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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@gartfretsnet)
NOTES:
Guitar Figure 1
/ same as previous note
G Am D
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INTRO:
[play INTRO Figure]
INTRO Figure
/ same as previous note
G Am D G Am D Am
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G Am D Am G Am D G D Am G Am D
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[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
Ride down on the highway
Ride down by the fried chicken stand
My girlfriend's gotta promise on the highway by my side
My girlfriend's gotta promise never leave my side ever again
Ride down on the highway
Baby, ride down past 128 ??? outside
??? Highway and its cold outside
Promise never leave my side ever again
I say, my girlfriend
Can never leave my side ever again
Although she had to promise ???
Never to leave my side ever again
Ride down on the highway
Ride down to the beach in the dark
My girlfriend's got a promise by the Mass. moonlight
She has to promise never to leave my side ever again
Well there's a stone wall in western Europe
And I cry in the afternoon sometimes
But then I get refreshed by the ???
Baby needs to promise never to leave my side ever again
Ride down on the highway
Ride down ??? dark outside
??? Highway ???
Promise never to leave my side ever again
Well, yes yes you are my girlfriend
Yes yes you see the water
Oh no won't drink it now
We'll act like fools by the neon sign
Maybe you could promise never to leave my side ever again
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 gotta promise never leave my side ever again
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
Bye bye now
Ride down on the highway baby
Ride down past the fried chicken stand
My girlfriend's has this promise on the highway by my side
Girlfriend's has a promise never leave to my side ever again
Ride down on the highway
Ride down ??? on Route 128
My girlfriend's has this promise on the highway now she's getting ready
Girlfriend has this promise never to leave my side ever again
I said
My girlfriend
Can never leave my side again
All right
??? By my side
Never to leave my side ever again
All right
Ride down on the highway
Late at night
Ride down past the neon sign
A promise on the highway by my side
Promise never to leave my side ever again
Well there's is a stone wall in western Europe
And I cry in the afternoon sometimes
But then I get refreshed by the coke a cola stand
Main thing is to promise never to leave my side ever again
That's right
Ride down on the highway
Ride down past the fried chicken stand
My girlfriend's has a promise on the highway by my side
Girlfriend's has a promise never to leave my side ever again
Well
Yes yes you are my girlfriend
Yes yes we see the water
No no we won't drink it
All right
Or act like buffoons by the ??? central
And the main thing is to promise never to leave my side ever again
That's right
Ride down on the highway
Ride down past the fried chicken stand
My girlfriend's has a promise on the highway by my side
Girlfriend's has to promise never to leave my side ever again
Oh that's right
Late at night
Ride down on the highway
Ride down past the fried chicken stand
My girlfriend's has a promise on the highway by my side
Girlfriend's has to promise never to leave my side ever again
Right
Ride down on the highway baby
Kick
Well, Ride down on the highway baby
Ride down to the fried chicken stand
My girlfriend's gotta promise on the highway by my side
Girlfriend's gotta promise never leave my side ever again
Well ride down on the highway
Baby, ride down to the beach in the moonlight
My girlfriend's gotta promise on the highway by my side
Girlfriend's gotta promise never to leave my side ever again
Well, my girlfriend
Can never leave my side again
My girlfriend's gotta promise by the coke a cola stand
Never to leave my side ever again
Right, Ride down on the highway baby
Ride down to the fried chicken stand
My girlfriend's got a promise on the highway by my side
Girlfriend's gotta promise never to leave my side ever again
Yes yes yes
There is a stone wall in western Europe
And I cry in the afternoon sometimes
But then I get refreshed at the coke a cola stand
Main thing is to promise never to leave my side ever again
That's right
Ride down on the highway baby
Ride down by the fried chicken stand
My girlfriend's got a promise on the highway by my side
Girlfriend's gotta promise never to leave my side again yes
Yes yes you are my girlfriend
Yes yes we see the water
No no we will not drink it no no
Or act like the buffoons at the fried chicken stand
Well the main thing is to promise never to leave my side ever again
Kick
Ride down on the highway baby
Ride down to the fried chicken stand
My girlfriend's gotta promise on the highway by my side
Girlfriend's gotta promise never to leave my side again
Right
Right
Kick
Ride down on the highway
Ride down by the fried chicken stand
My girlfriend's has a promise on the highway down by my side
My girlfriend's gotta promise never leave my side ever again
Well ride down on the highway
Baby ???, ride down by the neon stand in Boston
??? Route 128 late at night
Have to promise never to leave my side again
My girlfriend
Can never leave my side ever again, all right
My girlfriend hadda promise late at night by my side
Never to leave my side ever again
That's right
Ride down on the highway
Ride down to the fried chicken stand
My girlfriend had to promise ??? dark outside
She had to promise never to leave my side ever again
Well there's a stone wall in western Europe
And I cry in the afternoon sometimes
But then I get refreshed by the neon stand
Baby needs to promise never to leave my side ever again
That's right
Ride down on the highway
Ride down to the fried chicken stand
??? Had to promise by the highway now when it's dark outside
She had to promise never to leave my side ever again
Well, yes yes you are my girlfriend
And yes yes you see this water
And oh no won't drink it now
We'll act like fools by the neon stand
Maybe you could promise never to leave my side ever again
That's right
Ride down on the highway
Ride down to the fried chicken stand
My girlfriend had to promise on the highway by my side
Girlfriend had to promise never to leave my side ever again
Oh, that's right sir
Ride down on the highway
Ride down by the fried chicken stand
My girlfriend had to promise on the highway ??? by my side
She had to promise never to leave my side ever again
That's right
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