Radio Ga Ga
Words and music by Roger Taylor
Performed by Queen on the 1984 album ‘The Works’
Chords transcribed by Shane McDonald
Intro : Drum Beats 4:4 time in this sequence xx^x^x^x^ (where x = bass drum and ^ = snare)
Low Bass - Sequenced Bass starts in F
Fadd9
I'd sit alone and watch your light
Gm
My only friend through teenage nights
Bb
And everything I had to know
Gm Bb F
I heard it on my radio
Bb F
Radio Fadd9
You gave them all those old time stars
Gm
Through wars of worlds - invaded by Mars
Bb
You made 'em laugh - you made 'em cry
Gm Bb F
You made us feel like we could fly F
So don't become some background noise
Fm/Ab
A backdrop for the girls and boys
Bb
Who just don't know or just don't care
G/B
And just complain when you're not there
F/C
You had your time, you had the power
Csus4 C Csus2 C
You've yet to have your finest hour
Bb F Gm F
Ra-dio ... Ra-dio F/Eb Bbsus2 F All we hear is Radio ga ga Bbsus2 F Bbsus2 F Radio goo goo, Radio ga ga F/Eb Bbsus2 F All we hear is Radio ga ga Bbsus2 F Radio blah blah
Eb Bb/D C Radio what's new? Bb Csus4 C Csus2 C F Radio, some - one still loves you!
Fadd9 We watch the shows - we watch the stars Gm On videos for hours and hours Bb We hardly need to use our ears Gm Bb F How music changes through the years
F
Let’s hope you never leave old friend
Gm
Like all good things on you we depend
Bb
So stick around cos we might miss you
G
When we grow tired of all this visual
F/C
You had your time you had the power
Csus4 C Csus2 C
You’ve yet to have your finest hour
Bb F Gm F
Ra-dio ... Ra-dio N.C All we hear is radio ga ga Radio goo goo Radio ga ga All we hear is radio ga ga Radio goo goo Radio ga ga
F/Eb Bbsus2 F All we hear is radio ga ga Bbsus2 F Radio blah blah Eb Bb/D C Radio what’s new? Csus4 C Csus2 C F Some-one still loves you
Sequenced Bass and Drum Beats for 9 bars Fadd9
Radio ga ga
Gm
Radio ga ga
Bb
Radio ga ga
Gm Bb F F
Guitar Ssection fills over the chords shown below... Fadd9 Fm/Ab Bb G/B
F/C
You had your time you had the power
Csus4 C Csus2 C
You’ve yet to have your finest hour
Bb F Gm F
Ra-dio ... Ra-dio Album Ending : Fadd9 Fm/Ab Bb G/B F/C (to fade....) Concert Ending : See Knebworth & Wembley '86 as example From the section starting ... "Radio whats new?..."
Eb Bb/D C Radio what’s new? Dm Csus4 C Csus2 C Bb Gm7 F Radio Some-one still loves you____, Loves__ You