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C Am F G
Going to a party and she's wondering what's the way
C Am F G
I said look why don't you just wear what you'd wear everyday
C
You know T-shirt
Am
You know Sweatshirt
F Am
You know Cut off shorts you know those
F Am G
Plain old everyday clothes
C Am F G
She had a black dress that I remember still
C Am F G
But in her ordinary clothes she was dressed to kill
C
I loved her
Am
I loved her
F Am
At first sight I suppose
F Am F G C
But I couldn't have loved her more than in her plain old everyday clothes
C
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
[[Bass F# to G (twice)]]
C G
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
F G A
Oh, but I loved her, at first sight
D Bm G A
Now she's in something from the hardware store
D Bm G A
But Pierre Cardin and Fiarrucci could ve done no more
D Bm
Cause I loved her, I loved her
G Bm
Cause that's the way it goes
G Bm G A D
And I loved her even more in her plain old everyday clothes
D
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
[[Bass G# to A (twice)]]
D A
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
G A B
Oh, but I loved her, at first sight
E C#m A B
Now she's in something that she's put on by chance
E C#m A B
But when I fell in love, when I fell in love it plain made no difference
E C#m
I loved her, I loved her
A C#m
Since every angel knows
A C#m A B E
And I loved her more in just her plain old everyday clothes
E
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
Well remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
Well the Italian boys could've done no more
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Song title: Everyday Clothes
Original Album: Jonathan Richman
Bootleg Album: Action-Packed
Words and Music by Jonathan Richman
Copyright © 1989 Rockin' Leprechaun Music
Published by Rockin' Leprechaun Music
Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)
Notes:
As is Jonathan's wont, he modulates the song twice for each of the last two
Verses but you're only going up a tone each time.
Verse:
C Am F G
Going to a party and she's wondering what's the way
C Am F G
I said look why don't you just wear what you'd wear everyday
C Am F
You know T-shirt, you know sweatshirt, you know cut-off shorts,
Fm C Am F G
You know those plain old everyday clothes
Verse:
C Am F G
She had a black dress that I remember still
C Am F G
But in her ordinary clothes she was dressed to kill
C Am F Fm
I loved her, I loved her at first sight I suppose
C Am F G C
But I couldn't have loved her more than in her plain old everyday clothes
Chorus:
C
Jeans and a sweater, jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
[Bass F# to G (twice)]
C G
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
F G C
Oh, but I loved her, at first sight
Verse:
C Am F G
I could see in a dark night-club that she was one pretty girl
C Am F G
But in Ipswich, in the afternoon, she was the Queen of the World
C Am F Fm
And I loved her, I loved her, 'cos that's the way it goes
C Am F G C
And I loved her more when she was just in plain old everyday clothes
[Repeat CHORUS]
Verse:
D Bm G A
Now she's in something from the hardware store
D Bm G A
But Pierre Cardin and Fiarrucci could've done no more
D Bm G Gm
I loved her, I loved her 'cause that's the way it goes
G Bm G A D
And I loved her even more in her plain old everyday clothes
Chorus:
D
Jeans and a sweater, jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
[Bass G# to A (twice)]
D A
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
G A B
Oh, but I loved her, at first sight
Verse:
E C#m A B
Now she's in something that she's put on by chance
E C#m A B
But when I fell in love, when I fell in love it plain made no difference
E C#m A Am
I loved her, I loved her, since every angel knows
A C#m A B E
And I loved her more in just her plain old everyday clothes
Outro:
E
Jeans and a sweater, jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
E B
Jeans and something from the second-hand
E
Well, remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
B
Jeans and something from the hardware store
A B E
Well, the Italian boys could've done no more
Chords:
C 335553 D 557775 E 022100
Am 577555 Bm 224432 C#m 446654
F 133211 G 355433 A 577655
G 355433 A 577655 B 799877 or 224442
Fm 133111 Gm 355333 Am 577555
[C] Going to a [Am] party and she's [F] wondering what's the [G] way
I said [C] look why don't you just [Am] wear what you'd [F] wear every[G]day
You know [C] T-shirt
You know [Am] Sweatshirt
You know [F] Cut off shorts you know [Am] those
[F] Plain old [Am] everyday [G] clothes
