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Radio Song

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1/18

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 18Position: 10

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

CAPO: 1st fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of Ab)
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
[Intro chords and riff]
(G *)       = x-x-x-12-12-10
(Csus2/G *) = x-x-x-12-13-10
(Index finger 1st string, ring finger on 3rd string,
little finger on 2nd string)
[Verse chords]
E7 *  = 022434   A7sus2  = x02203   Am   = x02210
E     = 022100   G       = xx5433   Am7  = x02010
E4    = 022200   Cm/G    = xx5543   D    = xx0232
Asus2 = x02200   Csus2/G = xx5533   E7   = 020100
                                    N.C. = No chords
Verse 8 two bar riff continues through to the end
[Intro]
N.C.
Hey, I can't find nothing on the radio!  ...Uh!
Yo, ...turn to that station!
   G*                        Csus2/G*
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
   G*                        Csus2/G*
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
     G*             Csus2/G*       G*
The world is col - lapsing ...a - round our ears,
 Csus2/G*         G*    Csus2/G*        G*   Csus2/G*
I turned up the radio, I can't hear it!
[Verse 1]
        E7*                                   E   E4  E  
When I got to the house, and I called you out,
          E7*                                   E   E4  E  
I could tell that you had been crying,  (Crying!)
            E7*                        E   E4  E  
It's that same sing-song on the radio,
It mEakes ..E4.me ...sad!E  
[Chorus]
I Asus2meant to A7sus2turn it off,        Asus2to A7sus2say good - Asus2bye,
      A7sus2    Asus2       A7sus2   Asus2   E7*   E     E4  E  
To leave in quiet, that radi- o     son  ...Hey, hey!
 E7*                            E    E4  E  
Hey----! Ah -hah!     Hup - hup!
[Bridge 1]
I've Geverything to Cm/Gshow,
                  (Everything...)
  I've Geverything to Csus2/Ghide,
(...to show,         everything...)
Look in - Gto my eyes,  Cm/Glisten to the Gradio,
   (...to hide!)
Cm/GI  turned up the Gradio, but Csus2/GI can't hear it,G  
No, Cm/GI can't hear it!  | Am/  /  Am7/  / | D/_/ /_/  /  / |
                                        ^ ^ ^ ^  ^
[Verse 2]
        E7*                           E   E4  E  
When I got to the show,  (Yo -ho -ho!)
          E7*                                   E   E4  E  
I could tell that you had been crying,  (Crying!)
           E7*                         E   E4  E  
It's that same sing-song, the DJ sucks,
    E7*                  E   E7   E   E7  E  
It makes me sad!  | /  /  /_/  /_/ |
[Chorus]
I Asus2tried to A7sus2turn it off,
       Asus2To A7sus2say good - Asus2bye,  ...A7sus2my   ...Asus2love!
  A7sus2    Asus2   E7*      E     E4      E   E7*
That    radio  song!      Hey, hey, hey!
| E/  /  E7/_/  E  E7/_/ E|
[Bridge 2]
The Gworld is col - Cm/Glapsing a - Ground our ears,
Csus2/GI turned up the Gradio, but Cm/GI can't hear it!
      Am      Am7            DN.C.
| /  /  /  / | /_/ /_/  /  /  |
               ^ ^ ^ ^  ^
[Verse 3]
        E7*          E   E7   E   E7  E  
Yeah!           Yeah!
 E7*                E   E7   E   E7    E   E7*
    (Baby, baby, baby!)             Hup - hup!
          E   E4    E   E7*                 E   E4  E  
| /  /  /  /_/ | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  /_/ |
[Chorus]
I Asus2tried to A7sus2sing along,Asus2  A7sus2  
But Asus2damn that A7sus2radio   Asus2song,
    A7sus2   E7*    E     E4      E   E7*            E   E4  E  
Hey, hey, hey!     Hey, hey, hey!  | /  /  /  /_/ |
[Bridge 3]
I've Geverything to Cm/Gshow,
                  (Everything...)
  I've Geverything to Csus2/Ghide,
(...to show,         everything...)
Look in - Gto my eyes,  Cm/Glisten to the Gradio,
   (...to hide!)
Cm/GI turned up the Gradio, but Csus2/GI can't hear it,G  
                    Cm/G     Am       Am7            DN.C.
No, I can't hear it!  | /  /  /  / | /_/ /_/  /  / |
                                     ^ ^ ^ ^  ^
[Verse 4]
N.C.
Hey, hey...
...Hey!                         (Say what?)
    E7*                         E   E7   E   E7  E  
||:/_/_/_/ /__/_/ /_/__/ / | / / /_/  /_/:||[Repeats]
Hey, hey, hey!  (Let me do that wit' cha!)  
Hey, hey, hey!   Hey! Hey! Hey!  (Yup! Boom!)
Hey, hey, hey!  (Say what, say what, say what?)
Hey, hey, hey!  (Check it out!)
[Rapping coda]
 E7*
What are you saying?   What are you playing?
Who are you obeying, day out day in?   Huh!
Baby, baby, baby, that stuff is driving me crazy!
DJs communicate ...to the masses,
sex and violent classes!
Now our children grow up prisoners,
All their lives RADIO LISTENERS---------!
=====================================================
[Intro arpeggios]
    G *                   Csus2/G *
e|------10-------10----|------10-------10----| 
B|----12---12--12--12--|----13---13--13--13--|
G|--12-------12--------|--12-------12--------| [x2]
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
For the GUITAR chord box diagrams to match my
forward/backward arrows below ---- of the diagrams.
All the other chord boxes should be the default
   G        Csus2/G      E7
diCm/Gagram per cA7sus2hord name caE4n be displayed, and these
are a higher inversions of chords that also appear
   G         Csus2/G

All chords in this song (11)

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Radio Song

by R.E.M.

