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Song title:       Ride On Down The Highway
Original Album:   Precise Modern Lovers Order
Other Albums:     Live At The Longbranch And More

Words and Music by Jonathan Richman
Copyright © 1994 Rounder Records and © 1998 Last Call Records
Published by Modern Lovers Music

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:

Guitar Figure 1

/ same as previous note

   G      Am   D    
|---3-/---5//--5----|
|---3-/---5//--7----|
|*--4-/---5//--7---*|
|*--5-/---7//--7---*|
|---5-/---7//--5----|
|---3-/---5//--5----|



INTRO:

[play INTRO Figure]

INTRO Figure

/ same as previous note

   G         Am     D     G          Am    D  Am
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--3//-/-/---5/-///-7-----3//-/-/-/--5/-//-7/-5/---|
|--4//-/-/---5/-///-7-----4//-/-/-/--5/-//-7/-5/---|
|--5//-/-/---7/-///-7-----5//-/-/-/--7/-//-7/-7/---|
|--5//-/-/---7/-///-5-----5//-/-/-/--7/-//-5/-7/---|
|--3//-/-/---5/-///-5-----3//-/-/-/--5/-//-5/-5/---|


   G                 Am  D Am G    Am D  G    D Am G    Am D
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3//-/-//-//--///--5//-7-5--3//--5--7--3//--7-5--3//--5/-7--|
|--4//-/-//-//--///--5//-7-5--5//--5--7--4//--7-5--4//--5/-7--|
|--5//-/-//-//--///--7//-7-7--5//--7--7--5//--7-7--5//--7/-7--|
|--5//-/-//-//--///--7//-5-7--4//--7--5--5//--5-7--5//--7/-5--|
|--3//-/-//-//--///--5//-5-5--3//--5--5--3//--5-5--3//--5/-5--|



[play Guitar Figure 1]  [x4]



CHORUS:
     [Guitar Figure 1] [x2]
Well, ride down on the highway,

[Guitar Figure 1] [x2]
Ride down by the fried chicken stand

[Guitar Figure 1] [x2]
My girlfriend's gotta promise on the highway by my side

   G                          Am             D         [Guitar Figure 1]
My girlfriend's gotta promise never leave my side ever again


CHORUS:
Ride down on the highway,
Baby, ride right down past 128 in the dark, outside
Gotta promise on the highway when it's cold outside
Gotta promise never leave my side ever again


VERSE:
       G                 Am                        G
I say, my girlfriend can never leave my side ever again
  G                                        Am
Although she had to promise me to be by my side
Am                D          G    Am - C - D
Never to leave my side ever again

That's right!


CHORUS:
Ride down on the highway,
Ride down to the beach in the dark
My girlfriend's got a promise by the Massachussets moonlight
She has to promise never to leave my side ever again


VERSE:
                G
Well, there's a stone wall in Western Europe
And I cry in the afternoon sometimes
                                          Am
But then I get refreshed by the cold Coke stand
G                     Am                D          G    C - D - C
Baby needs to promise never to leave my side ever again


CHORUS:
Ride down on the highway,
Ride down in the dark outside
Over there focus on the highway now it's dark outside 
Now promise never to leave my side ever again


BRIDGE:
      G                                  C - G
Well,   yes, yes, you are my girlfriend
                            C - G
Yes, yes, you see the water
Oh no, we won't drink it now
                                      A - B - C# - B - A
We'll act like fools by the neon sign
G                       Am                D          G    C - Am - D
Maybe you could promise never to leave my side ever again


CHORUS:
Ride down on the highway
Ride down by the fried chicken stand
My girlfriend's gotta promise on the highway by my side
She's has to promise never to leave my side ever again

Well, ride down on the highway
Ride down past the fried chicken stand
My girlfriend's gotta promise on the highway by my side
My girlfriend's gotta promise never to leave my side again


OUTRO:

G  D - E                  C  D  G
          Bye bye now...


[end on G]



CHORDS:
G     355433
Am    577555
D     557775
C     335553
E     779997