Twenty One Pilots - Car Radio: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Car Radio" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F
I ponder of something great
My lungs will fill and then deflate
     Am
They fill with fire
Exhale desire
   G
I know it's dire
My time today

I have these thoughts so often, I ought
To replace that slot with what I once bought
'Cause somebody stole my car radio
And now I just sit in silence

F                   G
Sometimes quiet is violent
Am
I find it hard to hide it
     G
My pride is no longer inside
     F
It's on my sleeve
My skin will scream
Reminding me of
      G         Am
Who I killed inside my dream
                     G
I hate this car that I'm driving
                       F
There's no hiding for me
I'm forced to deal with what I feel
                         G               Am
There is no distraction to mask what is real
G
I could pull the steering wheel

Chorus:
I have these thoughts so often, I ought
To replace that slot with what I once bought
'Cause somebody stole my car radio
And now I just sit in silence

I ponder of something terrifying
'Cause this time there's no sound to hide behind
I find over the course of our human existence
One thing consists of consistence

And it's that we're all battling fear
Oh dear, I don't know if we know why we're here
Oh my, too deep, please stop thinking
I liked it better when my car had sound

There are things we can do
But from the things that work there are only two
And from the two that we choose to do
Peace will win and fear will lose

And there's faith and there's sleep
We need to pick one please because
Faith is to be awake and
to be awake is for us to think

And for us to think is to be alive
And I will try with every rhyme
To come across like I am dying
To let you know you need to try to think

Chorus:
I have these thoughts so often, I ought
To replace that slot with what I once bought
'Cause somebody stole my car radio
And now I just sit in silence

I ponder of something great
My lungs will fill and then deflate
They fill with fire, exhale desire
I know it's dire, my time today
I have these thoughts so often, I ought
To replace that slot with what I once bought
'Cause somebody stole my car radio
And now I just sit in silence


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Car Radio" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Car Radio" by Twenty One Pilots.