"1985"
[Originally by SR-71]
Woohoohoo
Woohoohoo
Intro:
(Octave Chords (C#,D#,D#,C#)x2 (C#,B,C#,D#,C#,B)
all x3 then just the (C#,D#,D#,C#) once
then play a staccato F# power chord into lyrics)
Verse I:
(Staccato Power Chords)
B
Debbie just hit the wall
F#
She never had it all
G#
One Prozac a day
F#
Husband's a CPA
B
Her dreams went out the door
F#
When she turned twenty four
G#
Only been with one man
F#
What happened to her plan?
Pre-chorus:
(Strumming Power Chords)
B
She was gonna be an actress
F#
She was gonna be a star
G#
She was gonna shake her ass
F#
On the hood of Whitesnake’s car
B
Her yellow SUV
F#
is now the enemy
G#
Looks at her average life
(Staccato 2 strums)
F# F# F# F#
And nothing has been alright
Chorus
(Strumming)
B
Since Bruce Springsteen, Madonna
F#
Way before Nirvana
G#
There was U2 and Blondie
F#
And music still on MTV
B
Her two kids in high school
F#
They tell her that she’s uncool
G#
Cause she's still preoccupied
(Staccato 2 strums)
F# F# F# F#
With 19, 19, 1985
Woohoohoo
Instrumental I:
(Octave Chords)
(C#,D#,D,#,C#,D#,D#,C#,B,C#,D#,C#,B)
*1985*
Woohoohoo
(C#,D#,D,#,C#,D#,D#,C#,B,C#,D#,C#)
Verse II:
(Staccato)
B
She’s seen all the classics
F#
She knows every line
G#
Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink
F#
Even Saint Elmo’s Fire
B
She rocked out to Wham
F#
Not a big Limp Bizkit fan
G#
Thought she’d get a hand
F#
On a member of Duran Duran
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bowling_for_soup/1985_crd_ver_6.html ]
Pre-chorus II
(Strumming Power Chords)
B F#
Where’s the mini-skirt made of snake skin
G# F#
And who’s the other guy that's singing in Van Halen
B F#
When did reality become T.V.
G#
Whatever happened to
(Staccato 2 strums)
F# F#
sitcoms, game shows
F#
on the radio was
Chorus
(Strumming)
B
Since Bruce Springsteen, Madonna
F#
Way before Nirvana
G#
There was U2 and Blondie
F#
And music still on MTV
B
Her two kids in high school
F#
They tell her that she’s uncool
G#
Cause she's still preoccupied
(Staccato 2 strums)
F# F# F# F#
With 19, 19, 1985
Woohoohoo
Solo/Biridge
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(Strum chords once and let ring out)
B F#
She hates time make it stop
G# F#
When did Motley Crue become classic rock?
B F#
And when did Ozzy become an actor?
G#
Please make this
(Staccato 2 strums)
F# F# F#
Stop, Stop, Stop!
And bring back
Chorus
(Strumming)
B
Springsteen, Madonna
F#
Way before Nirvana
G#
There was U2 and Blondie
F#
And music still on MTV
B
Her two kids in high school
F#
They tell her that she’s uncool
G#
Cause she's still preoccupied
F#
1985
B
Since Bruce Springsteen, Madonna
F#
Way before Nirvana
G#
There was U2 and Blondie
F#
And music still on MTV
B
Her two kids in high school
F#
They tell her that she’s uncool
G#
Cause she's still preoccupied
(Staccato 2 strums)
F# F# F# F#
With 19, 19, 1985