[C] She had a [Am] black dress that I [F] remember [G] still
But in her [C] ordinary [Am] clothes she was [F] dressed to [G] kill
I [C] loved her
I [Am] loved her
At [F] first sight I [Am] suppose
But I [F] couldn't have loved her [Am] more than in her [F] plain old [G] everyday [C] clothes
[C] Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
[[Bass F# to G (twice)]]
[C] Jeans and something that [G] didn't fit right
[F] Oh, but I loved her, [G] at first [A] sight
[D] Now she's in [Bm] something from the [G] hardware [A] store
But [D] Pierre Cardin and [Bm] Fiarrucci could've [G] done no [A] more
Cause I [D] loved her, I [Bm] loved her
Cause [G] that's the way it [Bm] goes
And I [G] loved her even [Bm] more in her [G] plain old [A] everyday [D] clothes
[D] Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
[[Bass G# to A (twice)]]
[D] Jeans and something that [A] didn't fit right
[G] Oh, but I loved her, [A] at first [B] sight
[E] Now she's in [C#m] something that she's [A] put on by [B] chance
But when I [E] fell in love, when I [C#m] fell in love it plain [A] made no [B] difference
I [E] loved her, I [C#m] loved her
Since [A] every angel [C#m] knows
And I [A] loved her [C#m] more in just her [A] plain old [B] everyday [E] clothes
[E] Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
Well remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
Well the Italian boys could've done no more
Going to a party and she's wondering what's the way
I said look why don't you just wear what you'd wear everyday
You know T-shirt
You know Sweatshirt
You know Cut off shorts you know those
Plain old everyday clothes
She had a black dress that I remember still
But in her ordinary clothes she was dressed to kill
I loved her
I loved her
At first sight I suppose
But I couldn't have loved her more than in her plain old everyday clothes
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
Oh, but I loved her, at first sight
Now she's in something from the hardware store
But Pierre Cardin and Fiarrucci could've done no more
Cause I loved her, I loved her
Cause that's the way it goes
And I loved her even more in her plain old everyday clothes
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
Oh, but I loved her, at first sight
Now she's in something that she's put on by chance
But when I fell in love, when I fell in love it plain made no difference
I loved her, I loved her
Since every angel knows
And I loved her more in just her plain old everyday clothes
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
Well remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
Well the Italian boys could've done no more
We're getting ready for a party and she's wondering what's the way
I said look why don't you just wear what you'd wear everyday
You know T-shirt
You know Sweatshirt
You know Cut off shorts you know those
Plain old everyday clothes
She had a black dress that I remember still
But in her ordinary clothes is when she was dressed to kill
I loved her
I loved her
Cause that's the way it goes
And I loved her even more when she was just in her everyday clothes
I loved her, I loved her
[Here we're gonna rock for you now]
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I starting going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her, at first sight
Now she's wearing something from the hardware store
But Pierre Cardin and Fiarrucci could've done no more
I loved her, I loved her
Since every angel knows
And I couldn't have loved her more than in her plain old everyday clothes
My god, her plain old everyday
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
But remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
Oh but I loved her at first sight, oh yeah
[Wait a minute, I forgot, there's one more button]
She's wearing something, it looks like she put it on by chance
But what did this matter to me who loved at first glance
I loved her, I loved her
See that's the way it goes
And I loved her all the more in her plain old everyday clothes
My god, her plain old everyday
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her at first sight
Jeans and something from the second hand
But remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
[[Recording starts abruptly]]
Pierre Cardin and Fiarrucci could've done no more
Because I loved her, because I loved her
And every angel knows
That I loved her more in just her plain old everyday clothes
Her plain old everyday
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
Well remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something ???
