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Radio-Friendly Pop Song by Matt Fishel
Radio-Friendly Pop Song
* - play once and let ring
** - play once and don''''t let it ring
Verse 1:
E G E G
It''''s a pleasure to meet you my friend come take a seat at my desk
E G E G
I gotta tell ya kid, the whole team is more than impressed
E G E G
Your melodies soar, and all of your choruses shine
E G E G
The lyrics are sound and your voice is fundamentally fine
C G C G
But face it if you wanna make it onto radio, kid you gotta do as I say
C A **
Change all the ''''him''''s into ''''her''''s, and just don''''t tell the world that you''''re-
Verse 2:
E G E G
Happy to help, take my card, please think about what I''''ve said (do do do, do do do do)
E G E G
This is an industry where people make money so your art has to sell (blah blah blah blah blah)
C G C G
And you should never seek to challenge an audience they buy what they''''re told and we never get it wrong
C A C
Go write us a non-offensive, tasteful, conventional song
D *
Like this one!
Chorus 1:
G D
Girls like boys and
G D
Boys like girls and
G D G
That''''s the way it should be
C
Forever
Verse 3:
E G E G
Welcome to tinsel town, kid I''''m gonna make you a star (a star, a star, a star, a star)
E G E G
You got the fire in your gut, and everything that you need to go far
E G E G
You''''re a talented guy, you could shake Hollywood to the ground
E G E G
And with us on your side, plus your looks, you''''re gonna conquer this town
C G C G
But face it, if you wanna break into this business, kid you gotta play the part
C * A * C D
And you''''ll never play a leading man if you let onto you fans the truth about who you are!
Just remember that:
Chorus 2:
G D
Girls like boys and
G D
Boys like girls and
G D G
That''''s the way it has been
C
Forever
G D
Yeah, girls like boys and
G D
Boys like girls and
G D G
That''''s the way it will be
C
Forever
Bridge:
G C
On the radio
G C
In Hollywood
G C
On the TV shows
G C
For the greater good
C
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
G
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
C G
He said ''''think about the children''''
C G C
Think about the children
C A C A
You wanted me to write a hit record, for the radio
G * C *
Are you never gonna get it?
D
The kids already know!
Bridge 2:
C A
Some girls like girls and boys got a boyfriend
C A
I like guys and they like me
C A C
We hold hands, make out, and do all the things that lovers do
C A
Some girls like girls and boys got a boyfriend
C A
I like guys and they like me
C A C
We hold hands, make out, and do all the things that lovers do
D
Oh-oh-oh
Chorus 2:
G D
Girls like boys and
G D
Boys like girls and
G D G
That''''s the way it has been
C
Forever
G D
Yeah, girls like boys and
G D
Boys like girls and
G D G
That''''s the way it will be
C
Whatever!
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: D
[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
D
It''''s a pleasure to meet you my friend
G
Come take a seat at my desk
D
I gotta tell you kid
G
The whole team is more than impressed
D G
Your melodies soar and all of your choruses shine
D G
The lyrics are sound and your voice is fundamentally fine
Bm A
But face it if you wanna make it on the radio kid
G Bm
You gotta do as I say
G
Change all the hims into hers
A
And just don''''t tell the world that you''''re shh
[Verse 2]
D G
Happy to help, take my card, please think about what I''''ve said
D
But this is an industry where people make money
G
So your art has to sell
Bm A
And you should never seek to challenge to an audience
G D
They buy what they''''re told and we never get it wrong
Bm D A
Go write us a nonoffensive tasteful conventional song
Like this one
[Chorus]
D
Girls like boys
G
And boys like girls
Bm D A
And that''''s the way it should be
G
Forever
[Verse 3]
D G
Welcome to Tinseltown kid I''''m gonna make you a star
D G
You got the fire in your gut and everything that you need to go far
D G
You''''re a talented guy, you can shake Hollywood to the ground
D G
And with us on your side plus your looks you''''re gonna conquer this town
Bm A G D
But face it if you wanna break into this business kid you gotta play the part
Bm G Em
And you''''ll never play a leading man if you let onto your fans
C D
The truth about who you are
[Chorus]
Just remember that
D
Girls like boys
G
And boys like girls
Bm D A
And that''''s the way it has been
G
Forever
D
Girls like boys
G
And boys like girls
Bm D A
And that''''s the way it will be
G
Forever
[Bridge]
Dm C
On the radio, in Hollywood,
Dm Bb C
on the TV shows, for the greater good
Bb C Dm
He said think about the children
Bb C D
He said think about the children
Bm A G D
You wanted me to write a hit record for the radio
Bm G
Are you never gonna get it?
C A
The kids already know
D
Some girls like girls, some boys got a boyfriend
G
I like guys and they like me
D G
We hold hands, make out and do all the things that lovers do
D
Some girls like girls, some boys got a boyfriend
G
I like guys and they like me
D G
We hold hands, make out and do all the things that lovers do
[Chorus]
D
Girls like boys
G
And boys like girls
Bm D A
And that''''s the way it has been
G
Forever
D
Girls like boys
G
And boys like girls
Bm D A
And that''''s the way it will be
G D
Whatever
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