Around In The Dial

The Kinks

Tom: A

A
Radios of the world are tuning in tonight,
A
Are you on the dial, are you tuned in right?
A
One of our D.J.'s is missing.
A
Are you listening?
A
Are you listening to me?
A
Can you hear me?
A
Can you hear me clearly?
A             A A A G A B C# B
Around the dial.

A
I've been around the dial so many times,
               D
But you're not there.
A                                        D
Somebody tells me that you've been taken off the air.
A
Well, you were my favorite D.J.,
        B
Since I can't remember when.
    C#
You always played the best records,
          D
You never followed any trend.
E                    D
F.M., A.M. where are you?
E                      D                A
You gotta be out there somewhere on the dial.

On the dial.

A               B       C#             B
(Are you ready) We're going 'round the dial,
A                   B       C# B
(Are you listening) Around the dial,
A                  B       C#    B
(Are you tuned in) Around the dial,
A                   B       C#    B
(Are you searchin') Around the dial.
E                    D
F.M., A.M. where are you?
    E                  D                A
You gotta be out there somewhere on the dial.

On the dial.

A                B   C# B
Where did you go Mr. D.J.?
A                 B   C# B
Did they take you off the air?
A                                     B                C#     B
Was it something that you said to the corporation guys upstairs?
A            B   C# B
It wasn't the pressure,
A          B   C# B
You never sounded down.
A            B   C# B
It couldn't be the ratings,
A           B   C# B
You had the best in town.
A                            B       C# B
Somehow I'm gonna find ya, track you down.
A          B   C# B
Gonna keep on searchin',
A          B   C# B
Around and around and 'round and 'round...

A                   B           C# B
(They're searchin') Around the dial,
A                   B           C# B
(They're listenin') Around the dial,
A                  B        C# B
(Poor station) The best in town,
A               B            C# B
(Poor D.J.) Who never let us down.
E                                  D
While the critics kept on knocking you,
E                D                  A
You just kept on rocking around the dial.

Around the dial.

D
I've been searchin' for you on my radio.
D
This time your station really must have gone underground
D
Somebody said you had a minor nervous breakdown.
G                         F#
Was it something that you heard,
                      F
Or something that you saw,
                       C
That made you lose your mind,
                  B
Did you lose control.
                    Bb
Did you step out of line?
                            A A A G
If you're there, give us a sign.

A                                      D
I can't believe that you've been taken off the air.
A                                            D
Think I'll sell my radio now that you're not there.
A
You never gave in to fashion,
           B
You never followed any trends,
         C#
All the record bums tried to hack you up,
        D
But you were honest to the end.
E             D
Gonna keep my radio on,
E                           D
'Till I know just what went wrong.
E                     D                A
The answers out there somewhere on the dial.

On the dial.

A                B   C#     B
Can you hear me (around the dial)
A                  B     C#    B
Are you listenin' (around the dial)
A                  B    C#     B
Are you out there (around the dial)
A             B C# B
Can you hear me?
A
Around the dial.