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Car Radio

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[Intro]
 F   Am   G(x4)
[Verse 1]
FI ponder of something great
AmMy lungs will fill and Gthen deflate
FThey fill with fire
FExhale desire
AmI know it's dire
GMy time today
[Chorus]
FI have these thoughts
So often I Amought
To replace that sGlot
With what I once Fbought
F'Cause somebody stole
My Amcar radio
And now I just Gsit in silence
[Interlude]
F
AmSometimes Gquiet is violent
[Verse 2]
FI find it hard to hide it
AmMy pride is no Glonger inside
FIt's on my sleeve
FMy skin will scream
AmReminding me Gof
Who I killed Finside my dream
I hate this car Amthat I'm driving
GThere's no hiding Ffor me
FI'm forced to deal Amwith what I feel
There is no Gdistraction to Fmask what is real
[Interlude]
F
I coAmuld pull the Gsteering wheel
[Chorus]
FI have these thoughts
So often I Amought
To replace that sGlot
With what I once Fbought
F'Cause somebody stole
My Amcar radio
And now I just Gsit in silence
[Instrumental]
 F   Am   G(x2)
[Verse 3]
FI ponder of something Amterrifying
'Cause this time there's no Gsound to hide beFhind
FI find over the course of our human Amexistence
One thing Gconsists of consistence
FAnd it's that we're all battling fear
AmOh dear, I don't know if we know Gwhy we're here
FOh my, too deep
FPlease stop thinking
I Amliked it better when my Gcar had sound
[Verse 4]
FThere are things we can do
But from the Amthings that work there are Gonly two
And Ffrom the two that we choose to do
AmPeace will win
And Gfear will lose
There's Ffaith and there's sleep
We Amneed to pick one Gplease because
FFaith is to be awake
And to be Amawake is for us Gto think
FAnd for us to think is to be alive
And I will Amtry with every Grhyme
To come Facross like I am dying
To let you Amknow you need to Ftry Gto Fthink
[Chorus]
FI have these thoughts
So often I Amought
To replace that sGlot
With what I once Fbought
F'Cause somebody stole
My Amcar radio
And now I just Gsit in silence
[Instrumental]
 F   Am   G(x4)
[you can repeat the chorus again instead of playing the chords, its up to you]
FI have these thoughts
So often I Amought
To replace that sGlot
With what I once Fbought
F'Cause somebody stole
My Amcar radio
And now I just Gsit in silence

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Car Radio

by twenty one pilots

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 2 but sounds fine without

[Intro]

F Am G

(x4)

[Verse 1]

I ponder of something great

Am G

My lungs will fill and then deflate

They fill with fire

Exhale desire

I know it's dire

My time today

[Chorus]

I have these thoughts

So often I ought

To replace that slot

With what I once bought

'Cause somebody stole

My car radio

And now I just sit in silence

[Interlude]

Am G

Sometimes quiet is violent

[Verse 2]

I find it hard to hide it

Am G

My pride is no longer inside

It's on my sleeve

My skin will scream

Am G

Reminding me of

Who I killed inside my dream

I hate this car that I'm driving

G F

There's no hiding for me

F Am

I'm forced to deal with what I feel

G F

There is no distraction to mask what is real

[Interlude]

Am G

I could pull the steering wheel

[Chorus]

I have these thoughts

So often I ought

To replace that slot

With what I once bought

'Cause somebody stole

My car radio

And now I just sit in silence

[Instrumental]

F Am G

(x2)

[Verse 3]

F Am

I ponder of something terrifying

G F

'Cause this time there's no sound to hide behind

F Am

I find over the course of our human existence

One thing consists of consistence

And it's that we're all battling fear

Am G

Oh dear, I don't know if we know why we're here

Oh my, too deep

Please stop thinking

Am G

I liked it better when my car had sound

[Verse 4]

There are things we can do

Am G

But from the things that work there are only two

And from the two that we choose to do

Peace will win

And fear will lose

There's faith and there's sleep

Am G

We need to pick one please because

Faith is to be awake

Am G

And to be awake is for us to think

And for us to think is to be alive

Am G

And I will try with every rhyme

To come across like I am dying

Am F G F

To let you know you need to try to think

[Chorus]

I have these thoughts

So often I ought

To replace that slot

With what I once bought

'Cause somebody stole

My car radio

And now I just sit in silence

[Instrumental]

F Am G

(x4)

[you can repeat the chorus again instead of playing the chords, its up to you]

I have these thoughts

So often I ought

To replace that slot

With what I once bought

'Cause somebody stole

My car radio

And now I just sit in silence

About Car Radio Chords by twenty one pilots

Learn how to play Car Radio by twenty one pilots with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Car Radio chords”, “Car Radio guitar chords”, or “twenty one pilots Car Radio chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Car Radio chords and for experienced players who want accurate Car Radio lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include F, Am, G.

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