Sedated chords by
Hozier (Official Version)

2014Rock967 views

Key: A minorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1

Verse 1
Am Am 
 
Just a little rush, babe
F F 
 
To feel dizzy, to derail the mind of me
Am Am 
 
Just a little hush, babe
F F 
 
Our veins are busy but my heart's in atrophy
Dm Dm 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Any way to distract and sedate
Dm Dm 
 
Am Am 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Adding shadows to the walls of the cave

Chorus 1
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
You and I nursing on a  poison that
Em Em 
 
Dm Dm 
 
never  stung
Our teeth and lungs are lined
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
with the scum of it
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
Somewhere for this, death and guns
Em Em 
 
Dm Dm 
 
We are deaf, we are numb
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
Free and young and we can feel none of it

Verse 2
Am Am 
 
Something isn't right, babe
F F 
 
I keep catching little words
but the meaning's thin
Am Am 
 
I'm somewhere outside my life, babe
F F 
 
I keep scratching but somehow I can't get in
Dm Dm 
 
Am Am 
 
So we're slaves
C C 
 
G G 
 
to any semblance of touch
Dm Dm 
 
Am Am 
 
Lord we should quit
F F 
 
C C 
 
but we love it too much

Chorus 2
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
Sedated we're nursing on a  poison that
Em Em 
 
Dm Dm 
 
never stung
Our teeth and lungs are lined
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
with the scum of it
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
Somewhere for this, death and guns
Em Em 
 
Dm Dm 
 
We are deaf, we are numb
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
Free and young and we can feel none of it

Bridge 1
C C 
 
Darlin', don't you, stand there watching,
Em Em 
 
won't you
Come and save me from it
C C 
 
Darlin', don't you, join in,
Em Em 
 
you're supposed to

Pre-chorus 1

Drag me away from it

Any way to distract and sedate

Adding shadows to the walls of the cave

Chorus 3
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
You and I nursing on a  poison that
Em Em 
 
Dm Dm 
 
never  stung
Our teeth and lungs are lined
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
with the scum of it
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
Somewhere for this, death and guns
Em Em 
 
Dm Dm 
 
We are deaf, we are numb
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
Free and young and we can feel none of it

Chorus 4
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
Sedated we're nursing
F F 
 
on a  poison that
Em Em 
 
Dm Dm 
 
never  stung
Our teeth and lungs are lined
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
with the scum of it
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
F F 
 
Somewhere for this, death and guns
Em Em 
 
Dm Dm 
 
We are deaf, we are numb
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
Free and young and we can feel none of it

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAm Em F Dm C...

Chords

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of Sedated by Hozier, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It suits players who want to learn Sedated the way Hozier intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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