Radio America

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Radio America
The Libertines
Written by Doherty/Barat
Interpreted by Ben Wilson
Spent hours trying to find a decent chord guide to this - none existed so I wrote one!
attempt so be kind.
[Intro]:
D - Adim (for Adim move D shaoe up a String and cover also hold first string 3rd fret like this
e --3
b-- 2
g--3
d--2
a--x
e--x
DAdim
[Intro]: -* x 2
D Adim
*
If I get the call
D Adim
*
I will call across Radio America
D Adim
*
Right across America I will call
D Adim
*
Yes I will call all across Radio America
D Adim
*
Right across America I will call
D Bm
If call I must do
Em F#m G F#m G A7
To take my love my love to you
D Adim
*
There a lovely young girl on aboard
D Adim
*
Walks down here
D Adim
*
And all across Africa, China and Australia
D Adim
*
I will call
D Adim
*
Call you down in New Mexico
D Adim
*
In New Brighton and Tokyo
D Adim
*
I will call
D Bm
If call I must do
Em F#m G F#m G A7
To take my love my love to you
Run Down D-Db-D7 (do this by going D - D shape down one fret - then D7)
G Gm D
For well it may hap' that these are they
D C#m Cm B7
Your happiest days
G
Oh my good old friend
A7 D
I see you chanced your arm again
Adim
D*
you cut you arm again
D Bm
Red faced president
Em A7
Took afternoon tea with her majesty the Queen
D Bm
And they watched old films flicker
Em A7
Across the old palace movie screen
G A7
What a shame as she slipped in the rain
G A7
The poor dancing girl she won't dance again
D D C#m Cm Bm
And they said it was a transmission
Em F#m G F#m G A7
To take my love my love to you
D D C#m Cm Bm
Yes This was a transmission
Em F#m G F#m G A7
To take my love my love to you
D F#m Bm A7
You ooh ooh ooh ooh
D F#mBm
[ch]A7/ch]
You ooh ooh ooh ooh
D F#m Bm A7
You ooh ooh ooh ooh
D F#m Bm A7
You ooh ooh ooh ooh
D F#m Bm A7
You ooh ooh ooh ooh
D F#m Bm A7
You ooh ooh ooh ooh
D Adim
- *
Only to you
Don't think its perfect, but its gigable. Others say the Rd faced president section is
but it really doesn't fit.

Radio America chords and lyrics

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Radio America
The Libertines
Written by Doherty/Barat
Interpreted by Ben Wilson
Spent hours trying to find a decent chord guide to this - none existed so I wrote one! 
attempt so be kind.
[Intro]:
D - Adim (for Adim move D shaoe up a String and cover also hold first string 3rd fret like this
[Intro]: D-Adim* x 2
Run Down D-Db-D7    (do this by going D - D shape down one fret - then D7)
Don't think its perfect, but its gigable. Others say the Rd faced president section is 
but it really doesn't fit.

Radio America Chords by The Libertines

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