Action Packed
(Appears on A Plea For Tenderness, Best of Jonathan Richman / I Must Be King, Action Packed, Live In Tampa Bay 1992 and Jonathan Richman)
Jonathan Richman version - Chords
G
Well if the music's gonna move me
well first it's gotta have a beat
C
no I don't want to sit down all night
G
I've, I've gotta feel it in my feet
did you hear me? feel it in my feet
D
I can't take it slow and easy
C
I can't live like that
D
If the music's gonna move me
C G
folks, it's gotta be action packed
Em C D
did you hear me? Then what did I say?
G Em C D
I said action packed all right yeah
G Em
do do wa do wa do wa
C D
do do wa do wa do wa
G Em
do do wa do wa do wa
C D
way oh oh
If the music's gonna move me
C G C G
well it's gotta be action packed
ah yeah now
G#
Well if we're goin to a party
Well I don't want to just sit and talk
C#
Well if we're goin to a party
G#
Well your pal Jonathan wants to rock
did you hear me? I want to rock
D#
I've got this feelin and I can't say what
C#
but I can't sit still with this feelin I got
D#
If the music's gonna move me
C# G#
folks, it's gotta be action packed
Fm C# D#
did you hear me? Then what did I say?
G# Fm C# D#
I said action packed
G# Fm
do do wa do wa do wa
C# D#
do do wa do wa do wa
G# Fm
do do wa do wa do wa
C# D#
way oh oh
If the music's gonna move me
C G# C# G#
well it's gotta ba action packed
D#
If the music's gonna move me
C# G# C# G#
well it's gotta ba action packed
G#
If we're gonna be together
well we've gotta have some fun
C#
no I don't want just a fine time
G#
I've gotta have pandemonium
Did you hear me? Pandemonium!
D#
Well I've got this feelin and I, I can't sit still
C#
Well, I can't explain it, but I'll try I will
D#
If the music's gonna move me
C# G#
folks, it's gotta be action packed
did you hear me? Then what did I say?
I said action packed
Jonathan Richman version - Chordpro
[G] Well if the music's gonna move me
well first it's gotta have a beat
no I don't want to sit down [C] all night
I've, I've gotta feel it in my [G] feet
did you hear me? feel it in my feet
[D] I can't take it slow and easy
[C] I can't live like that
[D] If the music's gonna move me
[C] folks, it's gotta be action [G] packed
did you [Em] hear me? Then [C] what did I [D] say?
I said [G] action packed [Em][C]all right yeah [D]
[G] do do [Em] wa do wa do wa
[C] do do [D] wa do wa do wa
[G] do do [Em] wa do wa do wa
[C] way oh [D] oh
If the music's gonna move me
[C] well it's gotta be action [G] packed [C][G]
ah yeah now
[G#] Well if we're goin to a party
Well I don't want to just sit and talk
Well if we're goin to a [C#] party
Well your pal Jonathan wants to [G#] rock
did you hear me? I want to rock
[D#] I've got this feelin and I can't say what
[C#] but I can't sit still with this feelin I got
[D#] If the music's gonna move me
[C#] folks, it's gotta be action [G#] packed
did you [Fm] hear me? Then [C#] what did I [D#] say?
I said [G#] action packed [Fm][C#][D#]
[G#] do do [Fm] wa do wa do wa
[C#] do do [D#] wa do wa do wa
[G#] do do [Fm] wa do wa do wa
[C#] way oh [D#] oh
If the music's gonna move me
[C] well it's gotta ba action [G#] packed [C#][G#]
[D#] If the music's gonna move me
[C#] well it's gotta ba action [G#] packed [C#][G#]
[G#] If we're gonna be together
well we've gotta have some fun
no I don't want just a [C#] fine time
I've gotta have pandemoni[G#]um
Did you hear me? Pandemonium!
[D#] Well I've got this feelin and I, I can't sit still
[C#] Well, I can't explain it, but I'll try I will
[D#] If the music's gonna move me
[C#] folks, it's gotta be action [G#] packed
did you hear me? Then what did I say?
I said action packed
Jonathan Richman version - Lyrics
Well if the music's gonna move me
well first it's gotta have a beat
no I don't want to sit down all night
I've, I've gotta feel it in my feet
did you hear me? feel it in my feet
I can't take it slow and easy
I can't live like that
If the music's gonna move me
folks, it's gotta be action packed
did you hear me? Then what did I say?
I said action packed all right yeah
do do wa do wa do wa
do do wa do wa do wa
do do wa do wa do wa
way oh oh
If the music's gonna move me
well it's gotta be action packed
ah yeah now
Well if we're goin to a party
Well I don't want to just sit and talk
Well if we're goin to a party
Well your pal Jonathan wants to rock
did you hear me? I want to rock
I've got this feelin and I can't say what
but I can't sit still with this feelin I got
If the music's gonna move me
folks, it's gotta be action packed
did you hear me? Then what did I say?
I said action packed
do do wa do wa do wa
do do wa do wa do wa
do do wa do wa do wa
way oh oh
If the music's gonna move me
well it's gotta ba action packed
If the music's gonna move me
well it's gotta ba action packed
If we're gonna be together
well we've gotta have some fun
no I don't want just a fine time
I've gotta have pandemonium
Did you hear me? Pandemonium!
