The Ataris
Radio #2
So Long Astoria
2003
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com
Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
B - x24442
E - 022100
F# - 244322
G#m - 466444
F#/Bb - x143xx
Em - 022000
C#m - x46654
Verse 1:
B
Meet me at midnight
E
At the broadcast tower
G#m E
High above the hollywood sign
B F#/Bb
You bring the explosives
G#m F# E Em
and I'll bring my radio (radio)
B
Everyone will come
E
from miles around
G#m F#
To witness this beautiful site
B F#/Bb G#m
We'll set bonfires and pretend
F# E Em
its the 4th of July
Chorus:
F#
This is the starting of
G#m
a brand new evolution
E B
Bite the hand that feeds
F#
Stand up and fight against the
G#m B
messages that they're sending
E Em
Stop their frequency
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Verse 2:
B
Your always talking
E
its never ending
G#m
It's about time that
E
we turned off the radio
B F#/Bb
Call the request lines
G#m F# E Em
and tell them that its over
B
You're always playing
E
all of the same songs
G#m F#
Over and over again
B F#/Bb
Its about time that we
G#m F# E
all turned off the radio
Em
Whoo!
Interlude: B--E--G#m--E--B-F#/Bb-G#m-F#-E--Em--
Verse 3:
B
We'll listen to b-sides
E
and sing along
G#m
To anthems of the
E
years gone by
B F#/Bb
Integrity and honesty
G#m F# E Em
will prevail tonight
B
When its all over
E
(when its all over)
G#m F#
One question still remains
B F#/Bb
Why do so many bands never
G#m F# E Em
make it to the radio
(Repeat Chorus)
(Repeat Verse 2)
Bridge:
G#m F# B
Look outside your fm dial
C#m F#
They're reaching us
G#m E
for one more time
G#m F# B
A generation without a voice
C#m F#
It's stripped of pride
(Repeat Verse 2)
Outro:
B E
You're always talking
E G#m E
You're always talking
B F#/Bb
Its about time that we
G#m F# E Em
all turned off the radio
B
You're always playing
E G#m F#
all of the same songs
B F#/Bb
Its about time that we
G#m F# E(hold)
all turned off the radio
