Atmospherics Listen To The Radio chords by Tom Robinson

Chords with lyrics

Song: Atmospherics (Listen to the radio)
Artist: Tom Robinson
Composers: Tom Robinson & Peter Gabriel
Album: War baby:(Hope & Glory)
Tabbed by DJ
3rd Jun 2015

A augmentedA simple version for acoustic guitar

CAPO: 3rd fret (Sounds in the key of G minorGm)

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
E minor 7Em7 = 022030       D MajorD   = xx0232  D9D9   = xx0210
A major 6A6 = x02222       Dsus2Dsus2 = xx0230  E13sus4E13sus4 = 020220
A7A7 = x02020       D4  = xx0233  F# minorF#m   = 244222
C/DC/D = xx0010 or xx0553  D6D6  = xx0202  G+G    = 355433
G/DG/D = xx0003 or xx0787  D7D7  = xx0212  Em7/BEm7/B  = x22030

^ = Emphasise stacatto brass section stabs

TUNING:
Available to buy on Bandcamp.com the original album version
is quite flat of concert pitch, to play along
use a chromatic tuner to de-tune all strings by approx.-40.

Various live versions, which are usually closer to concert
pitch, available for free download from Soundcloud.com

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[Intro]
  E minor 7Em7  A major 6A6   E minor 7Em7  A7A7   E minor 7Em7  A major 6A6    E minor 7Em7  A7A7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |


[Verse 1]
 E minor 7Em7       A major 6A6      E minor 7Em7       A7A7
Leave the bureau in the snow, catch a tram to Onkel Pö,
 E minor 7Em7      A major 6A6       E minor 7Em7   A7A7
Early evening ring around the moon,
 E minor 7Em7       A major 6A6   E minor 7Em7       A7A7
Slip in by the concierge, by the bikes and up the stairs,
 E minor 7Em7         A major 6A6       E minor 7Em7  A7A7
Snap the latch, and creep into the room!


[Verse 2]
 C/DC/D      G/DG/D  C/DC/D     G/DG/D
Throw off your coat, pick up the post,
      D MajorD   Dsus2Dsus2 D4 D MajorD D6D6 D7D7 D9D9 D7D7
And put a coffee on,
  C/DC/D     G/DG/D C/DC/D      G/DG/D
Lie down on the bed, lay back your head,
     D MajorD   Dsus2Dsus2 D4 D MajorD D6D6 D7D7 D9D9
Smoke a cigarette,
   D7D7      E minor 7Em7  A major 6A6          E13sus4E13sus4
And listen to the radio,   woo, oo - oo,  ^ ^  ^
        E minor 7Em7  A major 6A6         E13sus4E13sus4
Listen to the radio,   woo, oo - oo!  ^ ^  ^

[Verse 3]
E minor 7Em7     A major 6A6      E minor 7Em7       A7A7
In the city late tonight, double feature, black and white,
 E minor 7Em7        A major 6A6     E minor 7Em7   A7A7
'Bitter Tears' and 'Taxi to the Klo',
 E minor 7Em7       A major 6A6      E minor 7Em7       A7A7
Find a bar, a - void a fight, show your papers, be polite,
 E minor 7Em7        A major 6A6      E minor 7Em7
Walking home with nowhere else to go!


[Verse 4]
   C/DC/D      G/DG/D  C/DC/D    G/DG/D
You throw off your coat, pick up my note,
        D MajorD   Dsus2Dsus2 D4 D MajorD D6D6 D7D7 D9D9 D7D7
Put another coffee on,
  C/DC/D     G/DG/D C/DC/D      G/DG/D
Lie down on the bed, lay back your head,
         D MajorD  Dsus2Dsus2 D4 D MajorD D6D6 D7D7 D9D9
Smoke another cigarette,
   D7D7      E minor 7Em7  A major 6A6
And listen to the radio,   woo, oo - oo,
E13sus4E13sus4         E minor 7Em7  A major 6A6         E13sus4E13sus4
     Listen to the radio,    woo, oo - oo! ^ ^  ^
 ^  ^ ^  ^

[Break]
  E minor 7Em7  A major 6A6   E minor 7Em7  A7A7    E minor 7Em7  A major 6A6   E minor 7Em7  A7A7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |


[Bridge]
 E minor 7Em7       F# minorF#m  G+G            A7A7
Atmospherics after dark, noise and voices from the past,
  Em7/BEm7/B           G/DG/D    E minor 7Em7   A major 6A6
A augmentedA - cross the dial from Moscow to Co - logne,
 E minor 7Em7        F# minorF#m    G+G           A7A7
Interference in the night, thousand miles on either side,
 Em7/BEm7/B       G/DG/D    E minor 7Em7
Stations fading into the un - known!


[Verse 5]
   C/DC/D     G/DG/D  C/DC/D    G/DG/D
So throw off your coat, butter some toast,
        D MajorD    Dsus2Dsus2 D4 D MajorD D6D6 D7D7 D9D9
Put another coffee on,
 D7D7    C/DC/D     G/DG/D  C/DC/D      G/DG/D
We'll lie down on the bed, lay back our heads,
        D MajorD   Dsus2Dsus2 D4 D MajorD D6D6 D7D7 D9D9
Smoke another cigarette---------,
   D7D7      E minor 7Em7  A major 6A6
And listen to the radio,   woo,oo - oo,
E13sus4E13sus4         E minor 7Em7  A major 6A6
     Listen to the radio,    woo, oo - oo,
 ^ ^ ^  ^
E13sus4E13sus4             E minor 7Em7  A major 6A6
      We'll listen to the radio,    woo, oo - oo,
 ^  ^ ^     ^   ^
E13sus4E13sus4         E minor 7Em7  A major 6A6
     Listen to the radio,    woo, oo - oo,
 ^ ^ ^  ^
E13sus4E13sus4       E minor 7Em7  A major 6A6    E13sus4E13sus4
     All night long!    | /__/ /__/  /  / |
 ^  ^ ^  ^  ^   ^        ^   ^  ^  ^


[Coda]
   E minor 7Em7   A major 6A6   Em13sus4
||: /  /  /  / | /___/ /___/  /  /___/ |
             ^    ^  ^  ^  ^

  E minor 7Em7   A7A7    E13sus4E13sus4
| /  /  /  / | /___/ /___/  /  / :|| [Repeat]
            ^   ^  ^  ^