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Radioactive

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Amajor
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Acoustic Part Only:
CAPO 3:
INTRO:
Drum & Bass x4
Fm#x8
VERSE 1:
Well I'm not uptight, NFm#ot unattractedA  
Turn me on tonightB  
Cause I'm radioactive... Fm#   ERadioactiveFm#  E  
VERSE 2:
There's not a fight Fm#And I'm not your captiveA  
Turn me loose tonight B  
Fm#   E   Fm#  E...
Cause I'm radioactive... Radioactive
CHORUS 1:
DI Awant to stEay with you
DI Awant to plEay with you, baby
DI Awant to laEy with you
And I wanDt you tAo knowE  
VERSE 3:
Got to concentrate, doFm#n't be distractiveA  
Turn me on tonight,B  
Fm#   E   Fm#  E...
Cause I'm radioactive Radioactive
(QUIRKY SOLO)
Fm#   A   Fm#   A   Fm#   A  B...
RadioactFm#iveE  
Fm#  E...
Radioactive
CHORUS 2:
DI Awant to stEay with you
DI Adon't want to play Ewith you
DI Awant just to Elay with you
And I wanDt you tAo knowE  
VERSE 4:
Got to concentrate, dFm#on't be distractiveA  
Turn me loose tonightB  
Fm#   E   Fm#  E...
Cause I'm radioactive Yeah... Yeah yeah yeah....
Fm#  E... Fm#  E...
Ohh Yeah yeah yeah Radioactive
(HALF QUIRKY SOLO)
Fm# A
Don't you stand.Fm#.. stand too close...A  
Fm# A
(HALF QUIRKY SOLO)
You might catch it...
Don't stand too close..... baby... Radioactive... ooh yeah
Radio... Radio... Radio... Radioactive. ooh uuh
ooh uuh.... oh yeah....uhh ooh...
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The story behind the song

"Radioactive" by The Firm, written by Paul Rodgers, pulses with an intense, almost dangerous attraction. The lyrics speak to a powerful, undeniable draw between two people, where one is not held captive but willingly pulled closer, wanting to lay together despite a warning to not stand too close. This straightforward rock song from the 1980s, featuring Tony Franklin's fretless bass hook and Jimmy Page's guitar, captures the feeling of being drawn into a potent connection. It’s a song about the electrifying, perhaps even perilous, nature of desire.

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Radioactive

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Radioactive

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