{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":82000,"song":"Parties In The Usa","artist":"Jonathan Richman","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11548719-parties-in-the-usa-chords-by-jonathan-richman/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/82000?type=chord","rating":4.71561,"votes":6,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#\r\n#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#\r\n\r\n\r\nThe song is the same riff all the way through. It goes like this\r\n[tab]<[ch]D[/ch] . . [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] . . [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] . . [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] . [ch]Em[/ch] . >\r\nor if you prefer just the backing chords {D, G, A, G}[/tab]\r\n(NB it is the same as the riff to Louis Louis, I think)\r\n\r\nThe words are:\r\n\r\n1 2 3 4\r\nHi, everybody! I'm from the Sixties.\r\nThe time of Louie Louie and little Latin Loopy Lou.\r\nAnd I know we can't have those times back again,\r\nBut we can have parties,\r\nLike there were then,\r\nWe need more parties in the USA,\r\nWe need more parties in the USA.\r\n\r\nCould there be block parties about which I don't know?\r\nMaybe they're in neighbourhoods where I don't go.\r\nCould there be all these parties down some little lane\r\nWith potato chips sitting there and guitars playing?\r\nWe need more parties in the USA.\r\n\r\nWell my friends were having a party 'round about 9 O'clock,\r\n(Round about 9 O'clock)\r\nDown in Huntington Beach when the police knocked,\r\n(when the police knocked)\r\nWell, my friends were just quiet now.\r\nThey were just drinking coffee and talking (Ooooh)\r\nWhen the officer said someone called up complaining everybody kept\r\nwalking.\r\n\r\n\r\nHe said, \"Go home, go home, go home, go home,\"\r\nHe said, \"Go home, go home, go home,\"\r\n\r\nAnd that's no good for parties in the USA,\r\nThat's no good for pa pa pa pa Loopy Lou.\r\nOh no, no good for hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on.\r\n\r\nSo people are staying home more, (Yeah)\r\nNot having fun, (Oh)\r\nA cold cold era has begun, has begun, (Hey!)\r\nNow things were bad before, (Yeah)\r\nThere was lots of loneliness, (Oh)\r\nBut in 1965 things were not like this. (Hey)\r\n\r\nWhen we had hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on,\r\nOh, Oh, Yeah, And pa pa Loopy Lou.\r\nShake it shake it shake it Loopy.\r\nAlright.\r\n\r\nWell could there be block parties of which I know not?\r\nWild beach parties around some open flame?\r\nI know there's got to be parties, I bet there's a lot.\r\nBut the USA has changed somehow that I can't name.\r\n\r\nHe said, \"Go home, go home, go home, go home,\"\r\nHe said, \"Go home, go home, go home,\"\r\nAnd that's no good for parties in the USA,\r\nNo pa pa pa pa pa Loopy Lou.\r\nOh Yeah.\r\n\r\nPeople are moving to California who hate the beach and things,\r\nI think they'd rather watch TV than hear a real person sing,\r\nOf course nowadays at parties you got louder stereo equipment,\r\nSo now if the parties too loud it's like a radioactive shipment,\r\nI say nowadays at parties for example you got louder stereo bass,\r\nSo now if the things too loud it's like a toxic clean up case.\r\nWell nowadays at parties well, they've got louder stereos right?\r\nSo now if it's too loud it's like a noxious chemical sight.\r\n\r\nWell parties in the USA.\r\nHe said, \"go home, go home, go home,\"\r\noh oh yeah parties in the USA.\r\n\r\nBut these friends of mine in Huntington Beach,\r\nThey weren't loud when the officers entered.\r\nLike and these officers, man, they weren't mellow,\r\nI mean they were so un-centred.\r\n\r\nThey said \"Go home, go home, go home,\"\r\nThat's no good for parties in the USA,\r\nWe need more pa pa pa pa Loopy Lou,\r\nWe need more shake it shake it shake it Loopy.\r\n(Hey Hey Hey Hey)\r\nWe need more parties yeah, in the USA,\r\nAlright, Yeah, shake it up, shake it up, shake it up, Aaaahh.\r","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#\n#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#\n\n\nThe song is the same riff all the way through. It goes like this\n\n(NB it is the same as the riff to Louis Louis, I think)\n\nThe words are:\n\n1 2 3 4\nHi, everybody! I'm from the Sixties.\nThe time of Louie Louie and little Latin Loopy Lou.\nAnd I know we can't have those times back again,\nBut we can have parties,\nLike there were then,\nWe need more parties in the USA,\nWe need more parties in the USA.\n\nCould there be block parties about which I don't know?\nMaybe they're in neighbourhoods where I don't go.\nCould there be all these parties down some little lane\nWith potato chips sitting there and guitars playing?\nWe need more parties in the USA.\n\nWell my friends were having a party 'round about 9 O'clock,\n(Round about 9 O'clock)\nDown in Huntington Beach when the police knocked,\n(when the police knocked)\nWell, my friends were just quiet now.\nThey were just drinking coffee and talking (Ooooh)\nWhen the officer said someone called up complaining everybody kept\nwalking.\n\n\nHe said, \"Go home, go home, go home, go home,\"\nHe said, \"Go home, go home, go home,\"\n\nAnd that's no good for parties in the USA,\nThat's no good for pa pa pa pa Loopy Lou.\nOh no, no good for hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on.\n\nSo people are staying home more, (Yeah)\nNot having fun, (Oh)\nA cold cold era has begun, has begun, (Hey!)\nNow things were bad before, (Yeah)\nThere was lots of loneliness, (Oh)\nBut in 1965 things were not like this. (Hey)\n\nWhen we had hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on,\nOh, Oh, Yeah, And pa pa Loopy Lou.\nShake it shake it shake it Loopy.\nAlright.\n\nWell could there be block parties of which I know not?\nWild beach parties around some open flame?\nI know there's got to be parties, I bet there's a lot.\nBut the USA has changed somehow that I can't name.\n\nHe said, \"Go home, go home, go home, go home,\"\nHe said, \"Go home, go home, go home,\"\nAnd that's no good for parties in the USA,\nNo pa pa pa pa pa Loopy Lou.\nOh Yeah.\n\nPeople are moving to California who hate the beach and things,\nI think they'd rather watch TV than hear a real person sing,\nOf course nowadays at parties you got louder stereo equipment,\nSo now if the parties too loud it's like a radioactive shipment,\nI say nowadays at parties for example you got louder stereo bass,\nSo now if the things too loud it's like a toxic clean up case.\nWell nowadays at parties well, they've got louder stereos right?\nSo now if it's too loud it's like a noxious chemical sight.\n\nWell parties in the USA.\nHe said, \"go home, go home, go home,\"\noh oh yeah parties in the USA.\n\nBut these friends of mine in Huntington Beach,\nThey weren't loud when the officers entered.\nLike and these officers, man, they weren't mellow,\nI mean they were so un-centred.\n\nThey said \"Go home, go home, go home,\"\nThat's no good for parties in the USA,\nWe need more pa pa pa pa Loopy Lou,\nWe need more shake it shake it shake it Loopy.\n(Hey Hey Hey Hey)\nWe need more parties yeah, in the USA,\nAlright, Yeah, shake it up, shake it up, shake it up, Aaaahh.","chords":["D","G","A","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}