Oh but I loved her at first sight
Let's rock
Let's roll
Going to a party and she's wondering what's the way
I said look why don't you just wear what you'd wear everyday
You know T-shirt
You know Sweatshirt
You know Cut off shorts you know those
Plain old everyday clothes
She used to have this black dress that I remember still
But it was in her ordinary clothes that the girl was way dressed to kill
I loved her
I loved her
At first sight I suppose
And I couldn't have loved her even more than in her just plain old everyday clothes
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I starting going soft and I started to flirt
Well jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her, at first sight
Now she's in something from the hardware store
But Pierre Cardin and Fiarrucci could've done no more
Cause I loved her, cause I loved her
Cause that's the way it goes
And I loved her more in her plain old everyday clothes
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I starting going soft and I started to flirt
Well
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her, at first sight
Now she's in something that she's just put on by chance
But when I fell in love with her it plain made no difference
Cause I loved her, cause I loved her
Since every angel knows
And I loved her more when she was just in her everyday clothes
Her plain old everyday clothes
[Getting ready for a party and she's wondering what to wear
I said look, for me, for me you look fine in just those plain old everyday clothes]
Getting ready for a party and she's wondering what's the way
I said look why don't you just wear what you've worn everyday
You know T-shirt
You know Sweatshirt
You know Cut off shorts you know those
Plain old everyday clothes
She had this black dress that I remember still
But in her ordinary clothes the girl was dressed to kill
And I loved her
I loved her
At first sight I suppose
But I think I loved her more in just her plain old everyday clothes
Well Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I Starting going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her, at first sight
Now she's in something from the hardware store
But Pierre Cardin and Fiarrucci could've done no more
Cause I loved her, I loved her
Cause that's the way it goes
And I think I loved her even more in just her plain old everyday clothes
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her, at first sight
Now she's in something that she put on by chance
But when I fell in love, when I fell in love it all made no difference
Cause I loved her, I loved her
And every angel knows
And I loved her more in just her plain old everyday clothes
Her plain old everyday clothes
[??? Everyday Clothes ??? t shirt jeans everyday clothes ??? t shirt and jeans ??? you know ??? everyday clothes]
[All right, ???]
Getting ready for a party and she's wondering what's the way
And I said why don't you just wear what you would wore everyday
You know T-shirt
You know Sweatshirt
You know Cut off shorts you know those
Plain old everyday clothes
She had a black dress that I remember still
But in her ordinary clothes you know she was dressed to kill
Cause I loved her
Cause I loved her
At first sight I suppose
And I couldn't have loved her more than in just her plain old everyday clothes
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her, at first sight
Now she's in something from the hardware store
But Pierre Cardin and Fiarrucci could've done no more
Cause I loved her, cause I loved her
Cause that's the way it goes
And I think I loved her more in just her plain old everyday clothes
Yeah, yeah
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
Well, jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her, at first sight
Now she's in something that she's put on by chance
But when I fell in love, when I fell in love it made no difference
Oh I loved her, I loved her
And every angel knows
That I loved her even more in just her plain old everyday clothes
Her plain old everyday clothes
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
???
[You see I first met her about 16, 17 years ago
19 years ago
Getting old
She had this black dress
Nice
Still remember even when she was just in that ??? blue t shirt
Number 13
Just a little thing like that
She got for 50 cents at the good will store
That's when she was dressed to kill
I saw her back in the spring of 74
In her everyday clothes]
Getting ready for a party and she's wondering what's the way
And I said why don't you just wear what you would have worn everyday
You know T-shirt
You know Sweatshirt
You know Cut off shorts you know those
Plain old everyday clothes
She had this black dress that I remember still
But in her ordinary clothes the girl was way dressed to kill
And I loved her
I loved her
At first sight I suppose
And I think I loved her more in just her plain old everyday clothes
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
Well jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her, at first sight
