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Radar Love

Golden Earring
Tab
4.7(201)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

intro

e|--------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------2--------------|
d|-----2-4----2------2-4---2------------|
a|---4------4---2--4----------0-2-2-----|
e|--------------------------------0-----|

verse 1

i been drivin all night, my hands wet on the wheel

riff 1

e|---------------|
b|-/2------------|
g|-/2-4-2-4-4-2--|
d|----4-2-4-4-2--|
a|---------------|
e|---------------|

theres a voice in my head that drives my heel [riff 1]

my baby call, said i need you here [riff 1]

its half past four and i'm shifting gears [riff 1]

(just strum these chords)

E B F#

when I get lonely and the longing gets too much

E B

she sends comfort coming in from above

C#

don't need no radio at all

D A E F#

we got a thing its called radar love

D A E

we got a wave in the air

no chord

radar love

verse 2

the radio's playin some forgotten song

riff 2

e|---------------------|
b|-14----17------------|
g|-14----16------------|
d|----16----15/16------|
a|---------------------|
e|---------------------|

brenda lee's coming on stong [riff 2]

the road has got me hypnotized

riff 1 up an octave

e|-----------------------|
b|---/14-----------------|
g|---/14-16-14-16-16-14--|
d|-------16-14-16-16-14--|
a|-----------------------|
e|-----------------------|

as I spin into a new sun rise [riff 1]

repeat chorus

[bass and keyboard interlude with guitar solo fading in]

e|----------------------------------------------|
b|-10-9--12-10-9-9-10----10-9--12-10-10-10------|
g|--9-9---9--9-9-9--9-----9-9---9--9--9--9------| x2 or x3
d|--9-9---9--9-9-9--9-----9-9---9--9--9--9------|
a|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
b|-14-12--15-14-12-12-14---14-12--15-14-12-14-|
g|-12-12--12-12-12-12-12---12-12--12-12-12-12-|
d|--------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|

A A (hold bend)

e|---------------------2------------------|
b|--2--2----------------------------------|
g|--2--2-----2---2-4^6--4^6-2---2-4-2-2---| x2
d|--2--2---4---4--------------4-----------|
a|--0--0----------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
e|----------5----5-7^9-5-------7^9-5-------7^9---|
b|----5-7-7----7-----------5-7---------5-7-------|
g|--6--------------------6-----------6-----------|
d|-----------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
e|----5-8-7-5----------------|
b|--7---------8-7-5----------|
g|------------------8-7-5----|
d|------------------------7--|
a|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------|

crescendo

F# G Ab A F#

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
b|-14--14-14--14-14-----14-14-14-14--14-14-14--------------|
g|-14--14-14--14-14-----14-14-14-14--14-14-14--------------|
d|-------------------16-----------------------16-----------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
b|-------17------------------------------|
g|-16^18----16^18-16--17^19-17^19-17^19--|
d|---------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|

C# C# C# C# C# C# C#

drum solo

e|------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------|
a|----0-3-2----0-2------------0-3-2----0-2--------|
e|--2--------2-----2--------2--------2-----2------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------|
d|------2-1---------------------2-1---------------|
a|----0--------0-2------------0--------0-2--------|
e|--2--------2-----2--------2--------2-----2------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------2-3-4-----------------------------|
a|----0-3-2-3-4-------2----0-3-2-3-4-0-2-3--------|
e|--2--------------------2-----------------0------|

drum break

verse 3

no more speed I'm almost there

e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------|
g|--4^6-4^6-4-2-------------------------------------|
d|--------------4-----------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|

gotta keep cool now gotta take care

e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------|
g|---------2---2-4-4^6-^6-2-------------------------|
d|---2-3-4---4--------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|

last car to pass, here i go

e|---14-14---14-14----------------------------------|
b|---14-14---14-14----------------------------------|
g|---14-14---14-14----------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|

the line of cars go down real slow

e|------17------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------|
g|---------16^18^18-14------------------------------|
d|---16---------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|

the radio plays that forgotten song

e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------|
g|---------14-16-14-16^18^18-14---------------------|
d|---14-16------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|

brenda lee's coming on strong

e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------|
g|---16^18^18-14------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|

the news man sang his same song

e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------|
g|-------2------------------------------------------|
d|---2-4-2------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|

one more radar lover gone ..

e|------17^19^19^19-17-14---------------------------|
b|---14---------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|

last chorus

E B F#

when I'm feeling lonely and i'm sure i've had enough ..

E B

she sends the comfort coming in from above

C#

don't need no radio at all

D A E F#

we got a thing and its called radar love

D A E F#

we got a light in the sky

D A E F#

we got a thing and its called radar love

D A E

we got a thing thats called

NC

radar love

crescendo on F#m to end.

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"/" means slide up

"^" means bend up to note

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