Neon Sign

Studio CD: It's Time For Jonathan Richman
Live Bootleg: The Rex Club 1985, Live At McCabe's 1985, San Giuliano Milanese, San Fran 1986
It's Time For Jonathan Richman

Chords

G              C
What looks like neon light
G                       D
To take your pastels and make them bright
G                        C
It makes them move and it makes them buzz
D
Now does that get me?
Em
Yes it does
C           G
God knows it does


C        D
Neon sign neon sign
          Em
You get me every time
C
I feel that thrill
    D
Just like before
                  Em
But now I don't fit in anymore
C         G
Fit in anymore


G                         C
What will I do though without that buzz?
G                     D
But I want b-trees the way they was
G                           C
The way things stand and the way things been
D              Em
I just don't fit in
C            G
No I don't fit in


C        D
Neon sign neon sign
                Em
You still get me every time
C
I feel that thrill
    D
Just like before
                  Em
But now I don't fit in anymore
C         G
Fit in anymore


G                     C
I feel a thrill like I did before
G              D
But neon I love twilight more
G                C
I feel a thrill I feel a thrill
D               Em
But the things I feel from the twilight
C              G
Make time stand still


C        D
Neon sign neon sign
          Em
You get me every time
C
I feel that thrill
    D
Just like before
                  Em
But now I don't fit in anymore
C         G
Fit in anymore

Chordpro

[G] What looks like [C] neon light
[G] to take your pastels and [D] make them bright
[G] it makes them move and it [C] makes them buzz
[D] now does that get me?
[Em] yes it does
[C] God knows it [G] does

[C] neon sign [D] neon sign
you get me [Em] every time
[C] I feel that thrill
just [D] like before
but now I don't fit [Em] in anymore
[C] fit in any[G]more

[G] what will I do though with[C]out that buzz?
[G] but I want b-trees the [D] way they was
[G] the way things stand and the [C] way things been
[D] I just don't fit [Em] in
[C] no I don't fit [G] in

[C] neon sign [D] neon sign
you still get me [Em] every time
[C] I feel that thrill
just [D] like before
but now I don't fit [Em] in anymore
[C] fit in any[G]more

[G] I feel a thrill like I [C] did before
[G] but neon I love [D] twilight more
[G] I feel a thrill I [C] feel a thrill
[D] but the things I [Em] feel from the twilight
[C] make time stand [G] still

[C] neon sign [D] neon sign
you get me [Em] every time
[C] I feel that thrill
just [D] like before
but now I don't fit [Em] in anymore
[C] fit in any[G]more

Lyrics

What looks like neon light
To take your pastels and make them bright
It makes them move and it makes them buzz
Now does that get me?
Yes it does
God knows it does

Neon sign neon sign
You get me every time
I feel that thrill
Just like before
But now I don't fit in anymore
Fit in anymore

What will I do though without that buzz?
But I want b-trees ??? the way they was
The way things stand and the way things been
I just don't fit in
No I don't fit in

Neon sign neon sign
You still get me every time
I feel that thrill
Just like before
But now I don't fit in anymore
Fit in anymore

I feel a thrill like I did before
But neon I love twilight more
I feel a thrill I feel a thrill
But the things I feel from the twilight
Make time stand still

Neon sign neon sign
You get me every time
I feel that thrill
Just like before
But now I don't fit in anymore
Fit in anymore

The Rex Club 1985

Lyrics

[[Recording starts abruptly]]

I feel that thrill
Just like before
But I don't fit in anymore
Fit in anymore

I feel a thrill just before
But neon I love the starlight more
I feel your thrill I feel your thrill
But what I feel from the starlight
Make time stand still

Yeah

Neon sign neon sign
You get me ??? [[could be French for 'every']] every time
I feel that thrill
Just like before
But now [[something in French]] I don't fit in anymore
Fit in anymore

Live At McCabe's 1985

Lyrics

What looks like neon light
That takes the pastels and makes them bright
It makes them move and it makes them buzz
Now does that grab me? Yes it does
God knows it does

And neon sign, neon sign
You still get me every time
I feel that thrill just like before
But now I don't fit in anymore
Fit in anymore

What would I do without that buzz?
But I want the trees the way they was
And as things stand and the way they've been
I just don't fit in, no, I don't fit in

and neon sign, neon sign
You still get me every time
I feel that thrill just like before
but now I don't fit in anymore, no
Fit in anymore

I feel the thrill like I did before
But neon I love the starlight more
I feel your thrill, I feel your thrill
But the things I feel in the starlight
Make time stand still

And neon sign
Neon sign, you still get me every time
I feel that thrill just like before
But now I don't fit in anymore, fit in anymore

[[You like that? I'm kinda proud of it myself. If you like that, you might love this.]]

San Giuliano Milanese

Lyrics

What looks like neon light
Which takes the pastels and makes them bright
It makes the colours move and it makes them buzz
And does that get me?
Yes it does now
God knows it does

But neon sign oh neon sign
You still get me every time
I feel that thrill
Just like before
But now I don't fit in anymore no
Fit in anymore

[I don't I don't now]

What will I do without that buzz?
But I want the trees some days the way they was
And as things stand and the way they've been
I just plain don't fit in, no more no
I don't fit in

And neon sign oh neon sign
You still get me every time
I feel that thrill
Just like before
But now I don't fit in anymore
Fit in anymore

Well I feel a thrill like I did before
But neon I love star light more
I feel your thrill oh I feel your thrill
But the things I feel from the starlight
Make time stand still

Neon sign neon sign
You still get me every time
I feel that thrill
Just like before
But now I don't fit in anymore
Fit in anymore

San Fran 1986

Lyrics

[Check this one out]

What looks like neon light
To take the pastels and make them bright
It makes them move and it makes them buzz
Now does that get me?
Yes it does
God knows it does

And neon sign neon sign
You still sure get me every time
I feel that thrill
Just like before
But nowadays, I really don't quite fit in anymore, no
I don't fit in anymore
No no

What will I do without that buzz?
But you seem, I want the trees the way they was
As things stand and the way they've been
I just plain don't fit in
No folks, I don't fit in

And neon sign neon sign
You still get me every time
I feel that thrill
Just like before
But now I don't fit in anymore, no
Fit in anymore

I feel a thrill like I did before
But neon I love sky light more
I feel your thrill, sure, I still feel a thrill
But the things I feel in the starlight
[What do they do?]
They make time stand still

And neon sign neon sign
Your colours still hypnotize me at anytime
I feel that thrill
Just like before
But now I don't fit in anymore
[???]
Fit in anymore

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