Transmission — Joy Division

Chords and lyrics for Transmission by Joy Division (key of Em).

Intro

[Am]Radio, live [Em]transmission.
Radio, live transmission.

Verse 1

[Am]Listen to the silence, let it ring on.
[Em]Eyes, dark grey lenses frightened of the sun.
[Am]We would have a fine time living in the night,
[Em]Left to blind destruction,
Waiting for our [Am]sight. [G]

Verse 2

[Am]And we would go on as though nothing was wrong.
[Em]And hide from these days we remained all alone.
[Am]Staying in the same place, just staying out the time.
[Em]Touching from a distance,
Further all the [Am]time. [G]

Chorus

[Am]Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, [Em]to the radio.
[Am]Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, [G]to the radio

Verse 3

[Am]Well I could call out when the going gets tough.
[Em]The things that we've learnt are no longer enough.
[Am]No language, just sound, that's all we need know,
[Em]To synchronise love to the beat of the show.[Am]
[G]And we could dance.

Outro

[Am]Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, to the [Em]radio.
[Am]Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, to the [Em]radio
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