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Song title:       Roadrunner
Original Album:	  The Modern Lovers

Words and Music by Jonathan Richman
Copyright © 1975 Rockin' Leprechaun Music and Modern Love Songs
Published by Modern Lovers Music

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
For the Guitar Figure 1, you could play open or barré chords. 
Vary it to get the sound you want. And try the Asus2 (x02200)
to get a drone going with your guitar. See what you think!



INTRO:

N.C.
One two three four five six!


VERSE1:
Chords:
D  xx0232 or x57775
A  x02220 or 577655


Guitar Figure 1
  D               A
|-5-------5-------5-------5---5---|-5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|
|-7-------7-------5-------5---5---|-5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|
|-7-------7-------6-------6---6---|-6-------6---6---6-------6---6---|
|-7-------7-------7-------7---7---|-7-------7---7---7-------7---7---|
|-5-------5-------7-------7---7---|-7-------7---7---7-------7---7---|
|-----------------5-------5---5---|-5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                          Road   -  runner, road  - runner

                          Going     faster miles an hour

                          Gonna     drive past the Stop 'n' Shop

                          With the  radio on

                          I'm in    love with Massachusetts

                          And the   neon when it's cold outside

                          And the   highway when it's late at night

                          Got the   ra -di - o      on

                          I'm like a road      -    runner



[play: Guitar Figure 1]  [x3]



VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1 w/ Guitar Figure 1.

Chords:
D  xx0232 or x57775
A  x02220 or 577655


Alright


Guitar Figure 1
  D               A
|-5-------5-------5-------5---5---|-5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|
|-7-------7-------5-------5---5---|-5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|
|-7-------7-------6-------6---6---|-6-------6---6---6-------6---6---|
|-7-------7-------7-------7---7---|-7-------7---7---7-------7---7---|
|-5-------5-------7-------7---7---|-7-------7---7---7-------7---7---|
|-----------------5-------5---5---|-5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                          I'm in    love with modern moonlight
          
                          One twenty-eight when it's dark outside

                          I'm in    love with Massachusetts

                          I'm in    love with the radio on

                          It helps me from being alone late at night

                          It helps me from being lonely late at night

                          I don't feel so bad now   in the car

                          Don't feel so alone, got the radio on

                          Like the  roadrunner, that's right



[play: Guitar Figure 1]  [x3]



VERSE3:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1 w/ Guitar Figure 1.

Chords:
D  xx0232 or x57775
A  x02220 or 577655


Guitar Figure 1
  D               A
|-5-------5-------5-------5---5---|-5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|
|-7-------7-------5-------5---5---|-5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|
|-7-------7-------6-------6---6---|-6-------6---6---6-------6---6---|
|-7-------7-------7-------7---7---|-7-------7---7---7-------7---7---|
|-5-------5-------7-------7---7---|-7-------7---7---7-------7---7---|
|-----------------5-------5---5---|-5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                      I said welcome to the spirit of 1956

                          Patient in the bushes next to '57

                      The highway is your girlfriend as you go by quick

                      Suburban trees, suburban speed and it smells like heaven

                      And I say     roadrunner  once, roadrunner twice

                      I'm in love with rock & roll and I'll be out all night

                          I'm a     roadrunner - that's right...!



[Keyboard SOLO over Guitar Figure 1]  [x22]



Well now...


VERSE4:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1 w/ Guitar Figure 1.

Chords:
D  xx0232 or x57775
A  x02220 or 577655


Guitar Figure 1
  D               A
|-5-------5-------5-------5---5---|-5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|
|-7-------7-------5-------5---5---|-5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|
|-7-------7-------6-------6---6---|-6-------6---6---6-------6---6---|
|-7-------7-------7-------7---7---|-7-------7---7---7-------7---7---|
|-5-------5-------7-------7---7---|-7-------7---7---7-------7---7---|
|-----------------5-------5---5---|-5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                          Road   -  runner, road  - runner

                          Going     faster miles an hour

                          Gonna     drive to the Stop 'n' Shop

                          With the  radio on at night

                      And be in     love with modern moonlight

                          Be in     love with modern rock & roll

                          Modern    girls and modern rock & roll

                      Don't feel so alone, got the radio on

                          Like the  road     -     runner



CODA:
Chords:
A   x02220 or 577655 and Asus2 x02200
D   xx0232 or 557775
E   022100 or 779997


OK, now you sing, Modern Lovers

[Guitar Figure 1]

(Radio On!) I got the AM.
(Radio On!) Got the car, got the A.M.
(Radio On!) Got the AM sound, got the
(Radio On!) Got the rockin' modern neon sound
(Radio On!) I got the car from Massachusetts, got the
(Radio On!) I got the power of Massachusetts when it's late at night
(Radio On!) I got the modern sounds of modern Massachusetts, got the 
(Radio On!) I've got the world, got the turnpike, got the  
(Radio On!) I've got the, got the power of the AM, got the
(Radio On!) Late at night, red and white, rock & roll late at night
(Radio On!) The factories and the auto signs got the 
(Radio On!) Got the power of modern sounds

(Radio On!) Alright
(Radio On!) 


[play: Guitar Figure 1]  [x2]


ENDING:

[play:]

  D               A                D               A
|-2-------2-------0--------------|-2--------2------0--------------|
|-3-------3-------2--------------|-3--------3------2--------------|
|-2-------2-------2--------------|-2--------2------2--------------|
|-0-------0-------2--------------|-0--------0------2--------------|
|-----------------0--------------|-----------------0--------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

                          Right!                           Right!

  D               A                E           A
|-2-------2-------0--------------|-0---0---0---0------------------|
|-3-------3-------2--------------|-0---0---0---2------------------|
|-2-------2-------2--------------|-1---1---1---2------------------|
|-0-------0-------2--------------|-2---2---2---2------------------|
|-----------------0--------------|-2---2---2---0------------------|
|--------------------------------|-0---0---0----------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

                         Bye bye!