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Our Swingin' Pad

(Appears on Having a Party With Jonathan Richman)




Chords

I need friends to come over to our swingin pad


F#                    Bbm     B           Bbm
I need friends to come over to our swingin pad
F#        Bbm             B           C#
we made it great inside so they'd feel glad
F#          Bbm           B      Bbm
walkin all around, sleepin on the ground
      B               C#      B           F#
I need friends to come over to our swingin pad


F# 
gonna rock rock, just a little
     C#
gonna roll roll, just a little
     F#         C#
gonna rock gonna roll
  B           F#
at our swingin pad


F#         Bbm   B           Bbm
on a cloudy day, you can come over
F#    Bbm   B            C#
that's ok at our swinging pad
F#          Bbm                          B Bbm
talkin kinda rough, HAA! jokes and stuff
      B               C#      B           F#
I need friends to come over to our swingin pad


F#
gonna rock rock, just a little
     C#
gonna roll roll, just a little
     F#         C#
gonna rock gonna roll
  B           F#
at our swingin pad


F#
we gotta sofa designed by big daddy Roth

(our swingin pad, our swingin pad)

we got curtains made out of wierd old cloth
B           C#
you can come over


G#
we gotta trampoline that you might like

(our swingin pad, our swingin pad)
       C#
you can ride your horse or ride your bike


F#       Bbm        B          Bbm
I see the trees, but that's not enough
 F#        Bbm                B       C#
I smell the wintertime but I'm cold inside
F#                Bbm            B      Bbm
I want them at our door, sleeping on the floor
      B               C#      B           F#
I need friends to come over to our swingin pad


F#
gonna rock rock, just a little
     C#
gonna roll roll, just a little
     F#         C#
gonna rock gonna roll
  B           F#
at our swingin pad


F#
gonna rock rock, just a little
     C#
gonna roll roll, just a little
     F#         C#
gonna rock gonna roll
  B                F#
at our ... guitar!


F#    Bbm     B        Bbm
I wait for the phone to ring
F#m        Bbm                   B           C#
I watch the neighbors lights from our swingin pad
   F#                 Bbm        B       Bbm
and when the lights go down I get sort of sad
      B               C#      B           F#
I need friends to come over to our swingin pad


F#
gonna rock rock, just a little
     C#
gonna roll roll, just a little
     F#         C#
gonna rock gonna roll
  B           F#
at our swingin pad


F#
gonna rock rock, just a little
     C#
gonna roll roll, just a little
     F#         C#
gonna rock gonna roll
  B           F#
at our swingin pad

Chordpro

I need friends to come over to our swingin pad

[F#] I need friends to come [Bbm] over to [B] our swingin [Bbm] pad
[F#] we made it [Bbm] great inside so [B] they'd feel [C#] glad
[F#] walkin all a[Bbm]round, sleepin [B] on the [Bbm] ground
I need [B] friends to come [C#] over to [B] our swingin [F#] pad

[F#] gonna rock rock, just a little
gonna [C#] roll roll, just a little
gonna [F#] rock gonna [C#] roll
at [B] our swingin [F#] pad

[F#] on a cloudy [Bbm] day, [B] you can come [Bbm] over
[F#] that's [Bbm] ok at [B] our swinging [C#] pad
[F#] talkin kinda [Bbm] rough, HAA! jokes and stuff [B][Bbm]
I need [B] friends to come [C#] over to [B] our swingin [F#] pad

[F#] gonna rock rock, just a little
gonna [C#] roll roll, just a little
gonna [F#] rock gonna [C#] roll
at [B] our swingin [F#] pad

[F#] we gotta sofa designed by big daddy Roth
(our swingin pad, our swingin pad)
we got curtains made out of wierd old cloth
[B] you can come [C#] over

[F#] we gotta trampoline that you might like
(our swingin pad, our swingin pad)
you can [C#] ride your horse or ride your bike

[F#] I see the [Bbm] trees, but [B] that's not [Bbm] enough
I [F#] smell the [Bbm] wintertime but I'm [B] cold in[C#]side
[F#] I want them at our [Bbm] door, sleeping [B] on the [Bbm] floor
I need [B] friends to come [C#] over to [B] our swingin [F#] pad

[F#] gonna rock rock, just a little
gonna [C#] roll roll, just a little
gonna [F#] rock gonna [C#] roll
at [B] our swingin [F#] pad

[F#] gonna rock rock, just a little
gonna [C#] roll roll, just a little
gonna [F#] rock gonna [C#] roll
at [B] our ... guitar! [F#]

[F#] I wait [Bbm] for the [B] phone to [Bbm] ring
[F#m] I watch the [Bbm] neighbors lights from [B] our swingin [C#] pad
and [F#] when the lights go [Bbm] down I get [B] sort of [Bbm] sad
I need [B] friends to come [C#] over to [B] our swingin [F#] pad

[F#] gonna rock rock, just a little
gonna [C#] roll roll, just a little
gonna [F#] rock gonna [C#] roll
at [B] our swingin [F#] pad

[F#] gonna rock rock, just a little
gonna [C#] roll roll, just a little
gonna [F#] rock gonna [C#] roll
at [B] our swingin [F#] pad


Lyrics

I need friends to come over to our swingin pad

I need friends to come over to our swingin pad
we made it great inside so they'd feel glad
walkin all around, sleepin on the ground
I need friends to come over to our swingin pad

gonna rock rock, just a little
gonna roll roll, just a little
gonna rock gonna roll
at our swingin pad

on a cloudy day, you can come over
that's ok at our swinging pad
talkin kinda rough, HAA! jokes and stuff
I need friends to come over to our swingin pad

gonna rock rock, just a little
gonna roll roll, just a little
gonna rock gonna roll
at our swingin pad

we gotta sofa designed by big daddy Roth
(our swingin pad, our swingin pad)
we got curtains made out of wierd old cloth
you can come over

we gotta trampoline that you might like
(our swingin pad, our swingin pad)
you can ride your horse or ride your bike

I see the trees, but that's not enough
I smell the wintertime but I'm cold inside
I want them at our door, sleeping on the floor
I need friends to come over to our swingin pad

gonna rock rock, just a little
gonna roll roll, just a little
gonna rock gonna roll
at our swingin pad

gonna rock rock, just a little
gonna roll roll, just a little
gonna rock gonna roll
at our ... guitar!

I wait for the phone to ring
I watch the neighbors lights from our swingin pad
and when the lights go down I get sort of sad
I need friends to come over to our swingin pad

gonna rock rock, just a little
gonna roll roll, just a little
gonna rock gonna roll
at our swingin pad

gonna rock rock, just a little
gonna roll roll, just a little
gonna rock gonna roll
at our swingin pad



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