Chords

E
1-2-1-2-3
E               A      B       B A B
Rooming house on Venice beach
E               A      B       B A B
Rooming house on Venice beach


E
It was a rooming house on Venice beach

Nice and cheap

A radiator and a sagging bed

On which to sleep
A
I didn't lock it

Who would want my cheap guitar
        E
And that T-shirt in those paper bags

Naw, naw


   B                 A
The ancient world was in my reach
       E                B
From my rooming house on Venice beach


E
It was rough rough rough

With ancient rustic hippie stuff

It was cheap cheap cheap

Nowadays I hear that rents are steep
      A
It was eerie, eerie, eerie

Followers of Watts and Leary
E
You could walk walk walk

To Marina Del Rey by the dock


   B                 A
The ancient world was in my reach
       E                B
From my rooming house on Venice beach


E
Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa

Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
A
Ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa
    E
Well Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa

B A E B


E
It was a rooming house on Venice Beach

About half a block

To the ancient sea which I could reach

With half a walk
A
The ancient weird guy in his toga

Staff in hand
E
The ancient bearded guy doing yoga

On the sand


   B                 A
The ancient world was in my reach
       E                B
From my rooming house on venice beach


E
It was cheap cheap cheap

Nowadays I hear that rents are steep

It was rough rough rough

With ancient rustic hippie stuff
A
It was wild wild wild

You're never gonna call it mild
E
Hip hip hip

I could move and not make a second trip


   B                 A
The ancient world was in my reach
       E                B
From my rooming house on Venice beach



Let's go
E
Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa

Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
A
Ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa
    E
Well Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa

B A E B


E
It was a rooming house on Venice Beach

All screwed up

Half a block from the ancient drunk guys

Passing the cup
A
Half a block from the bearded weird guys

Singing flat
E
Half a block from the weirdo weird guys

Passing the hat


   B                 A
The ancient world was in my reach
       E                B
From my rooming house on Venice beach


E
Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa

Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
A
Ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa
    E 
Well Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa


B A E B

   B                 A
The ancient world was in my reach
       E                B
From my rooming house on Venice beach


E
It was a rooming house on Venice Beach

Where I was

Half a block I love that place

Just because
A
Well I didn't want it

Who would want my bag of crap
E
So I never locked the old screen door

I just let it flap


   B                 A
The ancient world was in my reach
       E                B
From my rooming house on Venice beach


E
It was rough rough rough

With ancient rustic hippie stuff

It was eerie, eerie, eerie

Followers of Watts and Leary
A
It was wild and free

And that appealed to me
E
It was hip hip hip

I could move and not make a second trip


   B                 A
The ancient world was in my reach
       E                B
From my rooming house on Venice beach


E
Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa

Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
A
Ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa
    E
Well rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa

B A E B

Chords (alternate version)

#----------------------------------Please NOTE-------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the #
#Song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Song title:       Rooming House On Venice Beach
Original Album:	  I, Jonathan

Words and Music by Jonathan Richman
Copyright © 1992 Rockin' Leprechaun Music
Published by Rockin' Leprechaun Music

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


Verse:
One, two, one, two, three...

E                A      B      B  A  B
Rooming house on Venice Beach.
E                A      B      B  A  B
Rooming house on Venice Beach.

E
It was a rooming house on venice beach, nice and cheap
A radiator and a sagging bed on which to sleep
A
I didn't lock it
                                        E
Who would want my cheap guitar and that T-shirt in those paper bags

Naw, naw.


Refrain:
    B                 A
The ancient world was in my reach
        E                B
From my rooming house on Venice Beach.


Bridge:
       E
It was rough rough rough
With ancient rustic hippie stuff
It was cheap cheap cheap,
Nowadays I hear that rents are steep
       A
It was eerie, eerie, eerie
Followers of Watts and Leary
          E
You could walk walk walk
To Marina Del Rey by the dock


[Repeat REFRAIN]


Refrain2:
E
Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
A
Ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa
     E
Well rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa


B  A  E  B


Verse:
E
It was a rooming house on Venice Beach
About half a block to the ancient sea which I could reach
With half a walk
A
The ancient weird guy in his toga, staff in hand
E
The ancient bearded guy doing yoga on the sand


[Repeat REFRAIN]


Bridge:
       E
It was cheap cheap cheap,
Nowadays I hear that rents are steep
It was rough rough rough
With ancient rustic hippie stuff
       A
It was wild wild wild,
You're never gonna call it mild
E
Hip hip hip,
I could move and not make a second trip


[Repeat REFRAIN]


Let's go...


