Chords for Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers- Roadrunner Live 1973
Tempo:
129.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
Bb
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Thank you, we have time for one more.
We have time for one more.
[Bb]
[D]
This is our geographical song involving Route 128.
Okay, we're gonna [A] wait until we get back in Modern Lover's precise order.
[D] [Bb] Okay.
[D]
And we say, one, two, three, four, five, six.
[A] Roadrunner, roadrunner.
[Em]
[D] [A] Going faster miles an [E] hour.
[D] [A] Gonna drive out on the truck [D] like,
[A] with the radio on.
[Em]
[D] [A] And I see you in the morning.
[D] [A] You're all dressed in black and [E] yellow.
[D] [A] To be the thoroughly modern [E] man.
[D] [A] Be the thoroughly modern fellow.
[E]
[D] And be the [A] roadrunner.
[D] That's right.
[A] Radio on.
I got the air.
[D]
[A] Radio on.
I got the car.
Radio, [D] everybody.
[A] Radio on.
I got the radio [D] on.
Radio [A] on.
Thank you very much.
[D]
Well, [A] say hello to the spirit of 1956.
[D]
[A] Patient in the bushes next to [D] 57.
[A] The highway is your girlfriend as you go by [D] quick.
[A] Spur of the trees, spur of the speed.
And it smells like [D] heaven.
I say, [A] roadrunner once.
Roadrunner twice.
And the highways [E] are neon.
And I love to be a,
[G]
[A] a D-O-R-R.
[D] That's right.
Radio [A] on.
I got the air.
[D]
Radio [A] on.
Love the car.
Love the [D] car.
Radio [A] on.
W-O [D]-R.
Radio [A] on.
[D] Certainly.
Radio [A] on.
All right.
[D]
Radio [A] on.
[D]
[A] Hey kids, don't you love the [D] dark?
[A] And that Route 120, 820 Industrial [D] Park?
[A] Doesn't anyone love the highway?
[D]
[A] Other than the modern lovers?
[D]
[A] Because we're highway lovers.
[D]
[A] And we're such suburban lovers.
[D]
[A] And we love when the world
[D]
[A] puts the radio on.
[D] We think [A] like roadrunners.
That's [D] right.
Radio [A] on.
I got the air.
I got the air.
[D]
[A] Radio on.
We love the car.
We love the car.
[D]
[A] Radio on.
And we love God's [D] world. Radio [A] on.
And we love God's world.
[D]
Radio [A] on.
Love the highway.
Love the neon.
[D]
Radio [A] on.
Love the loneliness and [D] bleakness.
Radio [A] on.
And the bright suburban neon.
[D]
Radio [A] on.
All right.
[D]
[A] Radio on.
Hey, we've got the air.
[D]
Radio [A] on.
W-O-R.
[D]
Radio [A] on.
Love the stretch.
I love the highway.
[D]
[A] Radio on. All right.
[D]
[A] I got the air.
I got the power.
[D] I got the radio.
[A] Radio on.
Air.
I got the power.
I got the radio.
[D] I got the power.
[A] Radio on.
I got the power.
I got the highway.
I got what's with [D] the A's.
Love at [A] night.
Love at night.
Highway wide.
Rock and [D] roll.
DJ's [A] on.
Old world.
New world.
Modern [D] world.
Radio on.
[A] I got the rainbow.
Love at night.
Rock and [D] roll.
DJ's [A] on.
Highway wide.
One, two, three, four.
[D] I got one with a lady, a [A] girl, and a dog.
It is a dog.
It's just your.
It do not walk.
Do not drive.
Speak right.
One, two, [E] three, four.
I got it.
[A] Scum of the Earth.
Spread like the wind.
One, two, [D] three, four.
I got [A] it.
Love.
Love.
Love.
[D] Love.
We're about to say [A] it all.
[D]
[A] [D] [D]
[A] Love. Love.
Love, love.
[E] Love, love, love.
Love, love, love, love, love, love.
[Bb] [Gm]
We have time for one more.
