[Floyd Sound - Intro - Capo 1 for original but don't bother] [Drums only] BBXX SXXX BXXX SXXX BXXX SXXX BXXX SXXX BBXX SXXX BXXX SXXX BXXX SXXX BXXX SXXX + keyboard riff x 3 D 14-sustain----- A 14-sustain------ E 0-12-12-0-0-12-12-0 Dr B S (Single strum of chords - lightly play hihat 16th notes on treble strings) | Eadd9-024100 | Eadd9 | F#m | F#m | | A | A | F#m7 | A E | E | | Eadd9 | Eadd9 | F#m | F#m | | A | A | F#m7 | A E | F#m/E (002222) E |
[Verse 1] I'd [Eadd9-024100] sit alone and watch your light My [F#m7] only friend through teenage nights And [A] everything I had to know I [F#m7] heard it on my [A] radi [E] o
[Verse 2] You [Eadd9] gave them all those old time stars Through [F#m7] wars of worlds invaded by Mars You [A] made 'em laugh, you made 'em cry You [F#m7] made us feel like [A] we could [E] fly [F#m/E-002222] Ra - di [E] o
[Pre-chorus] So [E] don't become some background noise (move to Em6/G - keep 2,3 fingers from E in place, use little finger for low G and first finger for 2nd fret on B) A [Em6/G-322020] backdrop for the girls and boys Who [A] just don't know or just don't care And [F#7/A#(x14320)] just complain when you're not there (E/B - play E but mute lowest E) You [E/B] had your time, you had the power You've [B7sus4] yet to have your [B7] finest hour [A] Ra - di [E] o, ([F#m/E-002222] Ra - di [E] o)
[Chorus B1 - E/D - play E7 and try to avoid lower 2 strings] (Drums BxxB xxSS - Both Bs are the chord strums - to cheat you can play bass drum straight (ss) = double snares) [E/D - 10x999] All we hear is (ss) [A/E] Radio [E] ga ga (ss) [A/E] Radio [E] goo goo (ss) [A/E] Radio [E] ga ga (ss)
[E/D - 10x999] All we hear is (ss) [A/E] Radio [E] ga ga (ss) [A/E] Radio [E] blah blah (ss) [D] Radio, what's (ss) [A]new? [B] (ss) [C#m]Radio, (ss) [Bsus4]some- [B]one (ss) [A/C#]still [B]loves (ss) [E]you!
[Instrumental - Straight drums] (Drums and synth, 4 bars - Vamp on Emaj)
[Verse 3] We [Eadd9] watch the shows, we watch the stars On [F#m7] videos for hours and hours We [A] hardly need to use our ears How [F#m7] music changes [A]through the years [Eadd9]
[Pre-chorus] Let's [E] hope you never leave old friend Like [Em6/G-322020] all good things on you we depend So [A] stick around 'cause we might miss you When [F#7/A#(x14320)] we grow tired of all this visual (E/B - play E but mute lowest E) You [E/B] had your time, you had the power You've [B7sus4] yet to have your [B7] finest hour [A]Ra - di [E]o, [F#m/E-002222] (Ra - dio [E])
[Chorus B2] (No chords - Straight drums) All we hear is Radio ga ga Radio goo goo, Radio ga ga All we hear is Radio ga ga Radio goo goo, Radio ga ga [E/D - 10x999] All we hear is [A/E] Radio [E] ga ga [A/E] Radio [E] blah blah (double snares come back) [D] Radio, (ss) what's [A]new? [B] (ss) [Bsus4]some- [B]one (ss) [A/C#] still [B] loves (ss) [E] you!
[Instrumental] Drums and synth, 9 bars - Vamp on [E] then
| Eadd9 | Eadd9 | F#m | F#m | | A | A | F#m7 | A E | E | | E | E | Em6/G-322020 | Em6/G | | A | A | F#7/A#(x14320)| F#7/A# |
[Chorus A3] You [E/B] had your time, you had the power You've [B7sus4] yet to have your [B7] finest hour [A]Ra - di [E]o, [F#m/E-002222] (Ra - dio [E]
[Outro - can play chords up neck so more keyboardy /soloy] | E | E | Em6/G-322020 | Em6/G | | A | A | F#7/A#(x14320)| F#7/A# | | E/B | E/B | B7sus4 | B7
[Verse 1 - No drums] I've paid my [Am] dues, [Em7] time after [Am] time [Em7] ....I've done my [Am] sentence [Em7] but committed no [Am] crime [Em7] And bad mi- (arp pattern by strings played for C-51,2,3,1,2,3 F-61,2,3,1,2,3) [C] stakes, [F] I've made a [C] few [F] I've had my [C] share of sand [G/B] kicked in my [Am7/E] face, but [D/F#] I've come [G] through and we mean to go [G7] on, and on, and on, and [A] on
[Chorus - Full drums - Accent G and A with snare hits] [D] We are the [F#m] champions, my [Bm] friends [G][A] And [D] we'll keep on [F#m] fighting 'til the [G] end [G][G/F#][G/F][D#dim - with capo, 0-X-10-11-10-X, without 0-X-7-8-7-X] (bass run low E - 11 10) [Em] We are the [Em/C#] champions, [Gm] we are the [C#dim - x42020] cham-pions. [D] No time for [Em9] losers, 'cos [F] we are the [G7] champions [Am7] Of the world [Dm][Em7/B][Dm][Em7/B][Dm][Em7/B]
[Verse 2 - No drums] I've taken my [Am] bows, [Em7] and my curtain [Am] calls [Em7] You brought me [Am] fame and fortune and everything that [Em7] goes with it I thank you [Am] all ... [Em7] But it's been no bed of (drums in) [C] roses [F] no ooo [C] pleasure cruise [F] .... I consider it a [C] challenge before the [G/B] whole human [Am7/E] race and [D/F#] I ain't gonna [G] lose - And we mean to go [G7] on, and on, and on, and [A] on!
[Chorus - Full drums - Accent G and A with snare hits] [D] We are the [F#m] champions, my [Bm] friends [G][A] And [D] we'll keep on [F#m] fighting 'til the [G] end [G][G/F#][G/F][D#dim - 0-X-10-11-10-X, without 0-X-7-8-7-X] (bass run low E - 11 10) [Em] We are the [Em/C#] champions, [Gm] we are the [C#dim - x42020] cham-pions. [D] No time for [Em9] losers, 'cos [F] we are the [G7] champions [Am7] Of the .... (no world) [D] We are the [F#m] champions, my [Bm] friends [G][A] And [D] we'll keep on [F#m] fighting 'til the [G] end [G][G/F#][G/F][D#dim - 0-X-10-11-10-X, without 0-X-7-8-7-X] (bass run low E - 11 10) [Em] We are the [Em/C#] champions, [Gm] we are the [C#dim - x42020] cham-pions. [D] No time for [Em9] losers, 'cos [F] we are the [G7] champions [Am7] Of the ... [D] world