[Repeat REFRAIN2]


B  A  E  B


Verse:
E
It was a rooming house on Venice Beach, all screwed up
Half a block from the ancient drunk guys, passing the cup

A
Half a block from the bearded weird guys, singing flat
E
Half a block from the wierdo weird guys, passing the hat


[Repeat REFRAIN]


[Repeat REFRAIN2]


B  A  E  B


[Repeat REFRAIN]


Verse:
E
It was a rooming house on Venice Beach, where I was
Half a block I love that place just because
A
Well I didn't want it: Who would want my bag of crap?
E
So I never locked the old screen door: I just let it flap


[Repeat REFRAIN]


Bridge:
       E
It was rough rough rough
With ancient rustic hippie stuff
It was eerie, eerie, eerie
Followers of Watts and Leary
       A
It was wild and free
And that appealed to me
       E
It was hip hip hip
I could move and not make a second trip.


[Repeat REFRAIN]


[Repeat REFRAIN2]


B  A  E  B


Chords:
E   022100
A   x02220
B   x24442

Chordpro

[E] 1-2-1-2-3
[E] Rooming house on [A] Venice [B] beach [B][A][B]
[E] Rooming house on [A] Venice [B] beach [B][A][B]

[E] It was a rooming house on Venice beach
Nice and cheap
A radiator and a sagging bed
On which to sleep
[A] I didn't lock it
Who would want my cheap guitar
And that [E] T-shirt in those paper bags
Naw, naw

The [B] ancient world was [A] in my reach
From my [E] rooming house on [B] Venice beach

[E] It was rough rough rough
With ancient rustic hippie stuff
It was cheap cheap cheap
Nowadays I hear that rents are steep
It was [A] eerie, eerie, eerie
Followers of Watts and Leary
[E] You could walk walk walk
To Marina Del Rey by the dock

The [B] ancient world was [A] in my reach
From my [E] rooming house on [B] Venice beach

[E] Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
[A] ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa
Well [E] Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
[B][A][E][B]

[E] It was a rooming house on Venice Beach
About half a block
To the ancient sea which I could reach
With half a walk
[A] The ancient weird guy in his toga
Staff in hand
[E] The ancient bearded guy doing yoga
On the sand

The [B] ancient world was [A] in my reach
From my [E] rooming house on [B] Venice beach

[E] It was cheap cheap cheap
Nowadays I hear that rents are steep
It was rough rough rough
With ancient rustic hippie stuff
[A] It was wild wild wild
You're never gonna call it mild
[E] Hip hip hip
I could move and not make a second trip

The [B] ancient world was [A] in my reach
From my [E] rooming house on [B] Venice beach

Let's go
[E] Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
[A] ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa
Well [E] Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
[B][A][E][B]

[E] It was a rooming house on Venice Beach
All screwed up
Half a block from the ancient drunk guys
Passing the cup
[A] Half a block from the bearded weird guys
Singing flat
[E] Half a block from the wierdo weird guys
Passing the hat

The [B] ancient world was [A] in my reach
From my [E] rooming house on [B] Venice beach

[E] Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
[A] ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa
Well [E] Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
[B][A][E][B]

The [B] ancient world was [A] in my reach
From my [E] rooming house on [B] Venice beach

[E] It was a rooming house on Venice Beach
Where I was
Half a block I love that place
Just because
[A] Well I didn't want it
Who would want my bag of crap
[E] So I never locked the old screen door
I just let it flap

The [B] ancient world was [A] in my reach
From my [E] rooming house on [B] Venice beach

[E] It was rough rough rough
With ancient rustic hippie stuff
It was eerie, eerie, eerie
Followers of Watts and Leary
[A] It was wild and free
And that appealed to me
[E] It was hip hip hip
I could move and not make a second trip

The [B] ancient world was [A] in my reach
From my [E] rooming house on [B] Venice beach

[E] Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
[A] ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa
Well [E] Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
[B][A][E][B]

