------------------4--4-7--7--------------|
2---2----------------2-----------2-------2-5--5-8--8-2----2-----2-|
2---2----------------2-----------2-------2-5--5-8--8-2----2-----2-|
0---0----------------0-----------0-------0-3--3-6--6-0----0-----0-|
eg; I trust the police and the government
PHRASE 2
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3--3----8--8----5--5----8--8------------8--8----5--5----8--8-----------|
3--3----8--8----5--5----8--8------------8--8----5--5----8--8-----------|
4--4----9--9----6--6----9--9------------9--9----6--6----9--9-----------|
5--5----10-10---7--7----10-10---2--2----10-10---7--7----10-10----------|
5--5----10-10---7--7----10-10---2--2----10-10---7--7----10-10----------|
3--3----8--8----5--5----8--8----0--0----8--8----5--5----8--8-----------|
eg; My mind's sedate my mind's sedate my mind's sedate my mind's sedate
SONG STRUCTURE
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VERSE 1
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PHRASE 1
I trust the police and the government
PHRASE 1
Suck down corporate sentiment
PHRASE 1
Home for dinner, watch TV
PHRASE 1
Caught in the middle of a shopping spree
CHORUS
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PHRASE 2 (x2)
My minds sedate (x8)
VERSE 2
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PHRASE 1
Home entertainment and a boring car
(my minds sedate)
PHRASE 1
If I try to run, I wouldnt get that far
(my minds sedate)
PHRASE 1
Extract the venom, spit it over the shoulder
(my minds sedate)
PHRASE 1
I'm a victim of a 'sally make-over'
CHORUS
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PHRASE 2 (x2)
My minds sedate (x8)
BRIDGE
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PHRASE 2
You cant run away
PHRASE 2
If you dont have a brain
Deal with it
It's alright...is it?
PICK SCRAPE, THEN;
3--3----8--8----5--5--5--5------------8--8----5--5----8--8----|
3--3----8--8----5--5--5--5------------8--8----5--5----8--8----|
4--4----9--9----6--6--6--6------------9--9----6--6----9--9----|
5--5----10-10---7--7--7--7----2--2----10-10---7--7----10-10---|
5--5----10-10---7--7--7--7----2--2----10-10---7--7----10-10---|
3--3----8--8----5--5--5--5----0--0----8--8----5--5----8--8----|
H H H H H H
3--3----8--8----5-x-x-x-x-x-x----------8--8----5--5-----------|
3--3----8--8----5-x-x-x-x-x-x----------8--8----5--5----10-10--|
4--4----9--9----6-x-x-x-x-x-x----------9--9----6--6----10-10--|
5--5----10-10---7-x-x-x-x-x-x--2--2----10-10---7--7----10-10--|
5--5----10-10---7-x-x-x-x-x-x--2--2----10-10---7--7----8--8---|
3--3----8--8----5-x-x-x-x-x-x--0--0----8--8----5--5----8--8---|
(REPEAT VERSE 1, W/BREAK ON FIRST LINE)
(REPEAT CHORUS + BRIDGE)
You gotta deal with this
PHRASE 1
You gotta deal with this
PHRASE 1
You gotta deal with this
PHRASE 1
You gotta deal with this
E G Bb E G Bb E G Bb E
My mind's sedate, my mind's sedate, my mind's sedate, my mind's sedate
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Jake Average |
#1 by Jake Bounds at Jun 22, 1984 at 8:13 PM EST |
| i think this is a fairly political song, talking about the way the government and the police ect.. can sedate the way people live their lives. there is a feeling of a fairly routined life in the lyrics, home for dinner every nite, then watches tv. boring car. and the only way to escape this life is to you cant run away realize you are being pushed around and to deal with it. | |
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Mike Average |
#2 by Mike heidkamp at Sep 4, 1993 at 3:43 AM EST |
| Its about how we have become sedated by our affluence and give up a lot of our rights and control to government | |
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Dark Lead Player |
#3 by Dark Avenger at Oct 5, 1999 at 11:54 PM EST |
| I think that this song is about the way that life becomes so routine that it's bland and pointless. The boys of Shihad obviously don't like this. People "trust the police and the government" just because they are some form of authority, without paying any attention to what else is going on with them. Corporate sentiment seems to take over and people will also trust big corporations. These people lead their boring lives with their boring beliefs, boring cars, boring homes, and never actually live. | |
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