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Song title:       Government Center
Original Album:	  The Modern Lovers

Words and Music by Jonathan Richman
Copyright © 1976 Beserkley Records
Published by Modern Lovers Music

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Guitar Figure 1 is played in the INTRO and VERSEs.
Chords are fifths and are played as quavers (eighth-notes).
Timing is 4/4. / indicates same as previous note.

Guitar Figure 1

    A          E
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|*-------------9///////--*|
|*--7///////---9///////--*|
|---7///////---7///////---|
|---5///////---0///////---|
|                         |
|-------------------------|
|*-----------------------*|
|*-----------------------*|
|---5///////---0///////---|



INTRO:

[play:  Guitar Figure 1]  [x2]


VERSE:
                  A                         E
Well, we've got a lot, a lot, a lot of hard work today
                                E
We gotta rock at the government center
A                            E
To make the secretaries feel better
          E                       A
When they put those stamps on the letters


VERSE:
And they got a lot, a lot, a lot of great desks and chairs
Uh huh, at the government center
We gotta make the secretaries feel better
When they put the stamps on all the letters


VERSE:
We gotta rock-a rock-a rock-a non-stop tonight
Uh huh, at the government center
Make the secretaries feel better
When they put the stamps on the ledgers


[play Guitar Figure 1]  [x2]


BRIDGE:
                       D
We won't stop until we see the secretaries smile
             A
And see some office boys there jumpin' for joy
             D
Tell old Mr. Ahern, "Calm down a while,
                    E
You know that's the only way the center is ever gonna get better"


VERSE:
Let's rock-a rock-a rock-a non-stop tonight
Uh huh, at the government center
Make the secretaries feel better
                                 A  E [Guitar Figure 1]
Where they put the stamps on the... ...letters

[play: Guitar Figure 1]  [x2]

You gotta make them feel better...oh, look out

[play out over Guitar Figure 1 to fade]

Make them feel better...

etc...


CHORDS:
A     577655
E     079997
D     557775