Corner Store Jonathan Richman
These are the chords for the song in a key that I find comfortable for singing.
The original version starts with an Eb chord instead of a G.
This is one of the best songs ever written.
[G]Well I walked past just [C]yester[G]day
And I couldn't bear that new [C]mall no [G]more.
Now, I can't expect you all to [C]see it my [D]way
But y[C]ou may not [D]know what was [Em]there bef[G]ore
And I [C]want them to [D]put back my [C]old corner [G]store
Well I walked past just, uh [C]like I s[G]ay
and I felt this hurt that would [C]not go [G]home
I can't expect that you're going to [C]see it my [D]way
But [C]you may not [D]know the t[Em]rees I've [G]known
And I [C]want them to [D]put back my [C]old corner s[G]tore.
[C]I know it [D]cost more money to [C]shop there.[D]
But this was [Em]love.[Bm] This was l[Em]o-o-o-[D]ove.
[C]I know you had to [D]pay more money. [C]I'll pay money. [D]I'll pay more!
[D]I don't care what the mall has got. [D7]I want back that corner store!
And [G]what did I feel as I [C]walked by [G]slow?
Sorrow. Sorrow [C]all [G]around.
Why I would feel sorrow [C]I now [D]know.
[C]I smelled a [D]ghost smell [Em]from the [G]ground:
That [C]old wooden [D]smell from the o[C]ld corner [G]store.
[G]Bum ba dibba dibba [C]dibba way-oh
[D]Bum ba dibba dibba [C]way-oh [G]webbo
Bum ba dibba dibba [C]no corner [D]store corner [G]sto-o-ore
[G]Bum ba dibba dibba [C]dibba way-oh
[D]Bum ba dibba dibba [C]way-oh [G]webbo
Bum ba dibba dibba [C]no corner [D]store corner [G]store
[G]I walked past one [C]final [G]time
And I wished the worst on the [C]place I [G]shop.
Now I can't expect everyone to [C]feel like [D]I am.
But [C]I spot a t[D]rend that has [Em]got to s[G]top.
And I [C]want them to [D]put back that [C]old corner s[G]tore.
[G]Bum ba dibba dibba [C]dibba way-oh
[D]Bum ba dibba dibba [C]way-oh [G]webbo
Bum ba dibba dibba [C]no corner [D]store corner [G]sto-o-ore
[G]Bum ba dibba dibba [C]dibba way-oh
[D]Bum ba dibba dibba [C]way-oh [G]webbo
Bum ba dibba dibba [C]no
Corner s[D]tore
Corner s[G]tore.
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