Roller Coaster By The Sea

Studio CD: Rock 'n' Roll With The Modern Lovers, Rock 'n' Roll With The Modern Lovers +1
Single: Egyptian Reggae/Roller Coaster By The Sea
Compilation: Mega 20 Track Album, 23 Great Recordings, Radio On
Other: Home of the Hits
Compilation Bootleg: Regression
Radio Bootleg: Live In Sweden 1978, The College Rock Hour
Live Bootleg: Pinkpop, Live In Bristol 1978, 3 Soundboard Shows 1978-1979, The Roxy, The Bottom Line 1983
Rock 'n' Roll With The Modern Lovers

Chords

A
You see I went on the roller coaster last night when I was feeling bad
D                                A
Down by the sea in Santa Cruz and I was feeling sad
           E         D              A                    E
But we went down, and around, and it knocked me out of my head
A
Well, I went on the coaster and my heart was heavy as lead
           D                        A
But we went down, and around, and it knocked me out of my head
     E           D      A                          E
I say whoa-oh-oh, for it knocked me out of my head Let's go


A
Hey roller coaster by the sea, thank you for helping me
D                               A
And roller coaster by the water, made me feel more as I oughtta
     E D A
Well,      you knocked me out of my head


      A
See, I went on a roller coaster last night when I was feelin' bad
       D                                  A
We were down by the sea in Santa Cruz, and I was sadder than sad
           E         D              A                    E
But we went down, and around, and it knocked me out of my head
A
Hey, when I went on the coaster, my heart was heavy as lead
           D                              A
But we went down, down, and around, and it knocked me out of my head
E D        A                    E
   Well, it knocked me out of my head


A
Hey, roller coaster by the sea, thank you for helping me
D                               A
Roller coaster by the water, you made me feel more as I oughtta
E D        A
   Yes, you knocked me out of my head

Chords (alternate version)

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Song title:       Roller-Coaster By The Sea
Original Album:	  Rock 'n' Roll With The Modern Lovers

Words and Music by Jonathan Richman
Copyright © 1976 Sanctuary Records Limited
Published by Modern Love Records

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


Intro:

[Play:  A   D   E   A]


Verse:
          A
You see I went on the roller-coaster last night when I was feeling bad
D                                 A
Down by the sea in Santa Cruz and I was feeling sad
            E         D              A                    E
But we went down, and around, and it knocked me out of my head.


Verse:
      A
Well, I went on the coaster and my heart was heavy as lead
            D                        A
But we went down, and around, and it knocked me out of my head.
      E           D                 A
I say whoa-oh-oh, thank you, for it knocked me out of my head.

E
Let's go...

A
Whoah oh oh, Oh oh oh
Whoah oh oh, Oh oh oh

D
Whoah oh oh, Oh oh oh
Whoah oh oh, Oh oh oh

E            D            A              E
Whoah oh oh, Whoah oh oh, Whoah oh oh oh oh


Verse:
    A
Hey roller-coaster by the sea, thank you for helping me
    D                            A
And roller-coaster by the water, made me feel more as I oughtta
      E            D             A                    E
Well, whoah oh oh, oh oh oh, you knocked me out of my head


Verse:
       A
See, I went on a roller-coaster last night when I was feelin' bad
        D                                  A
We were down by the sea in Santa Cruz, and I was sadder than sad
            E         D              A                    E
But we went down, and around, and it knocked me out of my head


Verse:
          A
Hey, when I went on the coaster, my heart was heavy as lead
            D                              A
But we went down, down, and around, and it knocked me out of my head.
              E            D                  A                    E
Well, we said whoah oh oh, whoah oh oh and it knocked me out of my head.


E
Let's go...

