xModern Lovers - Roadrunner Here is another tab/chord chart for a song from the Modern Lovers' 1976 album, *The Modern Lovers.* I would be extremely interested in hearing from anybody with corrections, comments, etc. Thanks, michael mccullough [email protected] Roadrunner This song has two chords that are played the same through out the song. It is in the key of A. The main riff for the entire song is: D D A e|----2-2-0-| B|----3-3-2-| G|----2-2-2-| D|----0-0-2-| A|----X-X-0-| E|----X-X-X-| one two three four five six D D A Roadrunner, roadrunner D D A Going faster miles an hour D D A Gonna drive past the Stop 'n' Shop D D A With the radio on (and so on) The very end of the song has a couple of E's, like this: D D A D D A D D A E E E A (here are the remainder of the lyrics) I'm in love with Massachusetts And the neon when it's cold outside And the highway when it's late at night Got the radio on I'm like the roadrunner Alright I'm in love with modern moonlight 128 when it's dark outside I'm in love with Massachusetts I'm in love with the radio on It helps me from being alone late at night It helps me from being lonely late at night I don't feel so bad now in the car Don't feel so alone, got the radio on Like the roadrunner That's right Said welcome to the spirit of 1956 Patient in the bushes next to '57 The highway is your girlfriend as you go by quick Suburban trees, suburban speed And it smells like heaven(thunder) And I say roadrunner once Roadrunner twice I'm in love with rock & roll and I'll be out all night Roadrunner That's right Well now Roadrunner, roadrunner Going faster miles an hour Gonna drive to the Stop 'n' Shop With the radio on at night And me in love with modern moonlight Me in love with modern rock & roll Modern girls and modern rock & roll Don't feel so alone, got the radio on Like the roadrunner O.K., now you sing Modern Lovers (Radio On!) I got the AM (Radio On!) Got the car, got the AM (Radio On!) Got the AM sound, got the (Radio On!) Got the rockin' modern neon sound (Radio On!) I got the car from Massachusetts, got the (Radio On!) I got the power of Massachusetts when it's late at night (Radio On!) I got the modern sounds of modern Massachusetts I've got the world, got the turnpike, got the I've got the, got the power of the AM Got the, late at night, (?), rock & roll late at night The factories and the auto signs got the power of modern sounds Alright Right, bye bye!
