'Roadrunner' The Modern Lovers (Sept 1971) Chords

Tempo:
70.95 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

Em

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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'Roadrunner'  The Modern Lovers (Sept 1971) chords
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[D]
One, two, three, four, five, six.
[A] [D] Roadrunner, [A] roadrunner,
going faster miles an hour.
No ride faster stop and shop.
With the radio [D] on,
[A] I'm in love with modern [D] mornings.
[A]
I'm in love with modern late at night
and bright suburban dawnings.
If I have the radio [D] on,
[A] I'll be a roadrunner.
[D] [A]
[D] Oh, oh.
[A] [D] [A]
I'm in love with the modern world.
I drive alone when it's late at night.
I want to hear that modern [D] sound
[A] so I won't feel alone [D] at night.
[A]
I mean, I'm in love with the modern world.
I'm also in love with modern girls.
Also, I drive alone with the radio on.
[D] [A] I don't feel so alone.
If I have the radio [D] on, I'll be [A] a roadrunner.
With the radio on, I'll have that modern sound.
[D] With the [A] AMs.
[D] [A]
Say hello to the spirit of 1956.
Patient in the bushes next to [D] 57.
[A] The highway is your girlfriend as you go [D] by.
With [A] suburban trees, suburban speed,
and it smells like heaven.
I say roadrunner once, roadrunner twice.
[E] I'm in love with AM sound, [Em] and I'll be out [A] all night.
Roadrunner, [D] that's right.
[A]
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[G] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [A] Roadrunner, roadrunner.
[D] [A]
Going faster miles an hour.
Gonna drive into the new sunlight
with the radio on.
[D] [A] And be in love with the modern [D] world.
[A] Through 148 when it's dark outside.
In the wintertime when it's cold outside.
All alone with the AM radio on.
[D] [A] I'll be a roadrunner.
All right, no more alone sounds.
[D] [A]
I got the AM.
All alone when it's cold outside.
In Massachusetts when it's late [D] at night.
[A] Massachusetts when it's [D] dark and [A] lonely outside.
A roadrunner's not lonely, he's more lonely outside.
Oh, but I'm in love.
I'm so [D] in love.
[A] I'm in love, I'm in [D] love.
[A]
I'm in love, I'm in love.
Got the AM sound.
Got the New York border [D] neon sound.
[A] New York border neon.
Got the [D] AM, got the [A] power.
Got the power, got the neon.
Got the world, got the sound.
The power, the sound, the power.
Got the radio, the AM, sound of beta.
Late at night, [D] I got the, [A] I got the one love.
I got Massachusetts when it's cold outside.
I'll be [D] a roadrunner.
[A] I got the AM sound.
Got the power, got the sound.
I'm a roadrunner, I'm a roadrunner.
I'm a roadrunner, I'm a roadrunner.
I'm a roadrunner, I'm a roadrunner.
[D] [A] I said roadrunner, baby, I'm a roadrunner.
Oh, Massachusetts, New York, I love you.
Now look out now, it's my world.
It's my home.
It's my home, we're gonna run around, it's dark and cold outside.
All right,
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[D] bye-bye.
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
Em
121
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To learn The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: D, A and D. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 35 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 71. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: A Major.

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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
One, two, three, four, five, six.
[A] _ _ [D] Roadrunner, [A] roadrunner,
going faster miles an hour.
No ride faster stop and shop.
With the radio [D] on,
[A] I'm in love with modern [D] mornings.
[A]
I'm in love with modern late at night
and bright suburban dawnings.
If I have the radio [D] on,
[A] I'll be a roadrunner.
_ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Oh, oh.
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A]
I'm in love with the modern world.
I drive alone when it's late at night.
I want to hear that modern [D] sound
[A] so I won't feel alone [D] at night.
[A]
I mean, I'm in love with the modern world.
I'm also in love with modern girls.
Also, I drive alone with the radio on.
[D] [A] I don't feel so alone.
If I have the radio [D] on, I'll be [A] a roadrunner.
With the radio on, I'll have that _ modern sound.
_ [D] With the [A] AMs.
_ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ Say hello to the spirit of 1956.
Patient in the bushes next to [D] 57.
[A] The highway is your girlfriend as you go [D] by.
With [A] suburban trees, suburban speed,
and it smells like heaven.
I say roadrunner once, roadrunner twice.
[E] I'm in love with AM sound, [Em] and I'll be out [A] all night.
Roadrunner, [D] that's right.
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ Roadrunner, roadrunner.
[D] _ [A]
Going faster miles an hour.
_ Gonna drive into the new sunlight
with the radio on.
[D] _ [A] And be in love with the modern [D] world.
[A] Through 148 when it's dark outside.
In the wintertime when it's cold outside.
All alone with the AM radio on.
[D] [A] I'll be a roadrunner.
All right, no more alone sounds.
[D] _ [A] _
I got the AM.
_ All alone when it's cold outside.
In Massachusetts when it's late [D] at night.
[A] Massachusetts when it's [D] dark and [A] lonely outside.
A roadrunner's not lonely, he's more lonely outside.
Oh, but I'm in love. _
I'm so [D] in love.
[A] I'm in love, I'm in [D] love.
[A]
I'm in love, I'm in love.
Got the AM sound.
Got the New York border [D] neon sound.
[A] New York border neon.
Got the [D] AM, got the [A] power.
Got the power, got the neon.
Got the world, got the sound.
The power, the sound, the power.
Got the radio, the AM, sound of beta.
Late at night, [D] I got the, [A] I got the one love.
I got Massachusetts when it's cold outside.
I'll be [D] a roadrunner.
[A] I got the AM sound.
Got the power, got the sound.
I'm a roadrunner, I'm a roadrunner.
I'm a roadrunner, I'm a roadrunner.
I'm a roadrunner, I'm a roadrunner.
_ _ [D] [A] I said roadrunner, baby, I'm a roadrunner.
Oh, Massachusetts, New York, I love you.
Now look out now, it's my world.
It's my home.
It's my home, we're gonna run around, it's dark and cold outside.
All right, _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ bye-bye. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Jonathan Richman.

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