Here she comes in something that she just put on by chance
But when I fell in love
When I fell in love
It plain made no difference
Cause I loved her
I loved her
And every angel knows
That I loved her even more
In just her plain old everyday clothes
Me and her
Just when she was in her
Plain old everyday clothes
Hey
Yeah
Yeah
C Am F G
Getting ready for a party and she's wondering what's the way
C Am F G
I said look why don't you just wear what you'd wear everyday
C
You know T-shirt
Am
You know sweatshirt
F Am
You know cut off shorts you know those
F Am G
Plain old everyday clothes
C Am F G
She had this black dress that I remember still
C Am F G
But in her ordinary clothes that girl was dressed to kill
C
Well, cause I loved her
Am
I loved her
F Am
At first sight I suppose
F Am F G C
And I couldn't have loved her more than in her plain old everyday clothes
C
Well, jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft then I started to flirt
C G
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
F G A
But I loved her, at first sight
D Bm G A
Now she's in something that she's put on by chance
D Bm G A
But when I fell in love, when I fell in love it plain made no difference
D Bm
Cause I loved her, cause I loved her
G Bm
Cause, cause that's the way it goes
G Bm G A D
And I loved her even more in just her plain old everyday clothes
D
Well, jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
D A
Well, jeans and something that didn't fit right
G A B
But I loved her at first sight
E C#m A B
Now she s in something from the hardware store
E C#m A B
But Pierre Cardin and Fiarrucci could've done no more
E C#m
Cause I loved her, cause I loved her
A C#m
And every angel knows
A C#m A B E
That I loved her even more in just her plain old everyday clothes, my god
A B
Her plain old everyday
E
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
But remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
But the Italian boys could've done no more
So let it rock
Let it roll
Hey
Yeah
Yeah
Getting [C] ready for a [Am] party and she's [F] wondering what's the [G] way
I said [C] look why don't you just [Am] wear what you'd [F] wear every[G]day
You know [C] T-shirt
You know [Am] sweatshirt
You know [F] cut off shorts you know [Am] those
[F] Plain old [Am] everyday [G] clothes
[C] She had this [Am] black dress that [F] I remember [G] still
But in her [C] ordinary [Am] clothes that girl was [F] dressed to [G] kill
Well cause I [C] loved her
I [Am] loved her
At [F] first sight I sup[Am]pose
And I [F] couldn't have loved her [Am] more than in her [F] plain old [G] everyday [C] clothes
[C] well, jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft then I started to flirt
[C] Jeans and something that [G] didn't fit right
But [F] I loved her, [G] at first [A] sight
[D] Now she's in [Bm] something that she's [G] put on by [A] chance
But when I [D] fell in love, when I [Bm] fell in love it plain [G] made no [A] difference
Cause I [D] loved her, cause I [Bm] loved her
Cause, cause [G] that's the way it [Bm] goes
And I [G] loved her even [Bm] more in just her [G] plain old [A] everyday [D] clothes
[D] well, jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Well [D] jeans and something that [A] didn't fit right
But [G] I loved her [A] at first [B] sight
[E] Now she's in [C#m] something from the [A] hardware [B] store
But [E] Pierre Cardin and [C#m] Fiarrucci could've [A] done no [B] more
Cause I [E] loved her, cause I [C#m] loved her
And [A] every angel [C#m] knows
That I [A] loved her even [C#m] more in just her [A] plain old [B] everyday [E] clothes, my god
Her [A] plain old [B] everyday
[E] Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
But remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
But the Italian boys could've done no more
So let it rock
Let it roll
Hey
Yeah
Yeah
Getting ready for a party and she's wondering what's the way
I said look why don't you just wear what you'd wear everyday
You know T-shirt
You know sweatshirt
You know cut off shorts you know those
Plain old everyday clothes
She had this black dress that I remember still
But in her ordinary clothes that girl was dressed to kill
Well cause I loved her
I loved her
At first sight I suppose
And I couldn't have loved her more than in her plain old everyday clothes
Well, jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft then I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her, at first sight
Now she's in something that she's put on by chance
But when I fell in love, when I fell in love it plain made no difference
Cause I loved her, cause I loved her
Cause, cause that's the way it goes
And I loved her even more in just her plain old everyday clothes
Well, jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Well Jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her at first sight
Now she's in something from the hardware store
But Pierre Cardin and Fiarrucci could've done no more
Cause I loved her, cause I loved her
And every angel knows