[Bb]
[D]
This is our geographical song involving Route 128.
Okay, we're gonna [A] wait until we get back in Modern Lover's precise order.
[D] [Bb] Okay.
[D]
And we say, one, two, three, four, five, six.
[A] Roadrunner, roadrunner.
[Em]
[D] [A] Going faster miles an [E] hour.
[D] [A] Gonna drive out on the truck [D] like,
[A] with the radio on.
[Em]
[D] [A] And I see you in the morning.
[D] [A] You're all dressed in black and [E] yellow.
[D] [A] To be the thoroughly modern [E] man.
[D] [A] Be the thoroughly modern fellow.
[E]
[D] And be the [A] roadrunner.
[D] That's right.
[A] Radio on.
I got the air.
[D]
[A] Radio on.
I got the car.
Radio, [D] everybody.
[A] Radio on.
I got the radio [D] on.
Radio [A] on.
Thank you very much.
[D]
Well, [A] say hello to the spirit of 1956.
[D]
[A] Patient in the bushes next to [D] 57.
[A] The highway is your girlfriend as you go by [D] quick.
[A] Spur of the trees, spur of the speed.
And it smells like [D] heaven.
I say, [A] roadrunner once.
Roadrunner twice.
And the highways [E] are neon.
And I love to be a,
[G]
[A] a D-O-R-R.
[D] That's right.
Radio [A] on.
I got the air.
[D]
Radio [A] on.
Love the car.
Love the [D] car.
Radio [A] on.
W-O [D]-R.
Radio [A] on.
[D] Certainly.
Radio [A] on.
All right.
[D]
Radio [A] on.
[D]
[A] Hey kids, don't you love the [D] dark?
[A] And that Route 120, 820 Industrial [D] Park?
[A] Doesn't anyone love the highway?
[D]
[A] Other than the modern lovers?
[D]
[A] Because we're highway lovers.
[D]
[A] And we're such suburban lovers.
[D]
[A] And we love when the world
[D]
[A] puts the radio on.
[D] We think [A] like roadrunners.
That's [D] right.
Radio [A] on.
I got the air.
I got the air.
[D]
[A] Radio on.
We love the car.
We love the car.
[D]
[A] Radio on.
And we love God's [D] world. Radio [A] on.
And we love God's world.
[D]
Radio [A] on.
Love the highway.
Love the neon.
[D]
Radio [A] on.
Love the loneliness and [D] bleakness.
Radio [A] on.
And the bright suburban neon.
[D]
Radio [A] on.
All right.
[D]
[A] Radio on.
Hey, we've got the air.
[D]
Radio [A] on.
W-O-R.
[D]
Radio [A] on.
Love the stretch.
I love the highway.
[D]
[A] Radio on. All right.
[D]
[A] I got the air.
I got the power.
[D] I got the radio.
[A] Radio on.
Air.
I got the power.
I got the radio.
[D] I got the power.
[A] Radio on.
I got the power.
I got the highway.
I got what's with [D] the A's.
Love at [A] night.
Love at night.
Highway wide.
Rock and [D] roll.
DJ's [A] on.
Old world.
New world.
Modern [D] world.
Radio on.
[A] I got the rainbow.
Love at night.
Rock and [D] roll.
DJ's [A] on.
Highway wide.
One, two, three, four.
[D] I got one with a lady, a [A] girl, and a dog.
It is a dog.
It's just your.
It do not walk.
Do not drive.
Speak right.
One, two, [E] three, four.
I got it.
[A] Scum of the Earth.
Spread like the wind.
One, two, [D] three, four.
I got [A] it.
Love.
Love.
Love.
[D] Love.
We're about to say [A] it all.
[D]
[A] [D] [D]
[A] Love. Love.
Love, love.
[E] Love, love, love.
Love, love, love, love, love, love.
[Bb] [Gm]
Key:
D
A
E
Bb
Em
D
A
E
_ Thank you, we have time for one more.
We have time for one more.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
This is our _ geographical song _ _ involving Route 128. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Okay, we're gonna [A] wait until we get back in Modern Lover's precise order.
