Radio Free Moscow
Words by Ian Anderson: music by Ian Anderson & Peter Vettese from Under Wraps
Transcription by Peter Dawson, all corrections are welcome.
4/4 time
Capo 0


 Intro
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 (Riff 1)
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Verse 1. (First two lines sung over Riff 1)
Tune in to the messages from the eastern avenue.
Lock on to the ether - squeeze the signal through and through.


 cor anglais part played over Riff 1 to accompany singing
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 Bbm                               F7               F#7
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|       War of  airwaves               making  scare
|            the                                 waves.
|bass
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[G#]I'm getting [Bbm7]pictures from my [G#]radio.  Free [C#]Moscow.  Yeah.
Riff 1 x 2 Moscow Radio.


Verse 2 (as for Verse 1)
Voice of America - symbol of the free.
Mine of disinformation pleading sympathy.
Down in the cold war games forever naming names.
I'm getting pictures from my radio (Free Moscow yeah)
[G#]Keep getting [Bbm7]pictures from my [G#]radio (Free [C#]Moscow, oh oh oh)


  x2
  Fm    Eb          Fm Eb           C#    Eb          Fm Eb
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  1                                 Moscow   Radio
  2                            Free Mos  cow Radio   

  x2
  C#    Eb          C# Eb           C#    Eb          C# Eb
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| 1                                                     oh! oh!
| 2       Radio   Free Moscow   he---y  Radio    Free   oh!
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|bass (adds a good beat here)
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[G#]I'm getting [Bbm7]pictures from my [G#]radio (Free [C#]Moscow, Moscow Radio)
[G#]Yes I'm getting [Bbm7]pictures from my [G#]radio (Free [C#]Moscow)


 Fm    Eb      Fm Eb Fm            C#    Eb
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                                   Moscow Radio.


Verse 3 (as for verse 1)
I put my headphones on - I reach out on the beam.
Shutter up the windows - I'm getting up some steam.
Somebody's at the door catching me in the act - they've been keeping the score.
[G#]I'm getting [Bbm7]pictures from my [G#]radio (Free [C#]Moscow, yeah)
[G#]Yes, I'm getting [Bbm7]pictures from my [G#]radio (Free [C#]Moscow, Moscow Radio).
[G#]Getting those [Bbm7]pictures from my [G#]radio (Free [C#]Moscow, Moscow Radio)
[G#]Yes, I'm getting [Bbm7]pictures from my [G#]radio (Free [C#]Moscow, Moscow Radio).