Everyday Clothes
(Appears on Jonathan Richman, Action Packed, Bootleg 1, Live In Tampa Bay 1992 and Acoustic Café Show 118)
Unknown version - Acoustic Café Show 118
Jonathan Richman version - Chords
C Am F G
Going to a party and she's wondering what's the way
C Am F G
I said look why don't you just wear what you'd wear everyday
C
You know T-shirt
Am
You know Sweatshirt
F Am
You know Cut off shorts you know those
F Am G
Plain old everyday clothes
C Am F G
She had a black dress that I remember still
C Am F G
But in her ordinary clothes she was dressed to kill
C
I loved her
Am
I loved her
F Am
At first sight I suppose
F Am F G C
But I couldn t have loved her more than in her plain old everyday clothes
C
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
[Bass F# to G (twice)]
C G
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
F G A
Oh, but I loved her, at first sight
D Bm G A
Now she's in something from the hardware store
D Bm G A
But Pierre Cardin and Fiarrucci could ve done no more
D Bm
Cause I loved her, I loved her
G Bm
Cause that's the way it goes
G Bm G A D
And I loved her even more in her plain old everyday clothes
D
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
[Bass G# to A (twice)]
D A
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
G A B
Oh, but I loved her, at first sight
E C#m A B
Now she's in something that she's put on by chance
E C#m A B
But when I fell in love, when I fell in love it plain made no difference
E C#m
I loved her, I loved her
A C#m
Since every angel knows
A C#m A B E
And I loved her more in just her plain old everyday clothes
E
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
Well remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
Well the italian boys could've done no more
Jonathan Richman version - Chordpro
[C] Going to a [Am] party and she's [F] wondering what's the [G] way
I said [C] look why don't you just [Am] wear what you'd [F] wear every[G]day
You know [C] T-shirt
You know [Am] Sweatshirt
You know [F] Cut off shorts you know [Am] those
[F] Plain old [Am] everyday [G] clothes
[C] She had a [Am] black dress that I [F] remember [G] still
But in her [C] ordinary [Am] clothes she was [F] dressed to [G] kill
I [C] loved her
I [Am] loved her
At [F] first sight I [Am] suppose
But I [F] couldn’t have loved her [Am] more than in her [F] plain old [G] everyday [C] clothes
[C] Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
[Bass F# to G (twice)]
[C] Jeans and something that [G] didn't fit right
[F] Oh, but I loved her, [G] at first [A] sight
[D] Now she’s in [Bm] something from the [G] hardware [A] store
But [D] Pierre Cardin and [Bm] Fiarrucci could’ve [G] done no [A] more
Cause I [D] loved her, I [Bm] loved her
Cause [G] that's the way it [Bm] goes
And I [G] loved her even [Bm] more in her [G] plain old [A] everyday [D] clothes
[D] Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
[Bass G# to A (twice)]
[D] Jeans and something that [A] didn't fit right
[G] Oh, but I loved her, [A] at first [B] sight
[E] Now she’s in [C#m] something that she's [A] put on by [B] chance
But when I [E] fell in love, when I [C#m] fell in love it plain [A] made no [B] difference
I [E] loved her, I [C#m] loved her
Since [A] every angel [C#m] knows
And I [A] loved her [C#m] more in just her [A] plain old [B] everyday [E] clothes
[E] Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
Well remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
Well the italian boys could've done no more
Jonathan Richman version - Lyrics
Going to a party and she's wondering what's the way
I said look why don't you just wear what you'd wear everyday
You know T-shirt
You know Sweatshirt
You know Cut off shorts you know those
Plain old everyday clothes
She had a black dress that I remember still
But in her ordinary clothes she was dressed to kill
I loved her
I loved her
At first sight I suppose
But I couldn’t have loved her more than in her plain old everyday clothes
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
Oh, but I loved her, at first sight
Now she’s in something from the hardware store
But Pierre Cardin and Fiarrucci could’ve done no more
Cause I loved her, I loved her
Cause that's the way it goes
And I loved her even more in her plain old everyday clothes
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
Oh, but I loved her, at first sight
Now she’s in something that she's put on by chance
But when I fell in love, when I fell in love it plain made no difference
I loved her, I loved her
Since every angel knows
And I loved her more in just her plain old everyday clothes
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
Well remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
Well the italian boys could've done no more
Live In Tampa Bay 1992 version - Chords
hey
yeah
yeah
C Am F G
getting ready for a party and she's wondering what's the way
C Am F G
I said look why don't you just wear what you'd wear everyday
C
You know T-shirt
Am
You know Sweatshirt
F Am