Lyrics

1-2-1-2-3
Rooming house on Venice beach
Rooming house on Venice beach

It was a rooming house on Venice beach
Nice and cheap
A radiator and a sagging bed
On which to sleep
I didn't lock it
Who would want my cheap guitar
And that T-shirt in those paper bags
Naw, naw

The ancient world was in my reach
From my rooming house on Venice beach

It was rough rough rough
With ancient rustic hippie stuff
It was cheap cheap cheap
Nowadays I hear that rents are steep
It was eerie, eerie, eerie
Followers of Watts and Leary
You could walk walk walk
To Marina Del Rey by the dock

The ancient world was in my reach
From my rooming house on Venice beach

Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa
Well Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa

It was a rooming house on Venice Beach
About half a block
To the ancient sea which I could reach
With half a walk
The ancient weird guy in his toga
Staff in hand
The ancient bearded guy doing yoga
On the sand

The ancient world was in my reach
From my rooming house on Venice beach

It was cheap cheap cheap
Nowadays I hear that rents are steep
It was rough rough rough
With ancient rustic hippie stuff
It was wild wild wild
You're never gonna call it mild
Hip hip hip
I could move and not make a second trip

The ancient world was in my reach
From my rooming house on Venice beach

Let's go
Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa
Well Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa

It was a rooming house on Venice Beach
All screwed up
Half a block from the ancient drunk guys
Passing the cup
Half a block from the bearded weird guys
Singing flat
Half a block from the wierdo weird guys
Passing the hat

The ancient world was in my reach
From my rooming house on Venice beach

Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa
Well Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa

The ancient world was in my reach
From my rooming house on Venice beach

It was a rooming house on Venice Beach
Where I was
Half a block I love that place
Just because
Well I didn't want it
Who would want my bag of crap
So I never locked the old screen door
I just let it flap

The ancient world was in my reach
From my rooming house on Venice beach

It was rough rough rough
With ancient rustic hippie stuff
It was eerie, eerie, eerie
Followers of Watts and Leary
It was wild and free
And that appealed to me
It was hip hip hip
I could move and not make a second trip

The ancient world was in my reach
From my rooming house on Venice beach

Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa
Well Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa

Lyrics

[Well now
My Rooming house on Venice beach]

[That's right when I was about 22 I lived in Venice Beach for a while in a little rooming house that's right]

It was a rooming house on Venice beach
All nice and cheap
A radiator and a sagging bed
On which to sleep
Well I never lock it
Cause who would want my cheap guitar
And them T-shirts in that paper bags
Naw, naw

Well the ancient world was in my reach
From my rooming house on Venice beach

It was cheap cheap cheap
Nowadays I hear that rents are steep
It was a rough rough rough
Yeah with ancient rustic hippie stuff
It was a wild and free
And that appealed to me
It was a hip hip
I could move and not make a second trip
And The ancient world was in my reach

Well rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
Ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa
Well
All right
My little cheap rooming house down by speedway

It was a rooming house on Venice Beach
About half a block
From the ancient sea which I could reach
With about half a walk
Well the ancient weird guy in his toga
Staff in hand
The ancient bearded guy doing his yoga
On the sand

Well the ancient world was in my reach, yeah

Well rooming house on Venice Beach
Yeah

Lyrics

[Hi I'm here to tell you about my rooming house on Venice Beach???
When I was about 22, I lived in Venice Beach for a while
And I liked it]

It was a rooming house on Venice beach
All nice and cheap
A radiator and a sagging bed
On which to sleep
I didn't lock it
Who would want my cheap guitar
And that T-shirt in that paper bag
No no

The ancient world was in my reach
From my rooming house on Venice beach

It was a rooming house on Venice beach
All screwed up
Half a block from the ancient weirdo
Passing a cup
Half a block from the weirdo weirdos
Passing the hat
Half a block from the bearded weirdo
Singing flat

The ancient world was in my reach
From my rooming house on Venice beach

It was a cheap cheap cheap
Nowadays I hear that rents are steep
It was rough rough rough
With ancient rustic hippie stuff
It was wild and free
And that appealed to me
It was hipper hipper
I could move and not make a second trip

And the ancient world was in my reach
From my rooming house on Venice beach

[It was back when I was about 17 years old]

Lyrics

[Rooming house on Venice beach]

