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.