A
Whoah oh oh, Oh oh oh
Whoah oh oh, Oh oh oh

D
Whoah oh oh, Oh oh oh
Whoah oh oh, Oh oh oh

E            D            A              E
Whoah oh oh, Whoah oh oh, Whoah oh oh oh oh


Verse:
    A
Hey roller-coaster by the sea, thank you for helping me
    D                            A
And roller-coaster by the water, made me feel more as I oughtta
      E            D             A                    E
Well, whoah oh oh, oh oh oh, you knocked me out of my head


Chords:
A    577655
D    557775
E    022100

Chordpro

[A] You see I went on the roller coaster last night when I was feeling bad
[D] Down by the sea in Santa Cruz and [A] I was feeling sad
But we went [E] down, and [D] around, and it [A] knocked me out of my [E] head
[A] Well, I went on the coaster and my heart was heavy as lead
But we went [D] down, and around, and it [A] knocked me out of my head
I say [E] whoa-oh-oh, [D] for it [A] knocked me out of my head [E] Let's go

[A] Hey roller coaster by the sea, thank you for helping me
[D] And roller coaster by the water, [A] made me feel more as I oughtta
Well, [E] [D] [A] you knocked me out of my [E] head

See, I [A] went on a roller coaster last night when I was feelin' bad
We were [D] down by the sea in Santa Cruz, and [A] I was sadder than sad
But we went [E] down, and [D] around, and it [A] knocked me out of my [E] head
[A] Hey, when I went on the coaster, my heart was heavy as lead
But we went [D] down, down, and around, and it [A] knocked me out of my head
[E][D]Well, it [A] knocked me out of my [E] head

[A] Hey, roller coaster by the sea, thank you for helping me
[D] Roller coaster by the water, you [A] made me feel more as I oughtta
[E][D]Yes, you [A] knocked me out of my head

Lyrics

You see I went on the roller coaster last night when I was feeling bad
Down by the sea in Santa Cruz and I was feeling sad
But we went down, and around, and it knocked me out of my head
Well, I went on the coaster and my heart was heavy as lead
But we went down, and around, and it knocked me out of my head
I say whoa-oh-oh, for it knocked me out of my head Let's go

Hey roller coaster by the sea, thank you for helping me
And roller coaster by the water, made me feel more as I oughtta
Well, you knocked me out of my head

See, I went on a roller coaster last night when I was feelin' bad
We were down by the sea in Santa Cruz, and I was sadder than sad
But we went down, and around, and it knocked me out of my head
Hey, when I went on the coaster, my heart was heavy as lead
But we went down, down, and around, and it knocked me out of my head
Well, it knocked me out of my head

Hey, roller coaster by the sea, thank you for helping me
Roller coaster by the water, you made me feel more as I oughtta
Yes, you knocked me out of my head

Live In Sweden 1978

Lyrics

Well I went on the roller coaster last night when I was feeling bad
Well, down by the sea in Santa Cruz and I was sadder than sad
But we went down, and around, and it knocked me out of my head
Now when I went on the coaster and my heart was heavy as lead
But we went down, and around, and it knocked that out of my head
I say whoa-oh-oh, well it knocked me out of my head what you say now

Roller coaster by the sea, thanks for helping me
And roller coaster by the water, made me feel more as I oughtta
Well, you knocked me out of my head

Now I went on a roller coaster last night, I was feelin' bad
Down by the sea in Santa Cruz, I was sad
But we went down, and around, and it knocked that out of my head
Now I went on the coaster, my heart was heavy as lead
But we went down, down, and around, and it knocked that knocked that out of my head
Well, well, let it rock now

Roller coaster by the sea, thanks for helping me
And Roller coaster by the water, you made me feel more as I oughtta
Well you knocked me out of my head

I said, roller coaster by the sea, thank you for helping me
Roller coaster by the water, you made me feel more as I oughtta
Well you knocked me out of my head

The College Rock Hour

Lyrics

[1, a 2, a 1 2 3 4]

Well now, I went on the roller coaster last night when I was feeling bad
Well now, down by the sea in Santa Cruz and I was sadder than sad
And we went down, and around, and it knocked me that of my head
See when I went on the coaster well my heart was heavy as lead
And we went down, and around, and it knocked that out of my head
I say oh oh oh, oh oh oh, and it knocked me out deader than dead

Let's go now

[???]