You know Cut off shorts you know those
F Am G
Plain old everyday clothes
C Am F G
She had this black dress that I remember still
C Am F G
But in her ordinary clothes that girl was dressed to kill
C
well cause I loved her
Am
I loved her
F Am
At first sight I suppose
F Am F G C
and I couldn t have loved her more than in her plain old everyday clothes
C
well Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft then I started to flirt
C G
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
F G A
but I loved her, at first sight
D Bm G A
Now she s in something that she's put on by chance
D Bm G A
But when I fell in love, when I fell in love it plain made no difference
D Bm
cause I loved her, cause I loved her
G Bm
cause, cause that's the way it goes
G Bm G A D
And I loved her even more in just her plain old everyday clothes
D
well Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
D A
well Jeans and something that didn't fit right
G A B
but I loved her at first sight
E C#m A B
Now she s in something from the hardware store
E C#m A B
But Pierre Cardin and Fiarrucci could ve done no more
E C#m
Cause I loved her, cause I loved her
A C#m
and every angel knows
A C#m A B E
that I loved her even more in just her plain old everyday clothes, my god
A B
her plain old everyday
E
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
but remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
but the italian boys could've done no more
so let it rock
let it roll
Live In Tampa Bay 1992 version - Chordpro
hey
yeah
yeah
getting [C] ready for a [Am] party and she's [F] wondering what's the [G] way
I said [C] look why don't you just [Am] wear what you'd [F] wear every[G]day
You know [C] T-shirt
You know [Am] Sweatshirt
You know [F] Cut off shorts you know [Am] those
[F] Plain old [Am] everyday [G] clothes
[C] She had this [Am] black dress that [F] I remember [G] still
But in her [C] ordinary [Am] clothes that girl was [F] dressed to [G] kill
well cause I [C] loved her
I [Am] loved her
At [F] first sight I sup[Am]pose
and I [F] couldn’t have loved her [Am] more than in her [F] plain old [G] everyday [C] clothes
[C] well Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft then I started to flirt
[C] Jeans and something that [G] didn't fit right
but [F] I loved her, [G] at first [A] sight
[D] Now she’s in [Bm] something that she's [G] put on by [A] chance
But when I [D] fell in love, when I [Bm] fell in love it plain [G] made no [A] difference
cause I [D] loved her, cause I [Bm] loved her
cause, cause [G] that's the way it [Bm] goes
And I [G] loved her even [Bm] more in just her [G] plain old [A] everyday [D] clothes
[D] well Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
well [D] Jeans and something that [A] didn't fit right
but [G] I loved her [A] at first [B] sight
[E] Now she’s in [C#m] something from the [A] hardware [B] store
But [E] Pierre Cardin and [C#m] Fiarrucci could’ve [A] done no [B] more
Cause I [E] loved her, cause I [C#m] loved her
and [A] every angel [C#m] knows
that I [A] loved her even [C#m] more in just her [A] plain old [B] everyday [E] clothes, my god
her [A] plain old [B] everyday
[E] Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
but remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
but the italian boys could've done no more
so let it rock
let it roll
Live In Tampa Bay 1992 version - Lyrics
hey
yeah
yeah
getting ready for a party and she's wondering what's the way
I said look why don't you just wear what you'd wear everyday
You know T-shirt
You know Sweatshirt
You know Cut off shorts you know those
Plain old everyday clothes
She had this black dress that I remember still
But in her ordinary clothes that girl was dressed to kill
well cause I loved her
I loved her
At first sight I suppose
and I couldn’t have loved her more than in her plain old everyday clothes
well Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft then I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
but I loved her, at first sight
Now she’s in something that she's put on by chance
But when I fell in love, when I fell in love it plain made no difference
cause I loved her, cause I loved her
cause, cause that's the way it goes
And I loved her even more in just her plain old everyday clothes
well Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
well Jeans and something that didn't fit right
but I loved her at first sight
Now she’s in something from the hardware store
But Pierre Cardin and Fiarrucci could’ve done no more
Cause I loved her, cause I loved her
and every angel knows
that I loved her even more in just her plain old everyday clothes, my god
her plain old everyday
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
but remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
but the italian boys could've done no more
so let it rock
let it roll
Welcome everybody, Jonathan Richman here, How ya doing? That's Tommy Larkins on the drums
C# Bbm F# G#
getting ready for a party, she's wondering what's the way [? what to wear?]
