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Radio Song Tabs

(ver. 2)
R.E.M.
[Intro 1] Guitars 2 and 3 aren't present here. I'm providing the chords for this section but I strongly
recommend you stick to the melody with no chords.
 
Guitar 1:
   G#                          G#sus4
e|-------11------------11------------11------------11------------------------|
B|----13---13-------13---13-------14---14-------14---14----------------------|
G|-13------------13------------13------------13------------------------------| x2 before the words start
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   G#                          G#sus4
The world        is    collapsing                    Around
e|-------11------------11------------11------------11------------------------|
B|----13---13-------13---13-------14---14-------14---14----------------------|
G|-13------------13------------13------------13------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   G#                          G#sus4
   our      ears                I   turned   up   the ra-
e|-------11------------11------------11------------11------------------------|
B|----13---13-------13---13-------14---14-------14---14----------------------|
G|-13------------13------------13------------13------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   G#                          G#sus4
   dio                          I can't    hear  it
e|-------11------------11------------11------------11------------------------|
B|----13---13-------13---13-------14---14-------14---14----------------------|
G|-13------------13------------13------------13------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   G#                          G#sus4
                                                    When I
e|-------11------------11------------11------------11------------------------|
B|----13---13-------13---13-------14---14-------14---14----------------------|
G|-13------------13------------13------------13------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse]
      F7                                             F
       Got  to   the     house           and I      Called  you  out             I
Guitar 1: Nothing yet
Guitar 2:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------------------------|
G|----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 3:                                  I'm not sure if there's a slap here but there's an abrupt cutoff
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------2-----2--s----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------3-----3--s----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------3-----3--s----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------1-----1--s----------------------|
 
      F7                                             F
could tell  that    you've    been                cryin'   (cryin')               It's
Guitar 1:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------1-------1---3---1---------------------3-------1---3---1-3---|
A|---------------------------3-------------------------------------3-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 2:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------------------------|
G|----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 3:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------2-----2--s----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------3-----3--s----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------3-----3--s----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------1-----1--s----------------------|
 
      F7                                             F
that   same         sing-song        on    the   radio
Guitar 1:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------1-------1---3---1-----------------------------1---3---1-3-1-|
A|---------------------------3-------------------------------------3-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 2:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------------------------|
G|----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 3:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------2-----2--s----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------3-----3--s----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------3-----3--s----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------1-----1--s----------------------|
 
      F7                                             F
 It makes             me                       SAD!
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------1-------1---3---1-----------------------------1---3---1-3-1-|
A|---------------------------3-------------------------------------3-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 2: Nothing
Guitar 3:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------2-----2--s----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------3-----3--s----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------3-----3--s----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------1-----1--s----------------------|
 
[Pre-Chorus] The intricate little details here are not critical as long as you play some form of Bb and Bb7.
    Bb         Bb7    Bb             Bb      Bb7     Bb
I   meant       to    turn it off,          to     say     goodbye,
Guitar 1: Nothing
Guitar 2:
e|---------1---4-4--4-1-1-1-1------------1---4-4--4-1-1-1-1--------------------------|
B|---------3---3-3----3-3-3-3------------3---3-3----3-3-3-3--------------------------|
G|---------3----------3-3-3-3------------3----------3-3-3-3--------------------------|
D|---------3-----------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3: Nothing
 
             To   leave    in          quiet   (See ya!)                      Radio
Guitar 1: Nothing
Guitar 2:
e|---------1---4-4--4-1-1-1-1------------1---4-4--4-1-1-1-1--------------------------|
B|---------3---3-3----3-3-3-3------------3---3-3----3-3-3-3--------------------------|
G|---------3----------3-3-3-3------------3----------3-3-3-3--------------------------|
D|---------3-----------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3: Nothing
 
[Chorus]
      F7                                             F
    Song!
Guitar 1:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------1-------1---3---1-----------------------------1---3----3--1-|
A|---------------------------3-------------------------------------3-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 2:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------------------------|
G|----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 3:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------2-----2--s----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------3-----3--s----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------3-----3--s----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------1-----1--s----------------------|
 
            
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