Now roller coaster by the sea, thank you for helping me
And roller coaster by the water, you made me feel more as I oughtta
And whoa oh oh, oh oh oh, say you knocked me out of my head

Just me

I went on the roller coaster last night when I was feelin' bad
I say down by the sea in a Santa Cruz, I was sadder than sad
But we went down, then around, and it knocked ya right out of my head
I say, when I went on the coaster, I say my heart was heavy as lead
Then we went down, (down, and around,) yeah and it knocked that right out of my head
And whoa oh oh, oh oh oh, well it knocked me deader than dead

Let's go now

Well, roller coaster by the sea, thank you for helping me
Roller coaster by the water, made me feel more as I oughtta
And whoa oh oh, oh oh oh, well you knocked me out of my head

Pinkpop

Lyrics

[Hi again, what do we want to do now? Now it's time for Roller Coaster by the Sea]

Well I went on the roller coaster last night when I was feeling bad
Well, down by the sea in Santa Cruz and I was sadder than sad
But we went down, and around, and it knocked that out of my head
Now when I went on the coaster my heart was heavy as lead
But we went down, and around, and it knocked that out of my head
I say oh oh-oh oh oh oh, well it knocked me out of my head Let it rock now

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh

Well now roller coaster by the sea, thank you for helping me
And roller coaster by the water, made me feel more as I ought-er
And whoa oh oh oh oh oh, well you knocked me out of my head

See, I went on the roller coaster last night when I was feelin' bad
Down by the sea in Santa Cruz, and Jonathan was sad
But we went down, and around, and it knocked that out of my head
Now when I went on the coaster, my heart was heavy as lead
But we went down, down, and around, and it knocked that right out of my head
And whoa oh oh oh oh oh Well, it knocked me deader than dead

Let it rock now

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh

See, roller coaster by the sea, thank you for helping me
And Roller coaster by the water, you made me feel more as I ought-er
Whoa-oh-oh oh oh oh well, you knocked me out of my head

Live In Bristol 1978

Lyrics

[???]

You know I went on the roller coaster last night when I was feeling bad
Well, down by the sea in Santa Cruz and I was sadder than sad
But we went down, and around, and it knocked that out of my head
Well, I went on the coaster and my heart was heavy as lead
But we went down, and around, and it knocked that out of my head
I say whoa-oh-oh, for it knocked me out of my head
Let's go

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh

Well roller coaster by the sea, thanks for helping me
And roller coaster by the water, made me feel more as I oughtta
I say whoa-oh-oh, Well, you knocked me out of my head

Well, I went on a roller coaster last night when I was feelin' bad
We were down by the sea in Santa Cruz, and Jonathan was sad
But we went down, and around, and it knocked that out of my head
Now, when I went on the coaster, my heart was heavy as lead
But we went down, down, and around, and it knocked me, rocked me, out of my head
Well, it knocked me out of my head let's go

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh

Well, roller coaster by the sea, thanks for helping me
And roller coaster by the water, you made me feel more as I oughtta
Well you knocked me out of my head

The Roxy

Lyrics

Well now I went on the roller coaster last night when I was feeling bad
It was down by the sea in Santa Cruz, Jonathan was sadder than sad
But we went down, and around, and it knocked me out of my head
Now when I went on the coaster, well my heart was heavy as lead
Then we went down, and around, and it knocked me out of my head
I say whoa-oh-oh, well it knocked me deader than dead

I said
Knocked the pain out of my head

Now when I went on the coaster, my heart was heavy as lead
Then we went down, down and around, and it knocked me knocked me out of my head
I say whoa-oh-oh, well it knocked me deader than dead

Locked me out of my head

Roller coaster by the sea, thank you for helping me
And roller coaster by the water, you made Jonathan feel more the way he oughtta
You knocked me out of my head

The Bottom Line 1983

Lyrics

Well now I went on the roller coaster last night when I was feeling bad
Well down by the sea in Santa Cruz and I was sadder than sad
But we went down, and around, and it knocked me out of my head
Well, when I went on the coaster well my heart was heavy as lead
But we went down, and around, well it sure knocked that out of my head
I say whoa-oh-oh, well it knocked me out of my head

Oh oh oh …..

Roller coaster by the sea, thank you for helping me
And roller coaster by the water, made me feel more as I oughtta
Well, you knocked me out of my head

See, I went on a roller coaster last night when I was feelin' bad
Well down by the sea in Santa Cruz, and I was sadder than sad
But then we went down, and around, and it knocked that out of my head
And when I went on the coaster, yeah sure my heart was heavy as lead
But we went down, down, and around, and it knocked that out of my head
Well, it knocked me out of my head

[Tell them modern lovers]
Oh oh oh …

Well, roller coaster by the sea, thank you for helping me
Roller coaster by the water, you made me feel more as I oughtta
Well, you knocked me out of my head

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