That I loved her even more in just her plain old everyday clothes, my god
Her plain old everyday
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
But remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
But the Italian boys could've done no more
So let it rock
Let it roll
Getting ready for a party and she's wondering what's the way
I say, why don't you just wear what you would have worn everyday
A T-shirt
A Sweatshirt
Cut off shorts you know those
Plain old everyday clothes
She had a black dress that I remember still
But in her ordinary clothes that girl was dressed to kill
I loved her
I loved her
At first sight I suppose
And I think I loved her more in just her plain old everyday clothes
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I starting going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her, at first sight
[Here she comes]
Here she comes in something from the hardware store
But Pierre Cardin and Fiarrucci could've done no more
Cause I loved her, I loved her
Cause that's the way it goes
And I think I loved her more in just her plain old everyday clothes
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I starting going soft and I started to flirt
Well jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her, at first sight
[Here she comes]
[Here she comes]
Here she comes in something that she's put on by chance
But when I fell in love, when I fell in love it plain made no difference
Cause I loved her, I loved her
And every angel knows
That I loved her more in just her plain old everyday clothes
Her plain old everyday
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
But remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
But the Italian boys could've done no more
Let it rock
Let it roll
Getting ready for a party and she's wondering what's the way
I say, why don't you just wear what you would have worn everyday
T-shirt
Sweatshirt
Cut off shorts and those
Plain old everyday clothes
She had a black dress that I remember still
But in her ordinary clothes the girl was dressed to kill
I loved her
I loved her
At first sight I suppose
And I think I loved her more in just them plain old everyday clothes
Well, jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her, at first sight
Here she comes in something from the hardware store
But Pierre Cardin and Fiarrucci could've done no more
I loved her, I loved her
Cause that's the way it goes
I loved her more in just them plain old everyday clothes
Well jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I starting going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her, at first sight
[Too loud, it's too loud
??? Bass on it
Danke]
Here she comes in something that she threw on by chance
But when I fell in love, when I fell in love it plain made it more intense
Cause I loved her, I loved her
And every angel knows
That I loved her more in just them plain old everyday clothes
Her plain old everyday
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
But remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
Well the Italian boys could've done no more
C# Bbm F# G#
Getting ready for a party, she's wondering what's the way
C# Bbm F# G#
Why don't you just wear what you've worn everyday?
C#
T-shirt
Bbm
Sweatshirt
F# Bbm
Cut off shorts you those
F# Bbm G#
Plain old everyday clothes, oh yeah
C# Bbm F# G#
She had a black dress, I remember still
C# Bbm F# G#
But in her ordinary clothes the girl was dressed to kill
C#
I loved her
Bbm
I loved her
F# Bbm
At first sight I suppose
F# Bbm F# Bbm C#
And I think I loved her more when she was just in plain old everyday clothes
C#
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
C# G#
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
F# G# Bb
But I loved her from first sight
D# Cm G# A#
Here she comes in something from the hardware store
D# Cm G# A#
But Pierre Cardin and Fiarrucci could've done no more
D# Cm
I loved her, I loved her
G# Cm
Cause that's the way it goes
G# Cm G# A# D#
And I think I loved her even more in just her plain old everyday clothes
D#
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
D# A#
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
G# A# D#
But I loved her at first sight, Oh yeah
Ok
D# Cm G# A#
Here she comes in something that she's thrown on by chance
D# Cm G# A#
But when I fell in love, when I fell in love, it made more intense [[no difference???]]
D# Cm
And I loved her, I loved her
G# Cm
And every angel knows
G# Cm G# A# D#
That I loved her more in just her plain old everyday clothes
A# D#
Her plain old everyday
D#
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
Well remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
Well the Italian boys could've done no more
So let it rock
Let it roll
Well
[Welcome everybody, Jonathan Richman here,
How ya doing?
That's Tommy Larkins on the drums]
[C#] getting ready for a [Bbm] party, she's [F#] wondering what's the [G#] way [? what to wear?]
[C#] why don't you just [Bbm] wear what you've [F#] worn every[G#]day?