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Csus2/G

Asus2

A7sus2

Cm/G

Am7

CAPO: 1st fret

(Will then sound in the recorded key of Ab)

Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo

[Intro chords and riff]

(G *) = x-x-x-12-12-10

(Csus2/G *) = x-x-x-12-13-10

(Index finger 1st string, ring finger on 3rd string,

little finger on 2nd string)

[Verse chords]

E7 * = 022434 A7sus2 = x02203 Am = x02210

E = 022100 G = xx5433 Am7 = x02010

E4 = 022200 Cm/G = xx5543 D = xx0232

Asus2 = x02200 Csus2/G = xx5533 E7 = 020100

N.C. = No chords

Verse 8 two bar riff continues through to the end

[Intro]

N.C.

Hey, I can't find nothing on the radio! ...Uh!

Yo, ...turn to that station!

G Csus2/G

* *

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

G Csus2/G

* *

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

G Csus2/G G

* * *

The world is col - lapsing ...a - round our ears,

Csus2/G G Csus2/G G Csus2/G

* * * * *

I turned up the radio, I can't hear it!

[Verse 1]

E7 E E4 E

When I got to the house, and I called you out,

E7 E E4 E

I could tell that you had been crying, (Crying!)

E7 E E4 E

It's that same sing-song on the radio,

E E4 E

It makes ...me ...sad!

[Chorus]

Asus2 A7sus2 Asus2 A7sus2 Asus2

I meant to turn it off, to say good - bye,

A7sus2 Asus2 A7sus2 Asus2 E7 E E4 E

To leave in quiet, that radi- o son ...Hey, hey!

E7 E E4 E

Hey----! Ah -hah! Hup - hup!

[Bridge 1]

G Cm/G

I've everything to show,

(Everything...)

G Csus2/G

I've everything to hide,

(...to show, everything...)

G Cm/G G

Look in - to my eyes, listen to the radio,

(...to hide!)

Cm/G G Csus2/G G

I turned up the radio, but I can't hear it,

Cm/G Am Am7 D

No, I can't hear it! | / / / / | /_/ /_/ / / |

^ ^ ^ ^ ^

[Verse 2]

E7 E E4 E

When I got to the show, (Yo -ho -ho!)

E7 E E4 E

I could tell that you had been crying, (Crying!)

E7 E E4 E

It's that same sing-song, the DJ sucks,

E7 E E7 E E7 E

It makes me sad! | / / /_/ /_/ |

[Chorus]

Asus2 A7sus2

I tried to turn it off,

Asus2 A7sus2 Asus2 A7sus2 Asus2

To say good - bye, ...my ...love!

A7sus2 Asus2 E7 E E4 E E7

* *

That radio song! Hey, hey, hey!

E E7 E E7 E

| / / /_/ /_/ |

[Bridge 2]

G Cm/G G

The world is col - lapsing a - round our ears,

Csus2/G G Cm/G

I turned up the radio, but I can't hear it!

Am Am7 D

N.C.

| / / / / | /_/ /_/ / / |

^ ^ ^ ^ ^

[Verse 3]

E7 E E7 E E7 E

Yeah! Yeah!

E7 E E7 E E7 E E7

* *

(Baby, baby, baby!) Hup - hup!

E E4 E E7 E E4 E

| / / / /_/ | / / / / | / / / /_/ |

[Chorus]

Asus2 A7sus2 Asus2 A7sus2

I tried to sing along,

Asus2 A7sus2 Asus2

But damn that radio song,

A7sus2 E7 E E4 E E7 E E4 E

* *

Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey! | / / / /_/ |

[Bridge 3]

G Cm/G

I've everything to show,

(Everything...)

G Csus2/G

I've everything to hide,

(...to show, everything...)

G Cm/G G

Look in - to my eyes, listen to the radio,

(...to hide!)

Cm/G G Csus2/G G

I turned up the radio, but I can't hear it,

Cm/G Am Am7 D

N.C.

No, I can't hear it! | / / / / | /_/ /_/ / / |

^ ^ ^ ^ ^

[Verse 4]

N.C.

Hey, hey...

...Hey! (Say what?)

E7 E E7 E E7 E

||:/_/_/_/ /__/_/ /_/__/ / | / / /_/ /_/:||[Repeats]

Hey, hey, hey! (Let me do that wit' cha!)

Hey, hey, hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! (Yup! Boom!)

Hey, hey, hey! (Say what, say what, say what?)

Hey, hey, hey! (Check it out!)

[Rapping coda]

What are you saying? What are you playing?

Who are you obeying, day out day in? Huh!

Baby, baby, baby, that stuff is driving me crazy!

DJs communicate ...to the masses,

sex and violent classes!

Now our children grow up prisoners,

All their lives RADIO LISTENERS---------!

=====================================================

[Intro arpeggios]

G * Csus2/G *

e|------10-------10----|------10-------10----|

B|----12---12--12--12--|----13---13--13--13--|

G|--12-------12--------|--12-------12--------| [x2]

D|---------------------|---------------------|

A|---------------------|---------------------|

E|---------------------|---------------------|

For the GUITAR chord box diagrams to match my

forward/backward arrows below ---- of the diagrams.

All the other chord boxes should be the default

G Csus2/G E7

Cm/G A7sus2 E4

diagram per chord name can be displayed, and these

are a higher inversions of chords that also appear

G Csus2/G

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