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Jonathan Richman version - Chords
G#
Born in the 50s looking so bold
Fender Stratocaster
Everythin' your parents hated about rock 'n roll
Fender Fender Fender
C#
Wangin' and a twangin, sounding so tough
Fender Stratocaster
G#
And the kids in my corner, they can't get enough
Fender Fender Fender
D# C#
Like the wind in your hair when the top is down
D# C#
Like taillights headed for another town
D# C# G#
Fender Stratocaster, well there's something about that sound.
G#
Like gasoline in the sand
Fender Stratocaster
Like a motorcycle at a hotdog stand
Fender Fender Fender
C#
Like the Dunkin Donuts in Mattapan
Fender Stratocaster
G#
Like the Thrifty Drugs in Santa An'
Fender Fender Fender
D# C#
Well the sound is thin and the sound is cheap
D# C#
Like a tin can falling on a dead end street
D# C# G#
Fender Stratocaster, well there's something about that sound.
G#
Well how can it sound so tough?
Fender Stratocaster
And it's made to be treated rough.
Fender Fender Fender
C#
It's got the ancient Egyptian script
Fender Stratocaster
G#
It's got the wang bar from the crypt.
Fender Fender Fender
D# C#
Oh you should have known it right off the bat
D# C#
One look and you know it would sound like that
D# C# G#
Fender Stratocaster, well there's something about that sound.
G#
Like gasoline in the sand
Fender Stratocaster
Like a motorcycle at a hotdog stand
Fender Fender Fender
C#
Like the Dunkin Donuts in Mattapan
Fender Stratocaster
G#
Like the Thrifty Drugs in Santa An'
Fender Fender Fender
D# C#
Oh and the sound so thin it's barely there
D# C#
Like a bitchy girl who just don't care
D# C# G#
Fender Stratocaster, well there's something about that sound.
D# C#
Like Woo Woo Ginsberg at the juke box joint
D# C#
You hear the sound and you get the point.
D# C# G#
Fender Stratocaster, well there's something about that sound.
Oh Oh Oh Alright, etc.
Jonathan Richman version - Chordpro
[G#] Born in the 50s looking so bold
Fender Stratocaster
Everythin' your parents hated about rock 'n roll
Fender Fender Fender
[C#] Wangin' and a twangin, sounding so tough
Fender Stratocaster
[G#] And the kids in my corner, they can't get enough
Fender Fender Fender
Like the [D#] wind in your hair when the [C#] top is down
Like [D#] taillights headed for an[C#]other town
[D#] Fender Strato[C#]caster, well there's [G#] something about that sound.
[G#] Like gasoline in the sand
Fender Stratocaster
Like a motorcycle at a hotdog stand
Fender Fender Fender
[C#] Like the Dunkin Donuts in Mattapan
Fender Stratocaster
[G#] Like the Thrifty Drugs in Santa An'
Fender Fender Fender
Well the [D#] sound is thin and the [C#] sound is cheap
Like a [D#] tin can falling on a [C#] dead end street
[D#] Fender Strato[C#]caster, well there's [G#] something about that sound.
(Guitar)
[G#] Well how can it sound so tough?
Fender Stratocaster
And it's made to be treated rough.
Fender Fender Fender
[C#] It's got the ancient Egyptian script
Fender Stratocaster
[G#] It's got the wang bar from the crypt.
Fender Fender Fender
Oh [D#] you should have known it [C#] right off the bat
One [D#] look and you know it would [C#] sound like that
[D#] Fender Strato[C#]caster, well there's [G#] something about that sound.
[G#] Like gasoline in the sand
Fender Stratocaster
Like a motorcycle at a hotdog stand
Fender Fender Fender
[C#] Like the Dunkin Donuts in Mattapan*
Fender Stratocaster
[G#] Like the Thrifty Drugs in Santa An'
Fender Fender Fender
Oh and the [D#] sound so thin it's [C#] barely there
Like a [D#] bitchy girl who [C#] just don't care
[D#] Fender Strato[C#]caster, well there's [G#] something about that sound.
Like [D#] Woo Woo Ginsberg at the [C#] juke box joint
You [D#] hear the sound and you [C#] get the point.
