1985
Bowling For Soup
Chord Guide:
B5 E5 G#5 F#5 A5
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G-----9----------------|
D-9---9---6-----4----7-|
A-9---7---6-----4----7-|
E-7-------4-----2----5-|
| Punk Strum:
D D D D D D D DU 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Stop/Start Scratch Strum: D U X X D U X X 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| Stop/Start (S/S) Strum:
D D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Palm Mute Strum:
D D D D D D D D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Intro (w/ Punk Strum): / B5 - - - / E5 - - - / G#5 - - - / F#5 - - - /
/ B5 - - - / E5 - - - / G#5 - - - /
(w/ S/S Scratch Strum): /F#5 - - - / - - - - /
Verse 1 (w/ S/S Strum):
B5 E5
Debbie just hit the wall--she never had it all
G#5 F#5
One Prozac a day, husband's a CPA
B5 E5
Her dreams went out the door when she turned twenty-four
G#5 F#5
Only been with one man--What happen to her plan?
(w/ Palm Mute Strum)
B5 E5
She was gonna be an actress. She was gonna be a star
G#5 F#5
She was gonna shake her (beep) on the hood of White Snake's car
B5 E5
Her yellow SUV is now the enemy
G#5 F#5 (x2) (w/ S/S Scratch Strum)
Looks at her average life, and nothing, has been, alright since Bruce
Chorus (w/ Punk Strum):
B5 E5
Springsteen, Madonna, way before Nirvana
G#5 F#5
There was U2, and Blondie, and music still on MTV
B5 E5
Her two kids in high school, they tell her that she's uncool
G#5 A5 (x2) (w/ S/S Scratch Strum)
'Cause she still preoccupied with 19, 19, 1985
(w/ Punk Strum): / B5 - - - / E5 - - - / G#5 - - - / F#5 - - - /
Verse 1 (w/ S/S Strum):
B5 E5
She's seen all the classics. She knows every line
G#5 F#5
Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink--Even Saint Elmo's Fire
B5 E5
She rocked out to Wham. Not a big Limp Biscuit fan
G#5 F#5
Thought she'd get a hand on a member of Duran Duran
(w/Palm Mute Strum):
B5 E5
Where's the mini-skirt made of snakeskin?
G#5 F#5
And who's the other guy singing in Van Halen?
B5 E5
When did reality become T.V.?
G#5
What ever happen to
F#5
D U X X D U X X D U
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
sitcoms, game shows? On the radio was
Chorus
(w/ Punk Strum) / B5 - - - / E5 - - - / G#5 - - - / F#5 - - - /
Bridge (one strum per measure):
B5 E5
She hates time, make it stop
G#5 F#5
When did Motley Crue become classic rock?
B5 E5
And when did Ozzy become an actor?
G#
Please make this
F#5
D U X X D U X X D U
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
stop! Stop! Stop! And bring back
Chorus x2 (at end of first Chorus, play A5 (x1) using Punk Strum)