Well I've got this feelin and I, I can't sit still
Well, I can't explain it, but I'll try I will
If the music's gonna move me
folks, it's gotta be action packed
did you hear me? Then what did I say?
I said action packed
Live In Tampa Bay 1992 version - Chords
G
Well if the music's gonna move me
first it's gotta have a beat
C
no I don't want to sit down all night
G
I, I gotta feel it in my feet
did you hear me? I said feel it in my feet
D
well I can't take it slow and easy
C
I can't live like that
D
If the music's gonna move me
C G
folks, it's gotta be action packed
Em C D
did you hear me? Then what did I say?
I said
G Em
do do wa do wa do wa
C D
do do wa do wa do wa
G Em
do do wa do wa do wa
C D
way oh oh
C D
If the music's gonna move me
C D G C G
well it's gotta be action packed
G
Well if we're goin to a party
Well I don't want to sit there and talk
C
Well if we're goin to a party
G
your pal Jonathan wants to rock
did you hear me? Jojo wants to rock
D C
well I've got this feelin and I can't say what
D C
but I can't sit still with this feelin I got
D
and If the music's gonna move me
C D G
well, it's gotta be action packed
G
dear If we're gonna be together
well then we've gotta have some fun
C
no I don't want just a fine time
G
I've must have pandemonium
Did you hear me? Pandemonium!
D C
Well I got this feelin and I can't sit still
D C
I can't explain it, but try I will
D
and If the music's gonna move me
C D G
well folks, it's gotta be action packed
D
If the music's gonna move me
C D
well it's gotta be action
do do wa do wa do wa
do do wa do wa do wa
do do wa do wa do wa
way oh oh
If the music's gonna move me
well it's gotta be action packed
do do wa do wa do wa
do do wa do wa do wa
do do wa do wa do wa
way oh oh
If the music's gonna move me
well it's gotta
Live In Tampa Bay 1992 version - Chordpro
[G] Well if the music's gonna move me
first it's gotta have a beat
no I don't want to sit down [C] all night
I, I gotta feel it in my [G] feet
did you hear me? I said feel it in my feet
[D] well I can't take it slow and easy
[C] I can't live like that
[D] If the music's gonna move me
[C] folks, it's gotta be action [G] packed
did you [Em] hear me? Then [C] what did I [D] say?
I said
[G] do do [Em] wa do wa do wa
[C] do do [D] wa do wa do wa
[G] do do [Em] wa do wa do wa
[C] way oh [D] oh
If the [C] music's gonna [D] move me
[C] well it's [D] gotta be action [G] packed [C][G]
[G] Well if we're goin to a party
Well I don't want to sit there and talk
Well if we're goin to a [C] party
your pal Jonathan wants to [G] rock
did you hear me? Jojo wants to rock
[D] well I've got this feelin and I [C] can't say what
[D] but I can't sit still with this [C] feelin I got
and If the [D] music's gonna move me
[C] well, it's [D] gotta be action [G] packed
[guitar solo]
[G] dear If we're gonna be together
well then we've gotta have some fun
no I don't want just a [C] fine time
I've must have pandemoni[G]um
Did you hear me? Pandemonium!
[D] Well I got this feelin and I [C] can't sit still
[D] I can't explain it, but [C] try I will
and If the [D] music's gonna move me
[C] well folks, it's [D] gotta be action [G] packed
If the [D] music's gonna move me
[C] well it's [D] gotta be action
do do wa do wa do wa
do do wa do wa do wa
do do wa do wa do wa
way oh oh
If the music's gonna move me
well it's gotta be action packed
do do wa do wa do wa
do do wa do wa do wa
do do wa do wa do wa
way oh oh
If the music's gonna move me
well it's gotta
Live In Tampa Bay 1992 version - Lyrics
Well if the music's gonna move me
first it's gotta have a beat
no I don't want to sit down all night
I, I gotta feel it in my feet
did you hear me? I said feel it in my feet
well I can't take it slow and easy
I can't live like that
If the music's gonna move me
folks, it's gotta be action packed
did you hear me? Then what did I say?
I said
do do wa do wa do wa
do do wa do wa do wa
do do wa do wa do wa
way oh oh
If the music's gonna move me
well it's gotta be action packed
Well if we're goin to a party
Well I don't want to sit there and talk
Well if we're goin to a party
your pal Jonathan wants to rock
did you hear me? Jojo wants to rock
well I've got this feelin and I can't say what
but I can't sit still with this feelin I got
and If the music's gonna move me
well, it's gotta be action packed
[guitar solo]
dear If we're gonna be together
well then we've gotta have some fun
no I don't want just a fine time
I've must have pandemonium
Did you hear me? Pandemonium!
Well I got this feelin and I can't sit still
I can't explain it, but try I will
and If the music's gonna move me
well folks, it's gotta be action packed
If the music's gonna move me
well it's gotta be action
do do wa do wa do wa
do do wa do wa do wa
do do wa do wa do wa
way oh oh
If the music's gonna move me
well it's gotta be action packed
do do wa do wa do wa
do do wa do wa do wa
do do wa do wa do wa
way oh oh
If the music's gonna move me
well it's gotta