[D#] Fender Strato[C#]caster, well there's [G#] something about that sound.
Oh Oh Oh Alright, etc.
Jonathan Richman version - Chords (capo 1)
G
Born in the 50s looking so bold
Fender Stratocaster
Everythin' your parents hated about rock 'n roll
Fender Fender Fender
C
Wangin' and a twangin, sounding so tough
Fender Stratocaster
G
And the kids in my corner, they can't get enough
Fender Fender Fender
D C
Like the wind in your hair when the top is down
D C
Like taillights headed for another town
D C G
Fender Stratocaster, well there's something about that sound.
G
Like gasoline in the sand
Fender Stratocaster
Like a motorcycle at a hotdog stand
Fender Fender Fender
C
Like the Dunkin Donuts in Mattapan
Fender Stratocaster
G
Like the Thrifty Drugs in Santa An'
Fender Fender Fender
D C
Well the sound is thin and the sound is cheap
D C
Like a tin can falling on a dead end street
D C G
Fender Stratocaster, well there's something about that sound.
G
Well how can it sound so tough?
Fender Stratocaster
And it's made to be treated rough.
Fender Fender Fender
C
It's got the ancient Egyptian script
Fender Stratocaster
G
It's got the wang bar from the crypt.
Fender Fender Fender
D C
Oh you should have known it right off the bat
D C
One look and you know it would sound like that
D C G
Fender Stratocaster, well there's something about that sound.
G
Like gasoline in the sand
Fender Stratocaster
Like a motorcycle at a hotdog stand
Fender Fender Fender
C
Like the Dunkin Donuts in Mattapan
Fender Stratocaster
G
Like the Thrifty Drugs in Santa An'
Fender Fender Fender
D C
Oh and the sound so thin it's barely there
D C
Like a bitchy girl who just don't care
D C G
Fender Stratocaster, well there's something about that sound.
D C
Like Woo Woo Ginsberg at the juke box joint
D C
You hear the sound and you get the point.
D C G
Fender Stratocaster, well there's something about that sound.
Oh Oh Oh Alright, etc.
Jonathan Richman version - Chordpro (capo 1)
[G] Born in the 50s looking so bold
Fender Stratocaster
Everythin' your parents hated about rock 'n roll
Fender Fender Fender
[C] Wangin' and a twangin, sounding so tough
Fender Stratocaster
[G] And the kids in my corner, they can't get enough
Fender Fender Fender
Like the [D] wind in your hair when the [C] top is down
Like [D] taillights headed for an[C]other town
[D] Fender Strato[C]caster, well there's [G] something about that sound.
[G] Like gasoline in the sand
Fender Stratocaster
Like a motorcycle at a hotdog stand
Fender Fender Fender
[C] Like the Dunkin Donuts in Mattapan
Fender Stratocaster
[G] Like the Thrifty Drugs in Santa An'
Fender Fender Fender
Well the [D] sound is thin and the [C] sound is cheap
Like a [D] tin can falling on a [C] dead end street
[D] Fender Strato[C]caster, well there's [G] something about that sound.
(Guitar)
[G] Well how can it sound so tough?
Fender Stratocaster
And it's made to be treated rough.
Fender Fender Fender
[C] It's got the ancient Egyptian script
Fender Stratocaster
[G] It's got the wang bar from the crypt.
Fender Fender Fender
Oh [D] you should have known it [C] right off the bat
One [D] look and you know it would [C] sound like that
[D] Fender Strato[C]caster, well there's [G] something about that sound.
[G] Like gasoline in the sand
Fender Stratocaster
Like a motorcycle at a hotdog stand
Fender Fender Fender
[C] Like the Dunkin Donuts in Mattapan*
Fender Stratocaster
[G] Like the Thrifty Drugs in Santa An'
Fender Fender Fender
Oh and the [D] sound so thin it's [C] barely there
Like a [D] bitchy girl who [C] just don't care
[D] Fender Strato[C]caster, well there's [G] something about that sound.
Like [D] Woo Woo Ginsberg at the [C] juke box joint
You [D] hear the sound and you [C] get the point.
[D] Fender Strato[C]caster, well there's [G] something about that sound.
Oh Oh Oh Alright, etc.
