Astral Plane
(Appears on 23 Great Recordings, Radio On, The Berserkely Years, The Modern Lovers, The Original Modern Lovers, Regression, Songs Of Rememberance, The Jonathan Richman Songbook, The Modern Lovers (castle), Back in your Life +4, Roadrunner Roadrunner, The Lost Tapes vol 1, and Roadrunner)
Unknown versions - The Jonathan Richman Songbook, Regression, and Songs Of Rememberance
The Modern Lovers version - Chords
The Modern Lovers version - Lyrics
Tonight I'm all alone in my room
I'll go insane if you won't sleep with me
I'll still be with you
I'm gonna meet you on the astral plane
The astral plane for dark at night
The astral plane or I'll go insane
Well I don't see you and it's getting dark
Today we should have gone to a Central Park
Well don't you want to see me ever again?
If not I'll meet you on the astral plane
The astral plane for late at night
The astral plane or I'd go insane
Well we've known each other from other lives
I want to see you today
But I'll prove my knowledge of what's inside
When I intercept you on the astral plane
The astral plane for late at night
The astral plane or I'd go insane
Alright
Well I don't see you and it's getting dark
I'd have a lot to say
But you're not the one that I can say it to
At least not today
Oh, well I don't remember it afterwords
I don't yet know the words!
But I know we've been together just this week
We've been together on the astral plane
The astral plane for late at night
The astral plane or I'd go insane
Well Tonight I'm all alone in my room
I'll go insane if you won't sleep with me
I'll still be with you
I'm gonna meet you on the astral plane
The astral plane for dark at night
The astral plane or I'll go insane
Roadrunner version (live) - Chords
Roadrunner version (live) - Lyrics
Tonight I'm all alone in my room
I'll ??? go insane if you won't sleep with me
I'll still be with you
I'm gonna meet you on the astral plane
The astral plane when it's late at night
The astral plane so I don't go insane
Well I don't see you and it's getting dark
Today we're supposed to go to Central Park
Well don't you want to see me ever again?
If not I'll meet you on the astral plane
now that's The astral plane when it's late at night
The astral plane or so we don't go insane
Well we've known each other from a million years
I want to see you today
But it's your life and I can't complain
besides I see you on the astral plane
and that's The astral plane when it's late at night
The astral plane so we don't go insane
Well tonight I'm alone in my room
I'd have a lot to say
But you're not the one that I can say it to
At least not today
well I don't remember it afterwords
I don't yet know the words!
oh, But I know we've been together just this week
I know I've been with you on the astral plane
and that's The astral plane when it's late at night
The astral plane so we don't go insane
Well I found out, last night late
that everybody dreams in the same place
called Astral Plane
the Astral Plane
the Astral Plane
so we don't go insane
well tonight I'm all alone in my room
and I'm goin insane
but if you won't be with me
while I'll still see you
I'm gonna meet you on the astral plane
now that's The astral plane when it's late at night
The astral plane so we don't go insane
(we're the modern lovers, good night)
The Original Modern Lovers version - Chords
The Original Modern Lovers version - Lyrics
Tonight I'm all alone in my room
I'll go insane if you won't sleep with me
I'll still be with you
I'm gonna meet you on the astral plane
The astral plane for late at night
The astral plane or I'd go insane
Well I don't see you and it's getting dark
Today we should have gone to a Central Park
Well don't you want to see me ever again?
If not I'll meet you on the astral plane
The astral plane for late at night
The astral plane or I'd go insane
Well I've known how you feel baby for a million years
I want to see you today
But I can't understand why you don't want to see me too
I'll reach you later baby on the astral plane
The astral plane for late in the night
The astral plane or I'd go insane
yeah that's right
Well I've known you baby late at night
and for a long time
I'd have a lot to say
But you're not the one that I can say it to
At least not today
Oh, I don't remember it afterwords
I don't yet know the words!
But I know we've been together just this week
We've been together late at night on the astral plane
The astral plane for late at night
The astral plane or I'd go insane
Well Tonight I'm all alone in my room
I'd go insane if you won't sleep with me
I'll still be with you
I'm gonna meet you on the astral plane
The astral plane for late at night
The astral plane or I'd just go
The Lost Tapes vol 1 version - Chords
The Lost Tapes vol 1 version - Lyrics
(?? you liked our new ice cream man song a lot? you like, you like our new leprechaun song a lot? ok we've tried ??? new ones on you, It's time for an old encore)
Tonight I'm all alone in my room
I'll go insane if you won't be with me, you know
I'll still see you
I'm gonna meet you on the astral plane
The astral plane for late at night
The astral plane so we don't go insane
Well I don't see you and it's getting dark
Today we should have gone to Central Park
Well don't you want to see me ever again?
If not I'll meet you on the astral plane
??? The astral plane for late at night
The astral plane so we don't go insane
???
you see I found out, last night late
that everyone dreams in the same place
it's called the astral plane, late at night
the astral plane so we don't go insane
dear we've known each other from other lives
but you just stay away
but it's your life and I can't complain
and anyway I'll meet you on the astral plane
the astral plane, it's late at night
the astral plane so we don't go insane
???
Well Tonight I'm alone in my room
I have a lot to say
but you're not the one that I can say it to
at least not today
you know I don't remember it afterwords
I don't yet know the way
But I know we've been together just this week
We've been together on the astral plane
The astral plane when it's late at night
the astral plane
so we don't go insane
we're gonna walk them home this time
Well Tonight I'm alone in my room
I'll go insane if you be with me
well I'll still be with you
I'm gonna meet you on the astral plane
The astral plane when it's late at night
The astral plane so we don't go
This song has two main riffs. listen to the record to get the feeling of the time, etc, but the basic rifs are the "E riff":
e-0---0----------------0--
B-0---0----------------0--
G-1---1----------------1--
D-2---2----------------2--
A-2---2----------------2--
E-0---0---3---5---3----0--
I guess that would be written as E E/G E/A E/G E , but it is easier for me to think of it this way.
The "A riff" is about the same except it uses an A intead of an E.
e-0---0----------------0--
B-2---2----------------2--
G-2---2----------------2--
D-2---2----------------2--
A-0---0----------------0--
E-X---X---3---5---3----X--
The chord progression during the organ solos sounds like:
E A E B E:
(N.C. means "No Chord")
N.C. E (hit the three high strings
Tonight I'm all alone in my room
I'll go insane if you won't sleep with me
I'll still be with you
I'm gonna meet you on the astral plane
The astral plane for dark at night
The astral plane or I'll go insane
Well I don't see you and it's getting dark
Today we should have gone to a Central Park
Well don't you want to see me ever again?
If not I'll meet you on the astral plane
The astral plane for late at night
The astral plane or I'd go insane
Well we've known each other from other lives
I want to see you today
But I'll prove my knowledge of what's inside
When I intercept you on the astral plane
The astral plane for late at night
The astral plane or I'd go insane
Alright
Well I don't see you and it's getting dark
I'd have a lot to say
But you're not the one that I can say it to
At least not today
Oh, well I don't remember it afterwords
I don't yet know the words!
But I know we've been together just this week
We've been together on the astral plane
The astral plane for late at night
The astral plane or I'd go insane
(and so on . . . . )
[repeat first verse]