Radio Song — R.E.M.
Chords and lyrics for Radio Song by R.E.M. (key of G#).
Verse 1
[G#]Hey, I can't find nothing on the radio.
You'll turn to that station.
[C#sus2] [G#] [C#/G#]
The [G#]world is collapsing [C#/G#]around our [G#]ears.
[C#/G#]I turned up the [G#]radio.
I [C#/G#]can't hear it.
[G#] [C#/G#]
Verse 2
When [G#]I got to the house and I called [F]you out,
I could tell she had been crying.
Crying, it's that same,
same song on the radio.
Makes me sad.
I meant [A#]to [Fm]turn it off,
to say goodbye,
to leave in [Fsus4/A#]quiet radio [G#maj7]song.
Chorus
[F]Hey, hey, hey.
Ha, ha.
Woo, woo.
Verse 3
[G#]Everything's show.
[C#sus2/G#][G#]Of everything.
[C#sus2/G#]I'm looking to [G#]my eyes.
Listen.
[A#sus2] [A#] [D#]
Verse 4
When I got [F]to the show.
Yo, ho, ho.
I could tell she had been crying.
Crying, it's that same, same song.
DJ sucks.
Makes me sad.
I tried [A#sus2]to turn it [Fm]off,
to say goodbye, [A#sus2]my love,
that radio [G#maj7]song.
Chorus
[F]Hey, hey, hey.
Hey, hey, hey.
Verse 5
The world [G#]is collapsing
around our ears.
I turned up the radio.
I [C#sus2/G#]can't hear it.
[D#7] [A#m] [D#]
Chorus
[F]Yeah.
Yeah.
Baby, baby, baby.
Baby, baby.
Baby, baby.
Baby, baby.
Verse 6
I tried [D#sus2/A#]to [A#sus2]sing along.
Damn that radio song.
Hey, [Fm]hey, hey.
[F7][F]Hey, hey, hey.
Baby, baby.
Baby, [G#]baby.
Baby, baby.
Everything.
I'm everything.
To hide.
Into my eyes.
Listen.
Chorus
[C#sus2/G#]Radio.
[G#]I turned up the radio.
I can't [C#sus2/G#]hear it.
[G#]Now I can't [C#sus2/G#]hear it.
[A#m] [Gm7/A#] [D#] [G7]
Outro
Hey, hey, hey, [F]hey.
Say hi.
Hey, hey, hey.
Let me do that.
Hey, hey, hey.
Hey, hey, hey.
Hey, hey, hey.
Hey, hey, hey.
Say what, say what, say what.
Hey, hey, hey.
Check it out.
What are you saying?
What are you playing?
Who are you obeying?
They are saying, oh, baby, baby, baby.
You hear that stuff and driving me crazy.
DJs communicate to the masses.
Sex in violent classes.
Now our children throw up Christmas.
All their life radio listeners.
[Fmaj7] [Fm7]