Jonathan Richman version - Lyrics
Born in the 50s looking so bold
Fender Stratocaster
Everythin' your parents hated about rock 'n roll
Fender Fender Fender
Wangin' and a twangin, sounding so tough
Fender Stratocaster
And the kids in my corner, they can't get enough
Fender Fender Fender
Like the wind in your hair when the top is down
Like taillights headed for another town
Fender Stratocaster, well there's something about that sound.
Like gasoline in the sand
Fender Stratocaster
Like a motorcycle at a hotdog stand
Fender Fender Fender
Like the Dunkin Donuts in Mattapan
Fender Stratocaster
Like the Thrifty Drugs in Santa An'
Fender Fender Fender
Well the sound is thin and the sound is cheap
Like a tin can falling on a dead end street
Fender Stratocaster, well there's something about that sound.
Well how can it sound so tough?
Fender Stratocaster
And it's made to be treated rough.
Fender Fender Fender
It's got the ancient Egyptian script
Fender Stratocaster
It's got the wang bar from the crypt.
Fender Fender Fender
Oh you should have known it right off the bat
One look and you know it would sound like that
Fender Stratocaster, well there's something about that sound.
Like gasoline in the sand
Fender Stratocaster
Like a motorcycle at a hotdog stand
Fender Fender Fender
Like the Dunkin Donuts in Mattapan
Fender Stratocaster
Like the Thrifty Drugs in Santa An'
Fender Fender Fender
Oh and the sound so thin it's barely there
Like a bitchy girl who just don't care
Fender Stratocaster, well there's something about that sound.
Like Woo Woo Ginsberg at the juke box joint
You hear the sound and you get the point.
Fender Stratocaster, well there's something about that sound.
Oh Oh Oh Alright, etc.
Binghamton version - Chords
Binghamton version - Lyrics
Born in the 50s looking so bold
Fender Stratocaster
Everythin' your parents hated about rock 'n roll
(and perhaps their parents)
Fender Fender Fender
Wangin' and a twangin, sounding so tough
Fender Stratocaster
And the kids on my corner, they can't get enough
Fender Fender Fender
Like the wind in your hair when the top is down
Like taillights headed for another town
Fender Stratocaster, well there's something about that sound.
Like gasoline in the sand
Fender Stratocaster
Like a motorcycle at a hotdog stand
Fender Fender Fender
oh Like the Dunkin Donuts in Mattapan
Fender Stratocaster
Like the Thrifty Drugs in Santa An'
Fender Fender Fender
oh the name should have told you right off the bat
One look and you know it would sound like that
Fender Stratocaster, oh there's something about that sound.
(a little faster)
how can it sound so tough?
Fender Stratocaster
And it was made to be treated rough, all right
Fender Fender Fender
well It's got the ancient Egyptian script
Fender Stratocaster
It's got the wang bar from the crypt, all right
Fender Fender Fender
oh the sound so thin that it's barely there
like a bitchy girl that just dont care
Fender Stratocaster, well there's something about that sound.
kind of Like gasoline in the sand
Fender Stratocaster
Like a motorcycle at a hotdog stand
Fender Fender Fender
Dunkin Donuts in Mattapan
Like the Thrifty Drugs in Santa An'
Oh the sound so thin and the sound is cheap
Like a tin can falling down a dead end street
Fender Stratocaster, oh there's something about that sound.
how can it sound so tough?
Fender Stratocaster
And it was made to be treated rough, all right
Fender Fender Fender
It's got the ancient Egyptian script
Fender Stratocaster
It's got the wang bar from the crypt
Fender Fender Fender
oh the name should have told you right off the bat
One look and you know it would sound like that
Fender Stratocaster, something about that sound.
Like Woo Woo Ginsberg at the juke box joint
You hear the sound and you get the point.
Fender Stratocaster, well there's something about that sound.
Alright
like Freddie Cannon at the outdoor lunch
hear that sound and you feel the punch
Fender Stratocaster, well there's something about that sound.
like ??? from Roslindale
you hear that sound and you're out of jail
Fender Stratocaster, well there's something about that sound.
like ??? at the Hyde Park Bowl
You hear that once, and that's rock and roll
Fender Stratocaster, well there's something about that sound.
Chao
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