Am Radio by Everclear Evreclear AM RADIO Songs From An American Movie Volume 1: Learning How To Smile Lyrics By Art Alexakis Music By Everclear Key ^ - upstroke \ - slide up the guitar (towards the body) / - slide down the guitar (towards the headstock) "KHJ Los Angeles. Portions of the day's programming are reproduced by means of electrical transcription or tape recordings." D# G# A# G# e|--3--3--3--3-3-3--4--4--4--6-6-4-4----| x2 B|--4--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4----| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| D# G# A# G# e|--------------6--4--4--6-6-4-4---| x2 B|--8--8--8-8-8-8--4--4--6-6-4-4---| G|--8--8--8-8-8-8--5--5--7-7-5-5---| D|--8--8--8-8-8--------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| | | e|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| D# G# A# G# e|--------------6--4--4--6-6-4-4---| x4 B|--8--8--8-8-8-8--4--4--6-6-4-4---| G|--8--8--8-8-8-8--5--5--7-7-5-5---| D|--8--8--8-8-8--------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| A VCR and a DVD There wasn't none of that crap back in 1970 We didn't know about a world wide web It was a whole different game being played Back when I was a kid You wanna get down in a cool way? Picture yourself on a beautiful day With the big bell bottoms and groovy long hair Just a walking in style with a portable CD player D# G# A# G# e|--------------6--4--4--6-6-4-4---| x2 B|--8--8--8-8-8-8--4--4--6-6-4-4---| G|--8--8--8-8-8-8--5--5--7-7-5-5---| D|--8--8--8-8-8--------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| | | e|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| No you listen to the music on the AM radio Yea, you can hear the music on the AM radio D# G# A# G# e|--------------6--4--4--6-6-4-4---| x4 B|--8--8--8-8-8-8--4--4--6-6-4-4---| G|--8--8--8-8-8-8--5--5--7-7-5-5---| D|--8--8--8-8-8--------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Flash back to '72 Another summer in the neighbrohood Hanging out with nothing to do Sometimes we go driving around in my sister's Pinto Crusing with the windows rolled down We listen to the radio station We were too damn poor to buy the 8-track tapes But it was a good time don't wanna be inside My momma wanna watch that TV All God damn night C F G# A# ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-8----------| A|-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-8----------| E|-8--8--8--8--1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-6----------| I'd be in bed with the radio on I would listen to it all night long Just to hear my favorite song You'd have to wait but you could hear it on the AM radio D# G# A# G# e|--------------6--4--4--6-6-4-4---| x2 B|--8--8--8-8-8-8--4--4--6-6-4-4---| G|--8--8--8-8-8-8--5--5--7-7-5-5---| D|--8--8--8-8-8--------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| | | e|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| AM radio Yea, you could hear the music On the AM radio I can still hear momma say "Boy turn that radio down!" e|-------------------------------6-8-------8-6-------| B|------------6-8----------8-6-8-----8-8-------8-6---| G|---5-8-5-8------8-8----8-------------------------5-| D|-8-------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| "Oh Mom, not that show again. I don't wanna watch that show. Can't we watch Good Times with Chico and the Man or something cool? Turn it off!" D# G# A# G# e|--------------6--4--4--6-6-4-4---| x2 B|--8--8--8-8-8-8--4--4--6-6-4-4---| G|--8--8--8-8-8-8--5--5--7-7-5-5---| D|--8--8--8-8-8--------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Things changed back in '75 We were all growing up on the in and the outside We got in trouble with the police man We got busted for getting high In the back of my friend's van D# G# A# G# e|--------------6--4--4--6-6-4-4---| x1 B|--8--8--8-8-8-8--4--4--6-6-4-4---| G|--8--8--8-8-8-8--5--5--7-7-5-5---| D|--8--8--8-8-8--------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ | e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----| D|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----| A|----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----| E|---------------------------------| I remember 1977 I started going to concerts And I saw the Led Zeppelin D# G# A# G# e|--------------6--4--4--6-6-4-4---| x1 B|--8--8--8-8-8-8--4--4--6-6-4-4---| G|--8--8--8-8-8-8--5--5--7-7-5-5---| D|--8--8--8-8-8--------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| | ^ ^ ^ ^ full | e|------------------16b-----11-11b-| B|---------------------------------| G|----8--8--8--8-------------------| D|----8--8--8--8-------------------| A|----6--6--6--6-------------------| E|---------------------------------| I got a guitar on Christmas Day I dreamed that Jimmy Page would come to Santa Monica and teach me to play C F e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-10------10------10------10------3-------3-------3-------3-------| A|-10------10------10------10------3-------3-------3-------3-------| E|-8-------8-------8-------8-------1-------1-------1-------1-------| | | 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G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Teach me to play Teach me to play C F G# A# e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-8-8----| A|-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-8-8----| E|-8--8--8--8--1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-6-6----| | | e|-11b-11b-11b-11b-11b-11b-11b-11b----| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| There isn't any other place that I need to go There isn't anything that I need to know That I did not learn from the radio D# e|-----------------------------------------------| 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B|--8--8--x-x-x-8--x-x-x-6-6-4-4---| G|--8--8--x-x-x-8--x-x-x-7-7-5-5---| D|--8--8--x-x-x--------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| When I find my happy I listen to the music on the AM Radio You can hear the music on the AM Radio I like pop, I like soul, I like rock, but I never liked disco We like pop, we like soul, we like rock, but we never liked disco D# G# A# G# e|--------------6--4--4--6-6-4-4---| x4 B|--8--8--8-8-8-8--4--4--6-6-4-4---| G|--8--8--8-8-8-8--5--5--7-7-5-5---| D|--8--8--8-8-8--------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| | | e|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| We like pop, we like soul, we like rock, but we never liked disco We like pop, we like soul, we like rock, but we never liked disco AM Radio... No we never liked disco AM Radio... No we never liked disco AM Radio... No we never liked disco AM Radio... No we never liked disco D# G# A# G# e|--------------6--4--4--6-6-4-4---| x4 B|--8--8--8-8-8-8--4--4--6-6-4-4---| G|--8--8--8-8-8-8--5--5--7-7-5-5---| D|--8--8--8-8-8--------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| | | e|-------11-11b-11--16b-16p14-16b--| B|-11h13---------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| www.TAB6.com