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You Turn Me On Tab

by Joni Mitchell



YOU TURN ME ON, I'M A RADIO- Joni Mitchell

TUNING:        or       

 (2)  D5addC#      D5addC# 

                                 D5addC3
If you're driving into town with a dark cloud above you
                     /
Dial in the number who's bound to love you
           (2)            (2) (2) 
Oh honey you turn me on, I'm a radio
          (2)           (2) (2) 
I'm a country station, I'm a little bit corny
                (Gsus2/C)       ()
I'm a wildwood flower waving for you
                                     
I'm a broadcasting tower waving for you

                                   
And I'm sending you out this signal here
                         
I hope you can pick it up load and clear
              (2)                  (2) (2)  
I know you don't like weak women you get bored so quick
          (2)                        (2) (2)     
And you don't like strong women cos they're hip to your tricks
           
It's been dirty for dirty down the line
                                                            
But you know I come when you whistle when you're loving and kind

(chords as above verse)
But if you've got too many doubts
If there's no good reception for me then tune me out
Cos honey who needs the static, it hurts the head
And you wind up cracking and the day goes dismal
>From "Breakfast Barney" to the sign-off prayer
What a sorry face you get to wear                       (stay on G)
I'm going to tell you again now if you're still listening there

                                  D5addC#
If you're driving into town with a dark cloud above you
                     /
Dial in the number who's bound to love you
                                     D5addC#
If you're lying on the beach with the transistor going
                              /
Kick off the sandflies honey the love's still flowing
                                     D5addC#
If your head says forget it but your heart's still smoking
                      /
Call me at the station the lines are open
 D5addC#   /
Doooo do do do              (rpt and fade)


CHORDS:
       D5addC#  /  /    
D   0   0    0      0      0    5    5     7   4
A   0   0    0      0      0    5    5     7   0
F#  0   3    3      1      1    5    6     7   3
D   0   0    0      0      2    5    7     7   0
A   0   5    4      2      0    5    5     7   0
D   0   0    0      0      0    5    5     7   0


NOTE:  I know this as a kind of combo of the For the Roses and Miles of
Aisles versions.  On the Miles of Aisles version, the D(2) chord can be
heard as a kind of riff where you slide up from 000102 to 000304 real
quickly, play the open D for a second, slide up again and play the open D
again.  Listen to the record if this doesn't make sense.