[C#] T-shirt
[Bbm] Sweatshirt
[F#] Cut off shorts you [Bbm] those
[F#] Plain old [Bbm] everyday [G#] clothes, oh yeah
[C#] She had a [Bbm] black dress, [F#] I remember [G#] still
But in her [C#] ordinary [Bbm] clothes the girl was [F#] dressed to [G#] kill
I [C#] loved her
I [Bbm] loved her
At [F#] first sight I [Bbm] suppose
And I [F#] think I loved her [Bbm] more when she was just in [F#] plain old [Bbm] everyday [C#] clothes
[C#] Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
[C#] Jeans and something that [G#] didn't fit right
[F#] but I loved her [G#] from first [Bb] sight
[D#] Here she comes in [Cm] something from the [G#] hardware [A#] store
But [D#] Pierre Cardin and [Cm] Fiarrucci could've [G#] done no [A#] more
I [D#] loved her, I [Cm] loved her
Cause [G#] that's the way it [Cm] goes
And I [G#] think I loved her even [Cm] more in just her [G#] plain old [A#] everyday [D#] clothes
[D#] Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I Starting going soft and I started to flirt
[D#] Jeans and something that [A#] didn't fit right
But I [G#] loved her [A#] at first [D#] sight, Oh yeah
Ok
[D#] here she comes in [Cm] something that she's [G#] thrown on by [A#] chance
But when I [D#] fell in love, when I [Cm] fell in love it [G#] made more [A#] intense [difference?]
And I [D#] loved her, I [Cm] loved her
And [G#] every angel [Cm] knows
That I [G#] loved her [Cm] more in just her [G#] plain old [A#] everyday [D#] clothes
Her [A#] plain old [D#] everyday
[D#] Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
Well remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
Well the Italian boys could've done no more
So let it rock
Let it roll
Well
C Am F G
Getting ready for a party, she's wondering what's the way
C Am F G
Why don't you just wear what you've worn everyday?
C
T-shirt
Am
Sweatshirt
F Fm
Cut off shorts you those
C G C
Plain old everyday clothes, oh yeah
C Am F G
She had a black dress, I remember still
C Am F G
But in her ordinary clothes the girl was dressed to kill
C
I loved her
Am
I loved her
F Fm
At first sight I suppose
F Am C G C
And I think I loved her more when she was just in plain old everyday clothes
C
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
C G
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
F G A
But I loved her from first sight
D Bm G A
Here she comes in something from the hardware store
D Bm G A
But Pierre Cardin and Fiarrucci could've done no more
D Bm
I loved her, I loved her
G Bm
Cause that's the way it goes
G Bm G A D
And I think I loved her even more in just her plain old everyday clothes
D
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I Starting going soft and I started to flirt
D A
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
G A D
But I loved her at first sight, Oh yeah
Ok
D Bm G A
Here she comes in something that she's thrown on by chance
D Bm G A
But when I fell in love, when I fell in love it made more intense
D Bm
And I loved her, I loved her
G Bm
And every angel knows
G Bm G A D
That I loved her more in just her plain old everyday clothes
A D
Her plain old everyday
D
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
Well remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
Well the Italian boys could've done no more
So let it rock
Let it roll
Well
[Welcome everybody, Jonathan Richman here, How ya doing? That's Tommy Larkins on the drums]
[C] getting ready for a [Am] party, she's [F] wondering what's the [G] way [? what to wear?]
[C] why don't you just [Am] wear what you've [F] worn every[G]day?
[C] T-shirt
[Am] Sweatshirt
[F] Cut off shorts you [Am] those
[F] Plain old [Am] everyday [G] clothes, oh yeah
[C] She had a [Am] black dress, [F] I remember [G] still
But in her [C] ordinary [Am] clothes the girl was [F] dressed to [G] kill
I [C] loved her
I [Am] loved her
At [F] first sight I [Am] suppose
And I [F] think I loved her [Am] more when she was just in [F] plain old [Am] everyday [C] clothes
[C] Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
[C] Jeans and something that [G] didn't fit right
[F] but I loved her [G] from first [A] sight
[D] Here she comes in [Bm] something from the [G] hardware [A] store
But [D] Pierre Cardin and [Bm] Fiarrucci could've [G] done no [A] more
I [D] loved her, I [Bm] loved her
Cause [G] that's the way it [Bm] goes
And I [G] think I loved her even [Bm] more in just her [G] plain old [A] everyday [D] clothes
[D] Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I Starting going soft and I started to flirt
[D] Jeans and something that [A] didn't fit right
But I [G] loved her [A] at first [D] sight, Oh yeah
Ok
[D] here she comes in [Bm] something that she's [G] thrown on by [A] chance
But when I [D] fell in love, when I [Bm] fell in love it [G] made more [A] intense
And I [D] loved her, I [Bm] loved her
And [G] every angel [Bm] knows
That I [G] loved her [Bm] more in just her [G] plain old [A] everyday [D] clothes
Her [A] plain old [D] everyday
[D] Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
Well remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
Well the Italian boys could've done no more
So let it rock
Let it roll
Well
[Welcome everybody, Jonathan Richman here, How ya doing? That's Tommy Larkins on the drums]
Getting ready for a party, she's wondering what's the way
Why don't you just wear what you've worn everyday?
