Eric Church – Hippie Radio Melody chords

[Intro]
G  G/F# Em7 Cadd9 D G

[Verse 1]
   G                          Cadd9              GMy daddy had a Pontiac on the beige-er side of yellow
G  G/F#  Em7                Cadd9      D      GHe was a young man then and I was a little fella
G                                    Cadd9                    GI'd play in that bench back seat and listen to the songs get sung
G           G/F#    Em7                       D           Cadd9       GHe couldn't carry a tune in a bucket but he'd sing at the top of his lungs

[Chorus 1]
G           Em7                Cadd9   GCarry on my wayward son on a hippie radio
G                      Em7             DSongs about the flower babies and the birth of rock and roll
G         G/F#     Em7               Cadd9                 GAnd I was band and I would stand and we'd bounce down the road
G             G/F#     Em7                Cadd9  D   GA  boy and his dad in a Pontiac with that hippie radio

G  G/F# Em7 Cadd9 D

[Verse 2]
G                                       Cadd9     GCan't' remember if it was seventeen, maybe eighteen is right
G              G/F#         Em7               Cadd9         D         GBut I'll never forget those baby blues and the glow of that dashboard light
G                                          Cadd9               GI'd won her heart the week before and it was hot right from the start
G        G/F#        Em7                Cadd9    D         GI busted her brother Billy's mouth for makin' fun of my car

[Chorus 2]
            G                Em7               Cadd9        GIt was White Wedding and Rebel Yell on the hippie radio
      G           Em7                 DI was Werewolf in London, and she was Lady Marmalade's soul
G                  G/F#  Em7              Cadd9         D      GAnd I'd crank the band, take her hand and we'd pull off back a road
G             G/F#      Em7            Cadd9   D   GA boy and his girl in a Pontiac, and the hippie radio


Bm                                      A      EHey little sister what have you done
Bm                                      A      EHey little sister who's the only one
BmHey little sister who's your superman
AHey little sister who's the one you want
BmHey little sister shot gun!


[Chorus]
A               EIt's a nice day to start again
Bm      E              DIt's a nice day for a white wedding
Bm      E              D      BmIt's a nice day to start again.


D D   C C   G G G G  4x

  D                     C                   GI saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand
D                              C           GWalking through the streets of Soho in the rain
D                    C            GHe was looking for a place called Lee Ho Fook's
D                          C         GGoing to get a big dish of beef chow mein

D  C      GAh-ooooo, werewolves of London
D  C      GAh-ooooo
D  C      GAh-ooooo, werewolves of London
D  C      GAh-ooooo

[Verse 1]
E                  GA child arrived just the other day
 A                         ECame to the world in the usual way
E                            GThere were planes to catch, bills to pay
 A                         EHe learned to walk while i was away
DHe was talking 'fore i knew it and when he could, he said
 G                  E"I'm gonna be like you, dad,
 G                          EYou know i'm gonna be like you"

[Chorus]
E                           GThe cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
 G                     ALittle boy blue and a man on the moon
E                         GWhen you comin' home son, I don't know when
D                    EWe'll get together then,
G                                EYou know we'll have a good time then
[Verse 3]
G                                    Cadd9        GFour years and seven days from tying cans to the bumper
G        G/F#     Em7                 Cadd9          D     GI was pacing a maternity floor, my flower baby was a mother
   G                                      Cadd9           GMy hands were shaking as we were leaving, taking our boy home
   G         G/F#     Em7                Cadd9    D         GMy heart was full and in my head I could hear a long, long song

[Chorus 3]
G                           Em7                 D          GCat's in the cradle and the silver spoon on the hippie radio
G      Em7          DA-B-C, 1-2-3, don't blink or he'll be gone
    G          G/F#     Em7                     Cadd9             GAnd I took her hand and she just smiled with a look that said "I know"
  G           G/F#      Em7                     Cadd9A boy and his dad and a boy and his girl in a Pontiac
DAnd the hippie radio

[Outro]
G  G/F# Em7 D Cadd9 G/F# G