_ [D] _ [Bb] _ _ _ Okay. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And we say, one, two, three, four, five, six.
_ [A] _ _ _ Roadrunner, roadrunner.
[Em] _
[D] _ _ [A] _ Going faster miles an [E] hour.
[D] _ _ [A] _ Gonna drive out on the truck [D] like,
_ [A] with the radio on.
[Em] _
[D] _ _ [A] _ And I see you in the morning.
[D] _ _ [A] _ You're all dressed in black and [E] yellow.
[D] _ _ [A] To be the thoroughly modern [E] man.
[D] _ _ [A] Be the thoroughly modern fellow.
[E]
[D] And be the [A] roadrunner.
_ _ [D] That's right.
[A] Radio on.
_ I got the air.
[D] _
[A] Radio on.
I got the car.
Radio, [D] everybody.
[A] Radio on.
_ I got the radio [D] on.
Radio [A] on.
_ Thank you very much.
[D]
Well, [A] say hello to the spirit of 1956.
[D] _
_ [A] Patient in the bushes next to [D] 57.
[A] The highway is your girlfriend as you go by [D] quick.
[A] Spur of the trees, spur of the speed.
And it smells like [D] heaven.
I say, [A] roadrunner once.
_ Roadrunner twice.
And the highways [E] are neon.
And I love to be a,
[G]
[A] a D-O-R-R.
_ _ [D] That's right.
Radio [A] on.
_ I got the air.
[D] _
Radio [A] on.
Love the car.
Love the [D] car.
Radio [A] on.
W-O [D]-R.
Radio [A] on.
_ _ [D] Certainly.
Radio [A] on.
All right.
_ [D] _
Radio [A] on.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] Hey kids, don't you love the [D] dark? _
_ [A] And that Route 120, 820 Industrial [D] Park?
_ [A] _ Doesn't anyone love the highway?
[D] _
_ [A] _ Other than the modern lovers?
[D] _
_ [A] _ Because we're highway lovers.
[D] _
_ [A] _ And we're such suburban lovers.
[D] _
_ [A] _ And we love when the world
[D] _
_ [A] puts the radio on.
[D] We think [A] like roadrunners.
_ _ That's [D] right.
Radio [A] on.
I got the air.
I got the air.
[D] _
[A] Radio on.
We love the car.
We love the car.
[D] _
[A] Radio on.
And we love God's [D] world. Radio [A] on.
And we love God's world.
[D]
Radio [A] on.
Love the highway.
Love the neon.
[D]
Radio [A] on.
Love the loneliness and [D] bleakness.
Radio [A] on.
And the bright suburban neon.
[D]
Radio [A] on.
_ All right.
[D] _
[A] Radio on.
Hey, we've got the air.
[D]
Radio [A] on.
W-O-R.
_ [D]
Radio [A] on.
Love the stretch.
I love the highway.
[D] _
[A] Radio on. All right.
_ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ I got the air.
I got the power.
[D] I got the radio.
[A] Radio on.
Air.
I got the power.
I got the radio.
[D] I got the power.
[A] Radio on.
I got the power.
I got the highway.
I got what's with [D] the A's.
Love at [A] night.
Love at night.
Highway wide.
Rock and [D] roll.
DJ's [A] on.
Old world.
New world.
Modern [D] world.
Radio on.
[A] I got the rainbow.
Love at night.
Rock and [D] roll.
DJ's [A] on.
Highway wide.
One, two, three, four.
[D] I got one with a lady, a [A] girl, and a dog.
It is a dog.
It's just your.
It do not walk.
Do not drive.
Speak right.
One, two, [E] three, four.
I got it.
[A] Scum of the Earth.
Spread like the wind.
One, two, [D] three, four.
I got [A] it.
Love.
Love.
Love.
[D] Love.
We're about to say [A] it all.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] Love. Love.
Love, love.
[E] Love, love, love.
