Chords for Joan Jett - Roadrunner (USA 1990)

Tempo:
142 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

A

Abm

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Joan Jett - Roadrunner (USA 1990) chords
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[G] 1, 2, 3, [E] 4, 5, 6
[B] Girls runnin'
[E] [B] Gonna pass the miles an hour
[E] [B] Gonna ride by the [E] stop and shout
[B] I got the radio [E] on
[B] I'm in love with the modern [E] world
[B] I'm in touch with the modern [E] girls
[B] New York City when it's late at [E] night
[B] I got the radio [E] on
[B] Like a roadrunner
Get [E] up
[B]
[E] [B] Said hello to the spirit of a 1956
Racing in the woods From [E] 57
[B] Rolled a highway with my own adventures
[E] I went fast, went [B] quick
Smell the trees right there
And [E] class 20, [B] it smelled like heaven
[E] So [B] I said, love runner once
Love runner twice
[Gb] I'm in love with the modern world
Let's go out and [B] sing
[E] With the [B] radio
Like the [E] FM [B] radio
Drop the power, block the [E] magic
[B]
Gonna [E] [B] pass the miles an [E] hour
[B] I feel like a [E] roadrunner
[B] Yeah!
[E] [B]
[E] [B]
[E]
[Bm]
[B]
[E] [B] Can't you hear [A] it?
I'm in Jersey [Abm] now
[Bb] [B] New York City [A] when it's late at [B] night
I'm on the West Side Highway
[A] [Ab] Headin' up to the GW [Bb] [B] grid
Down by the power [A] line
I [Abm] see [B] all the neon lights
It's [A] cold at [Ab] night
[B] I [E] got my radio on
[B] It's so [A] exciting here with the [Abm] skyscrapers and [B] the club
I [A] feel in touch [E] with the modern [B] world
I feel in touch, [Am] I feel alive with [Abm] the 8,000 [Bm] watts of power
I [E] got my [B] radio on
I'm a [E] roadrunner [B] Radio on
Going faster, miles an hour [E] Radio [B] on
You know I walk by the stop and [E] stride [B] Radio on
And then I drop by the [E] stop and stride [B] Radio on
And I like that much better than walking [E] by the stop [B] Radio on
I had the radio [E] on Radio [B] on
I felt in touch with the modern [E] world [B] Radio on
I fell in love with the modern world Radio on
I feel in love, I feel alive
[E] I got the radio [B] on
Block the power, block the [E] magic [B] Radio on
Drop the [E] FM Radio [B] on
Drop the [E] FM [B] Radio on
It's a thousand watts [E] of power
Radio [B] on
Going
[E] [B]
[E] faster Radio [B] on
I feel in touch, I feel [E] alive
I feel in love [B] Radio on
I got the, I got the, I [E] got the Radio [B] on
I got the, I got [E] the Radio [B] on One [E] more Radio [B] on [E] Again Radio [B] on [Gb] Superboy!
[B]
[N]
Key:  
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
Abm
123111114
Gb
134211112
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
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To learn Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Roadrunner chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: E, B and E. For best results, commence at 71 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 142. Considering the song's key of E Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ 1, 2, 3, [E] 4, 5, 6
_ [B] _ Girls runnin'
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ Gonna pass the miles an hour
[E] _ _ [B] Gonna ride by the [E] stop and shout
[B] I got the radio _ [E] on
[B] I'm _ in love with the modern [E] world
[B] _ I'm in touch with the modern [E] girls
[B] _ New York City when it's late at [E] night
[B] I got the radio _ [E] on
[B] Like a roadrunner
Get [E] up
[B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [B] Said hello to the spirit of a 1956
_ Racing in the woods From [E] 57
[B] Rolled a highway with my own adventures
[E] I went fast, went [B] quick
Smell the trees right there
And [E] class 20, [B] it smelled like heaven
[E] So _ [B] I said, love runner once
Love runner twice
[Gb] I'm in love with the modern world
Let's go out and [B] sing _ _ _
_ [E] With the [B] radio
Like _ the [E] FM [B] radio
Drop the power, block the [E] magic
_ _ [B] _ _ _
Gonna [E] _ _ [B] _ _ pass the miles an [E] hour
_ _ [B] I feel like a _ [E] roadrunner
[B] Yeah! _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ Can't you hear [A] it?
I'm in Jersey [Abm] now
[Bb] _ [B] New York City [A] when it's late at [B] night
I'm on the West Side Highway
[A] [Ab] Headin' up to the GW [Bb] [B] grid
Down by the power [A] line
I [Abm] see [B] all the neon lights
It's [A] cold at [Ab] night
_ [B] I [E] got my radio on
_ _ [B] _ It's so [A] exciting here with the [Abm] skyscrapers and [B] the club
I [A] feel in touch [E] with the modern [B] world
I feel in touch, [Am] I feel alive with [Abm] the 8,000 [Bm] watts of power _
I [E] got my [B] radio on
I'm a _ _ [E] roadrunner [B] Radio on
Going faster, miles an hour [E] Radio [B] on
You know I walk by the stop and [E] stride [B] Radio on
And then I drop by the [E] stop and stride [B] Radio on
And I like that much better than walking [E] by the stop [B] Radio on
I had the radio [E] on Radio [B] on
I felt in touch with the modern [E] world [B] Radio on
I fell in love with the modern world Radio on
I feel in love, I feel alive
[E] I got the radio [B] on
Block the power, block the [E] magic [B] Radio _ on
Drop the [E] FM Radio [B] on
Drop the [E] FM [B] Radio on
It's a thousand watts [E] of power
_ Radio [B] on
Going _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] faster Radio [B] on
I feel in touch, I feel [E] alive
I feel in love [B] Radio on
I got the, I got the, I [E] got the Radio [B] on
I got the, I got [E] the Radio [B] on One [E] more Radio [B] on [E] Again Radio [B] on [Gb] Superboy!
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song was written by Jonathan Richman.

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