Rockin' Shopping Center
(Appears on Roadrunner, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers +4, Roadrunner Roadrunner, Quiet Knight Club 1978, and Radio On)
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers version - Chords
C C7 F C C7 F
Well, I landed at a shoppin' center, in an unknown state
C C7 F C C7 F
Unknown kind of architecture, atmospheric trait
C C7 F C C7 F
Unknown brand and labels, unknown market chains
C C7 F
The strangest collection of buildings here
C C7 F
Upon the fruited plain.
C C7 F
And let's rock,
C C7 F
And let's go.
C C7 F
You see, you got the different labels and the different brands,
C C7 F
Each little region across the land
C C7 F
Different colors in the different states
C C7 F
Different labels, and let's tell 'em about
C C7 F
All the different states for all the different traits,
C C7 F
And as of this date I hate no state.
C C7 F
And let's rock,
C C7 F
And let's go.
C
Well, I walked through the mall and I walked up and down,
I done got tired so I done sat down.
C7
I watched the people for a while, you always learn a little
F
De-doily doidy doit doit doit doit diddle
C C7 F
Let's rock.
C C7 F
Let's go.
C C7 F
Well, the giant sign says "Momo Plaza,"
C C7 F
These centers, I don't know, it has a
C C7 F
weirdo insignia they put on all the bags,
C C7 F
they wrote it on the walls, even paint a flag
If I were a shopping center, I'd sure be embarrassed.
I know I'd never get a date with some cute little building, like from Paris.
C C7 F
Let's rock.
C C7 F
Let's go.
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers version - Chordpro
[C] Well, I landed at a [C7] shoppin' [F] center, [C] in an unknown [C7] state [F]
[C] Unknown kind of [C7] archi[F]tecture, [C] atmospheric [C7] trait [F]
[C] Unknown brand and [C7] labels [F], [C] unknown market [C7] chains [F]
[C] The strangest collection of [C7] buildings [F] here
[C] Upon the fruited [C7] plain. [F]
[C] And let's rock, [C7][F]
[C] And let's go. [C7][F]
[C] You see, you got the different labels and the [C7] different [F] brands,
[C] Each little region [C7] across the [F] land
[C] Different colors in the [C7] different [F] states
[C] Different labels, and let's [C7] tell 'em [F] about
[C] All the different states for [C7] all the different [F] traits,
[C] And as of this date I [C7] hate no [F] state.
[C] And let's rock, [C7][F]
[C] And let's go. [C7][F]
[C] Well, I walked through the mall and I walked up and down,
I done got tired so I done sat down.
I watched the people for a while, you [C7] always learn a little
De-doily doidy doit doit [F] doit doit diddle
[C] Let's rock. [C7][F]
[C] Let's go. [C7][F]
[C] Well, the giant sign says [C7] "Momo [F] Plaza,"
[C] These centers, I don't [C7] know, it [F] has a
[C] weirdo insignia they put on [C7] all the [F] bags,
[C] they wrote it on the walls, [C7] even paint a [F] flag
If I were a shopping center, I'd sure be embarrassed.
I know I'd never get a date with some cute little building, like from Paris.
[C] Let's rock. [C7][F]
[C] Let's go. [C7][F]
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers version - Lyrics
Well, I landed at a shoppin' center, in an unknown state
Unknown kind of architecture, atmospheric trait
Unknown brand and labels, unknown market chains
The strangest collection of buildings here
Upon the fruited plain.
And let's rock,
And let's go.
You see, you got the different labels and the different brands,
Each little region across the land
Different colors in the different states
Different labels, and let's tell 'em about
All the different states for all the different traits,
And as of this date I hate no state.
And let's rock,
And let's go.
Well, I walked through the mall and I walked up and down,
I done got tired so I done sat down.
I watched the people for a while, you always learn a little
De-doily doidy doit doit doit doit diddle
Let's rock.
Let's go.
Well, the giant sign says "Momo Plaza,"
These centers, I don't know, it has a
weirdo insignia they put on all the bags,
they wrote it on the walls, even paint a flag
If I were a shopping center, I'd sure be embarrassed.
I know I'd never get a date with some cute little building, like from Paris.
Let's rock.
Let's go.
Quiet Knight Club 1978 version - Chords
Quiet Knight Club 1978 version - Lyrics
a 1, 2, a 1, 2, bass man
Well, I landed at this shoppin' centre, in an unknown state
Unknown kind of architecture, atmospheric trait
Unknown brand and labels, unknown market chains
The strangest collection of buildings here
Upon the fruited plain.
so let's rock
you got the different labels and the different brands,
Each little region across the land
the Different packaging in the different states
the Different labels, and let's tell 'em about ???
All these different states for all those different traits,
And as of this date so far I hate no state.
And let's rock
Well, I walked through the mall and I walked up and down,
I done got tired so I done sat down.
I watched the people for a while, you always learn a little
De-doily doidy doit doit doit doit diddle
Let's rock.
Let's go.
the giant sign says "Momo Plaza,"
These centers, I don't know, it has a
weirdo insignia they make up for all the bags,
they wrote it on the walls, even made up a flag
If I were a shopping center, I'd probably be embarrassed.
I'd never get a date with some cute little building from Paris.
Let's rock.
Let's go.
(folks I got an idea, in the past I've been thinkin about this, on a fast song, you are supposed to sing along but when it gets a little slow, the tape didn't hear me, so I don't usually like to get into things like this but in this extreme case I have to so let's see, OK?)