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On the Radio

Cheap Trick
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Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 01:01:21 -0500 (EST)

From: Glen Norman Pavan <senomar@UDel.Edu>

Subject: cheap_trick: on_the_radio.tab

artist: Cheap Trick

title: On The Radio

album: Heaven Tonight

tuning: standard

for reference:

intro riff/E chorus riff

D--------------------------0-0-1-2-|
A--------------0-1-2-2-3-4---------|
E--0-0-2-3-4-4---------------------|

A chorus riff

D-----------------2-|
A---0-0-2-3-4-4-5---|

G chorus riff

D-----------------0-|
A-------0-1-2-2-3---|
E---3-3-------------|

F chorus riff

A----------------3-|
E--1-1-3-4-5-5-6---|

A bridge riff

A------4-5-6-7-|
E----5---------|

G bridge riff

A-----2-3-4-5--|
E---3----------|

intro: E riff twice

first chorus

it's on the

(A riff twice) radio I love the music on the

(G riff twice) radio it's what they're

(F riff twice) playing when the

(E riff once) radio's on and you and me get crazy

second chorus

On the radio and hear the music on the

radio the song is

playing when the

radio's on and you and me get crazy

first verse

(F) hey mister on the radio

(A) please play my favorite song

(Db) the one where she didn't get

(F) away

(G)Hey mister on the radio

(B) you're really my best friend

(Eb) Please play my favorite song for

(G)me

third chorus/second chorus

second verse

Hey mister on the radio

please play my favorite song

and late at night I turn you on

Hey mister on the radio

You're really my best friend

please play my favorite song for me

bridge

(A bridge riff twice) all of the rock and roll d.j.'s

(G bridge riff twice) got their fingers on the world

(A) cause they pick the songs that make us

(G) feel so good

fourth chorus/first chorus

fifth chorus/second chorus

intro w/lyrics

outro to fade

(A) (G) (F) (E riff)

questions comments to senomar@bach.udel.edu

-I'm here, I'm queer, I play 5-string bass

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