C# Bbm F# G#
why don't you just wear what you've worn everyday?
C#
T-shirt
Bbm
Sweatshirt
F# Bbm
Cut off shorts you those
F# Bbm G#
Plain old everyday clothes, oh yeah
C# Bbm F# G#
She had a black dress, I remember still
C# Bbm F# G#
But in her ordinary clothes the girl was dressed to kill
C#
I loved her
Bbm
I loved her
F# Bbm
At first sight I suppose
F# Bbm F# Bbm C#
and I think I loved her more when she was just in plain old everyday clothes
C#
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
C# G#
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
F# G# Bb
but I loved her from first sight
D# Cm G# A#
Here she comes in something from the hardware store
D# Cm G# A#
But Pierre Cardin and Fiarrucci could ve done no more
D# Cm
I loved her, I loved her
G# Cm
Cause that's the way it goes
G# Cm G# A# D#
And I think I loved her even more in just her plain old everyday clothes
D#
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I Starting going soft and I started to flirt
D# A#
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
G# A# D#
but I loved her at first sight, Oh yeah
Ok
D# Cm G# A#
here she comes in something that she's thrown on by chance
D# Cm G# A#
But when I fell in love, when I fell in love it made more intense [difference?]
D# Cm
and I loved her, I loved her
G# Cm
and every angel knows
G# Cm G# A# D#
that I loved her more in just her plain old everyday clothes
A# D#
her plain old everyday
D#
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
Well remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
Well the italian boys could've done no more
so let it rock
let it roll
well
Welcome everybody, Jonathan Richman here, How ya doing? That's Tommy Larkins on the drums
[C#] getting ready for a [Bbm] party, she's [F#] wondering what's the [G#] way [? what to wear?]
[C#] why don't you just [Bbm] wear what you've [F#] worn every[G#]day?
[C#] T-shirt
[Bbm] Sweatshirt
[F#] Cut off shorts you [Bbm] those
[F#] Plain old [Bbm] everyday [G#] clothes, oh yeah
[C#] She had a [Bbm] black dress, [F#] I remember [G#] still
But in her [C#] ordinary [Bbm] clothes the girl was [F#] dressed to [G#] kill
I [C#] loved her
I [Bbm] loved her
At [F#] first sight I [Bbm] suppose
and I [F#] think I loved her [Bbm] more when she was just in [F#] plain old [Bbm] everyday [C#] clothes
[C#] Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
[C#] Jeans and something that [G#] didn't fit right
[F#] but I loved her [G#] from first [Bb] sight
[D#] Here she comes in [Cm] something from the [G#] hardware [A#] store
But [D#] Pierre Cardin and [Cm] Fiarrucci could’ve [G#] done no [A#] more
I [D#] loved her, I [Cm] loved her
Cause [G#] that's the way it [Cm] goes
And I [G#] think I loved her even [Cm] more in just her [G#] plain old [A#] everyday [D#] clothes
[D#] Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I Starting going soft and I started to flirt
[D#] Jeans and something that [A#] didn't fit right
but I [G#] loved her [A#] at first [D#] sight, Oh yeah
Ok
[D#] here she comes in [Cm] something that she's [G#] thrown on by [A#] chance
But when I [D#] fell in love, when I [Cm] fell in love it [G#] made more [A#] intense [difference?]
and I [D#] loved her, I [Cm] loved her
and [G#] every angel [Cm] knows
that I [G#] loved her [Cm] more in just her [G#] plain old [A#] everyday [D#] clothes
her [A#] plain old [D#] everyday
[D#] Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
Well remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
Well the italian boys could've done no more
so let it rock
let it roll
well
Bootleg 1 version - Chords (capo 1)
Welcome everybody, Jonathan Richman here, How ya doing? That's Tommy Larkins on the drums
C Am F G
getting ready for a party, she's wondering what's the way [? what to wear?]
C Am F G
why don't you just wear what you've worn everyday?