Rooming house on Venice beach
Rooming house on Venice beach

It was a rooming house on Venice beach
All nice and cheap
A radiator and a sagging bed
On which to sleep
I didn't lock it
Who would want my cheap guitar
And that T-shirt in that paper bags
Naw, naw

The ancient world was in my reach
From my rooming house on Venice beach

It was cheap cheap cheap
Nowadays I hear that rents are steep
It was rough rough rough
With ancient rustic hippie stuff
It was wild wild
You're never gonna call it mild
Well it was a
Hip hip a hip a
I could move and not make a second trip

The ancient world was in my reach
From my rooming house on Venice beach

Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
Ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa
Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa

[Well all right]

It was a rooming house on Venice Beach
All screwed up
Half a block from the ancient weird guys
Passing the cup
Half a block from the bearded weird guys
Singing flat
Half a block from the wierdo weird guys
Passing the hat

The ancient world was in my reach
From my rooming house on Venice beach

It was a
Hip hip a hip a
I could move and not make a second trip
It was cheap cheap
Nowadays I hear that rents are steep
It was a walk a walk em
To Marina Del Rey by the dock
Well it was eerie eerie
With the followers of Watts and Leary

And the ancient world was in my reach
From my rooming house on Venice beach

Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
Rooming house on Venice Beach
Ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa

[Yeah I made a new album this is one side of it]

It was a rooming house on Venice Beach
About half a block
From the ancient sea which I could reach
With half a walk
Well I didn't lock it
Who would want my bag of swill?
And that cheap guitar and that crappy case
It was no big thrill

And the ancient world was in my reach
From my rooming house on Venice beach

Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
Ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa, ooh wa

Lyrics

Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
Rooming house on Venice Beach

Rooming house on Venice beach
All nice and cheap
A radiator and a sagging bed
On which to sleep
I never locked it
Who would want my cheap guitar
And that T-shirt in that paper bag
Oh no no

Well the ancient world was in my reach
From my rooming house on Venice beach

It was a rooming house on Venice Beach
???
Half a block from the ancient ???
???
Half a block from the ???
Passing the hat
Half a block from the weirdo weirdo
???

The ancient world was in my reach
From my rooming house on Venice beach

It was cheap cheap cheap
Nowadays I hear that the rents are steep
It was rough rough rough
With rustic hippie stuff
It was wild free
You're never ???
Hip hip hip
I could move and not make a second trip

And the ancient world was in my reach
From my rooming house on Venice beach

Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
Rooming house on Venice Beach

Lyrics

Well my rooming house on Venice beach
I just had a radiator there and a sagging bed

Rooming house on Venice beach
Where I was
Oh how I loved that place
Just because
I didn't lock it
Who would want my cheap guitar?
And that t shirt's in that paper bag
No no
The ancient world was in my reach

Rooming house on Venice beach
All stood up?
Half a block from the ancient
That's in the
Half a block from the bearded weirdo
Passing the hat
But I was happy cause I just had a few t shirts and I could move just like that
The ancient world was in my reach

Party

Rooming house on Venice Beach
Rooming house on Venice Beach

And I liked it

Lyrics

Rooming house on Venice beach

Oh, rooming house on Venice beach
All nice and cheap
A radiator and a sagging bed
On which to sleep
I never locked it
Who would want my cheap guitar
And them T-shirts in that paper bag
Naw, naw

The ancient world was in my reach
From my rooming house on Venice beach

Rooming house on Venice Beach
About half a block
To the ancient sea which I could reach
With just half a walk
Well, the ancient weirdo in his toga
Staff in his hand
The bearded old guy there doing yoga
On the sand

The ancient world was in my reach

Rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
Well my rooming house on Venice Beach wa ooh wa
Ooh wa

Yeah

Rooming house on Venice Beach
Where I was
Oh how I loved that place
Just because
And I never wanted it
Who would want my bag of crap
So when I went out the plywood front door
I just let it flap

And the ancient world was in my reach

Rooming house on Venice Beach [[recording ends abruptly]]

Lyrics

My rooming house on Venice beach
All nice and cheap
A radiator and a sagging bed
On which to sleep
I never locked it
Who would want my cheap guitar
And that T-shirt in that paper bag
Naw, naw

But the ancient world was in my reach

Notes

• really short - I don't know if this was a recording issue or if he just changed his mind about what song he wanted to play