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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)
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