C
T-shirt
Am
Sweatshirt
F Am
Cut off shorts you those
F Am G
Plain old everyday clothes, oh yeah
C Am F G
She had a black dress, I remember still
C Am F G
But in her ordinary clothes the girl was dressed to kill
C
I loved her
Am
I loved her
F Am
At first sight I suppose
F Am F Am C
and I think I loved her more when she was just in plain old everyday clothes
C
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
C G
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
F G A
but I loved her from first sight
D Bm G A
Here she comes in something from the hardware store
D Bm G A
But Pierre Cardin and Fiarrucci could ve done no more
D Bm
I loved her, I loved her
G Bm
Cause that's the way it goes
G Bm G A D
And I think I loved her even more in just her plain old everyday clothes
D
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I Starting going soft and I started to flirt
D A
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
G A D
but I loved her at first sight, Oh yeah
Ok
D Bm G A
here she comes in something that she's thrown on by chance
D Bm G A
But when I fell in love, when I fell in love it made more intense [difference?]
D Bm
and I loved her, I loved her
G Bm
and every angel knows
G Bm G A D
that I loved her more in just her plain old everyday clothes
A D
her plain old everyday
D
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
Well remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
Well the italian boys could've done no more
so let it rock
let it roll
well
Bootleg 1 version - Chordpro (capo 1)
Welcome everybody, Jonathan Richman here, How ya doing? That's Tommy Larkins on the drums
[C] getting ready for a [Am] party, she's [F] wondering what's the [G] way [? what to wear?]
[C] why don't you just [Am] wear what you've [F] worn every[G]day?
[C] T-shirt
[Am] Sweatshirt
[F] Cut off shorts you [Am] those
[F] Plain old [Am] everyday [G] clothes, oh yeah
[C] She had a [Am] black dress, [F] I remember [G] still
But in her [C] ordinary [Am] clothes the girl was [F] dressed to [G] kill
I [C] loved her
I [Am] loved her
At [F] first sight I [Am] suppose
and I [F] think I loved her [Am] more when she was just in [F] plain old [Am] everyday [C] clothes
[C] Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
[C] Jeans and something that [G] didn't fit right
[F] but I loved her [G] from first [A] sight
[D] Here she comes in [Bm] something from the [G] hardware [A] store
But [D] Pierre Cardin and [Bm] Fiarrucci could’ve [G] done no [A] more
I [D] loved her, I [Bm] loved her
Cause [G] that's the way it [Bm] goes
And I [G] think I loved her even [Bm] more in just her [G] plain old [A] everyday [D] clothes
[D] Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I Starting going soft and I started to flirt
[D] Jeans and something that [A] didn't fit right
but I [G] loved her [A] at first [D] sight, Oh yeah
Ok
[D] here she comes in [Bm] something that she's [G] thrown on by [A] chance
But when I [D] fell in love, when I [Bm] fell in love it [G] made more [A] intense [difference?]
and I [D] loved her, I [Bm] loved her
and [G] every angel [Bm] knows
that I [G] loved her [Bm] more in just her [G] plain old [A] everyday [D] clothes
her [A] plain old [D] everyday
[D] Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
Well remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
Well the italian boys could've done no more
so let it rock
let it roll
well
Welcome everybody, Jonathan Richman here, How ya doing? That's Tommy Larkins on the drums
getting ready for a party, she's wondering what's the way [? what to wear?]
why don't you just wear what you've worn everyday?
T-shirt
Sweatshirt
Cut off shorts you those
Plain old everyday clothes, oh yeah
She had a black dress, I remember still
But in her ordinary clothes the girl was dressed to kill
I loved her
I loved her
At first sight I suppose
and I think I loved her more when she was just in plain old everyday clothes
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
Starting going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
but I loved her from first sight
Here she comes in something from the hardware store
But Pierre Cardin and Fiarrucci could’ve done no more
I loved her, I loved her
Cause that's the way it goes
And I think I loved her even more in just her plain old everyday clothes
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I Starting going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something that didn't fit right
but I loved her at first sight, Oh yeah
Ok
here she comes in something that she's thrown on by chance
But when I fell in love, when I fell in love it made more intense [difference?]
and I loved her, I loved her
and every angel knows
that I loved her more in just her plain old everyday clothes
her plain old everyday
Jeans and a sweater
Jeans and a shirt
I started going soft and I started to flirt
Jeans and something from the second hand
Well remember what I said about Pierre Cardin
Jeans and something from the hardware store
Well the italian boys could've done no more
so let it rock
let it roll
well