T-shirt
Sweatshirt
Cut off shorts you those
Plain old everyday clothes, oh yeah
She had a black dress, I remember still
But in her ordinary clothes the girl was dressed to kill
I loved her
I loved her
At first sight I suppose
And I think I loved her more when she was just in plain old everyday clothes
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her from first sight
Here she comes in something from the hardware store
But Pierre Cardin and Fiarrucci could've done no more
I loved her, I loved her
Cause that's the way it goes
And I think I loved her even more in just her plain old everyday clothes
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I Starting going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her at first sight, Oh yeah
Ok
Here she comes in something that she's thrown on by chance
But when I fell in love, when I fell in love it made more intense
And I loved her, I loved her
And every angel knows
That I loved her more in just her plain old everyday clothes
Her plain old everyday
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
Well remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
Well the Italian boys could've done no more
So let it rock
Let it roll
Well
Getting ready for a party and she's wondering what's the way
Why don't you just wear what you would have worn everyday
T-shirt
Sweatshirt
Cut off shorts and those
Plain old everyday clothes
She had a black dress that I remember still
But in her ordinary clothes the girl was dressed to kill
I loved her
I loved her
At first sight I suppose
And I think I loved her more in just them plain old everyday clothes
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I starting going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her, from first sight
Well here she comes in something from the hardware store
But Pierre Cardin and that Fiarrucci could've done no more
I loved her, I loved her
Cause that's the way it goes
And I think I loved her even more in just her plain old everyday clothes
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I starting going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her, from first sight
In the night club I could see
She was one ??? girl
But in the ??? in that t shirt, she ruled the world
And I loved her, I loved her
Cause that's the way it goes
And I think I loved her even more in just her plain old everyday clothes
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I starting going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her, from first sight
Yeah, well now
Now here she comes in something that she's thrown on by chance
But when I fell in love, when I fell in love it just made it more intense
And I loved her, I loved her
And every angel knows
That I loved her even more in just her plain old everyday clothes
Her plain old everyday clothes
We're getting ready for a party and she's wondering what's the way
I said why don't you just wear what you would have worn everyday
T-shirt
Sweatshirt
Cut off shorts and those
Regular plain old everyday clothes
She once had a black dress that I remember still
But in her ordinary clothes she was dressed to kill
And I loved her
I loved her
At first sight I suppose
But I think loved her more in just her plain old everyday clothes
Well jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I starting going soft and I started to flirt
Yeah
Well jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her from first sight
Well here she comes in something from the hardware store
But Pierre Cardin and that Fiarrucci could've done no more
But I loved her, I loved her
Cause, cause that's the way it goes
I think I loved her more in just her plain old everyday clothes
[???]
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I starting going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her from first sight
Well here she comes in something that she's just thrown on by chance
But when I fell in love, when I fell in love it just made it more intense
And I loved her, I loved her
And every angel knows
That I loved her even more in just her plain old everyday clothes
Well now
Her plain old everyday clothes
Getting ready for a party and she's wondering what's the way
Why don't you just wear what you would have worn everyday
T-shirt
Sweatshirt
Cut off shorts and those
Plain old everyday clothes
She had a black dress that I remember still
But in her ordinary clothes the girl was dressed to kill
I loved her
I loved her
At first sight I suppose
And I think I loved her more in just them plain old everyday clothes
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
But I loved her from first sight
In the nightclub I could see if she was ???
But in switching that t shirt she was the queen of the world
And I loved her
I loved her
And every angel knows
That I loved her even more
In just them plain old everyday clothes
The plain old everyday
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
But remember what I said about Pierre Cardin [[lol, he skipped the verse about Cardin]]
Jeans and something from the hardware store
But the Italian boys could have done no more
Let it rock
Let it roll
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