Sedated Chords
by Hozier
Sedated by Hozier is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, Em, F, C, Dm and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
Am Em F C Dm Em Am
Am
Just a little rush, babe
F
To feel dizzy, to derail the mind of me
Am
Just a little hush, babe
F
Our veins are busy but my heart's in atrophy
Dm Am C G
Any way to distract and sedate
Dm Am F C
Adding shadows to the walls of the cave
Am Em F C Dm
You and I nursing on a poison that never stung
Em Am
Our teeth and lungs are lined with the scum of it
Am Em F
Some whiff of this death and guts
C Dm
We are deaf, we are numb
Em Am
Free and young and we can feel none of it
Am
Something isn't right, babe
F
I keep catching the words but the meaning's thin
Am
I'm somewhere outside my life, babe
F
I keep scratching but somehow I can't get in
Dm Am C G
So we're slaves to any sEmblance of touch
Dm Am F C
Lord we should quit but we love it too much
Am Em F C Dm
Sedated we're nursing on a poison that never stung
Em Am
Our teeth and lungs are lined with the scum of it
Am Em F
Some whiff of this death and guts
C Dm
We are deaf, we are numb
Em Am
Free and young and we can feel none of it
Am
Darlin', don't you, stand there watching, won't you
F
Come and save me from it
Am
Darlin', don't you, join in, you're supposed to
F
Drag me away from it
Dm Am C G
Any way to distract and sedate
Dm Am F C
Adding shadows to the walls of the cave
Am Em F C Dm
You and I nursing on a poison that never stung
Em Am
Our teeth and lungs are lined with the scum of it
Am Em F
Some whiff of this death and guts
C Dm
We are deaf, we are numb
Em Am
Free and young and we can feel none of it
Am Em F C Dm
Sedated we're nursing on a poison that never stung
Em Am
Our teeth and lungs are lined with the scum of it
Am Em F
Some whiff of this death and guts
C Dm
We are deaf, we are numb
Em Am
Free and young and we can feel none of it