Love, love, love, love, love, love. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
We have time for one more.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
This is our _ geographical song _ _ involving Route 128. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Okay, we're gonna [A] wait until we get back in Modern Lover's precise order.
_ [D] _ [Bb] _ _ _ Okay. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And we say, one, two, three, four, five, six.
_ [A] _ _ _ Roadrunner, roadrunner.
[Em] _
[D] _ _ [A] _ Going faster miles an [E] hour.
[D] _ _ [A] _ Gonna drive out on the truck [D] like,
_ [A] with the radio on.
[Em] _
[D] _ _ [A] _ And I see you in the morning.
[D] _ _ [A] _ You're all dressed in black and [E] yellow.
[D] _ _ [A] To be the thoroughly modern [E] man.
[D] _ _ [A] Be the thoroughly modern fellow.
[E]
[D] And be the [A] roadrunner.
_ _ [D] That's right.
[A] Radio on.
_ I got the air.
[D] _
[A] Radio on.
I got the car.
Radio, [D] everybody.
[A] Radio on.
_ I got the radio [D] on.
Radio [A] on.
_ Thank you very much.
[D]
Well, [A] say hello to the spirit of 1956.
[D] _
_ [A] Patient in the bushes next to [D] 57.
[A] The highway is your girlfriend as you go by [D] quick.
[A] Spur of the trees, spur of the speed.
And it smells like [D] heaven.
I say, [A] roadrunner once.
_ Roadrunner twice.
And the highways [E] are neon.
And I love to be a,
[G]
[A] a D-O-R-R.
_ _ [D] That's right.
Radio [A] on.
_ I got the air.
[D] _
Radio [A] on.
Love the car.
Love the [D] car.
Radio [A] on.
W-O [D]-R.
Radio [A] on.
_ _ [D] Certainly.
Radio [A] on.
All right.
_ [D] _
Radio [A] on.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] Hey kids, don't you love the [D] dark? _
_ [A] And that Route 120, 820 Industrial [D] Park?
_ [A] _ Doesn't anyone love the highway?
[D] _
_ [A] _ Other than the modern lovers?
[D] _
_ [A] _ Because we're highway lovers.
[D] _
_ [A] _ And we're such suburban lovers.
[D] _
_ [A] _ And we love when the world
[D] _
_ [A] puts the radio on.
[D] We think [A] like roadrunners.
_ _ That's [D] right.
Radio [A] on.
I got the air.
I got the air.
[D] _
[A] Radio on.
We love the car.
We love the car.
[D] _
[A] Radio on.
And we love God's [D] world. Radio [A] on.
And we love God's world.
[D]
Radio [A] on.
Love the highway.
Love the neon.
[D]
Radio [A] on.
Love the loneliness and [D] bleakness.
Radio [A] on.
And the bright suburban neon.
[D]
Radio [A] on.
_ All right.
[D] _
[A] Radio on.
Hey, we've got the air.
[D]
Radio [A] on.
W-O-R.
_ [D]
Radio [A] on.
Love the stretch.
I love the highway.
[D] _
[A] Radio on. All right.
_ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ I got the air.
I got the power.
[D] I got the radio.
[A] Radio on.
Air.
I got the power.
I got the radio.
[D] I got the power.
[A] Radio on.
I got the power.
I got the highway.
I got what's with [D] the A's.
Love at [A] night.
Love at night.
Highway wide.
Rock and [D] roll.
DJ's [A] on.
Old world.
New world.
Modern [D] world.
Radio on.
[A] I got the rainbow.
Love at night.
Rock and [D] roll.
DJ's [A] on.
Highway wide.
One, two, three, four.
[D] I got one with a lady, a [A] girl, and a dog.
It is a dog.
It's just your.
It do not walk.
Do not drive.
Speak right.
One, two, [E] three, four.
I got it.
[A] Scum of the Earth.
Spread like the wind.
One, two, [D] three, four.
I got [A] it.
Love.
Love.
Love.
[D] Love.
We're about to say [A] it all.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] Love. Love.
Love, love.
[E] Love, love, love.
Love, love, love, love, love, love. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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