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Radio Havana, one of Rancid's most underrated tunes! off the Rancid 5 album (2000). It's a mighty one to play
acoustically so here are the open chords for it if you feel like giving it a go
Written by Tim Armstrong and Rancid
FEl Diablo is like a sCoundtrackAm  G  
FAll concurrent pClaybackAm  G  
F'57 chevy with the rCadio onAm  G  
It's a Csad songAm  G  
That goeCs on and onAm  G  
CHORUS:
It's a Cfugitive from Gtime AmRadio HavEana
It's a Cfugitive from Gtime RAmadio HavEana
A Ffriend that said you gotta mCake a choiceAm  G  
He's got thFe leather skin and the vCelvet voiceAm  G  
FThe New York Times read that it aint Cover yetAm  G  
You Ccan't forget, Am  G  
Cause you'lCl never forgetAm  G  
CHORUS:
It's a Cfugitive from Gtime AmRadio HavEana
It's a Cfugitive from Gtime RAmadio HavEana
BRIDGE:
FYeah i got it right...(yeah i got it right)
CGoing down tonight..(going down tonight)
FOh where'd you go..(oh where'd you go)
CGoing down below...(going down below)Am  G  
FEl Diablo is like a sCoundtrackAm  G  
FAll concurrent pClaybackAm  G  
F'57 chevy with the rCadio onAm  G  
It's a Csad songAm  G  
That goeCs on and onAm  G  
BRIDGE:
F   C    F   C  (same as earlier bridge)
"Buenes tardes señoras y señores, bienvenidos a Radio Havana. Hoy en nuestro
programa, desde Estados Unidos le damos la bienvenida a la banda de punk rock
de mayor exito: Rancid"
FYeah i got it right...(yeah i got it right)
CGoing down tonight..(going down tonight)
FOh where'd you go..(oh where'd you go)
CGoing down below...(going down below)Am  G  
CHORUS x4:
It's a Cfugitive from Gtime AmRadio HavEana
It's a Cfugitive from Gtime RAmadio HavEana     C   G   Am
See youse in the pit xx

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Radio Havana

by Rancid

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Radio Havana, one of Rancid's most underrated tunes! off the Rancid 5 album (2000). It's a mighty one to play

acoustically so here are the open chords for it if you feel like giving it a go

Written by Tim Armstrong and Rancid

F C Am G

El Diablo is like a soundtrack

F C Am G

All concurrent playback

F C Am G

'57 chevy with the radio on

C Am G

It's a sad song

C Am G

That goes on and on

CHORUS:

C G Am E

It's a fugitive from time Radio Havana

C G Am E

It's a fugitive from time Radio Havana

F C Am G

A friend that said you gotta make a choice

F C Am G

He's got the leather skin and the velvet voice

F C Am G

The New York Times read that it aint over yet

C Am G

You can't forget,

C Am G

Cause you'll never forget

CHORUS:

C G Am E

It's a fugitive from time Radio Havana

C G Am E

It's a fugitive from time Radio Havana

BRIDGE:

Yeah i got it right...(yeah i got it right)

Going down tonight..(going down tonight)

Oh where'd you go..(oh where'd you go)

C Am G

Going down below...(going down below)

F C Am G

El Diablo is like a soundtrack

F C Am G

All concurrent playback

F C Am G

'57 chevy with the radio on

C Am G

It's a sad song

C Am G

That goes on and on

BRIDGE:

F C F C (same as earlier bridge)

"Buenes tardes señoras y señores, bienvenidos a Radio Havana. Hoy en nuestro

programa, desde Estados Unidos le damos la bienvenida a la banda de punk rock

de mayor exito: Rancid"

Yeah i got it right...(yeah i got it right)

Going down tonight..(going down tonight)

Oh where'd you go..(oh where'd you go)

C Am G

Going down below...(going down below)

CHORUS x4:

C G Am E

It's a fugitive from time Radio Havana

C G Am E

It's a fugitive from time Radio Havana C G Am

See youse in the pit xx

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