Originally in B, I play in A
Intro
A | D | F#m | E | |
Hoo hoo hoo |
A | D | F#m | E | E | |
Hoo hoo hoo |
Vox on the 3 on “Debbie”
A | D |
Debbie just hit the wall, | she never had it all |
F#m | E |
One Prozac a day, | husband’s a CPA |
A | D |
Her dreams went out the door, | when she turned 24 |
F#m | E |
Only been with one man, | what happened to her plan |
A | D |
She was gonna be an actress, | she was gonna be a star |
F#m | E |
She was gonna shake it all, | on the hood of Whitesnake’s car |
A | D |
Her yellow SUV, | is now the enemy |
F#m | E |
Looks at her average life, | and nothing, has been, all right since |
A | D | |
Bruce | Springsteen, Madonna, | way before Nirvana |
F#m | G | |
There was | U2 and Blondie and | music still on MTV |
A | D | |
Her | two kids, in high school, they | tell her that she’s uncool |
F#m | G | |
‘Cause | she’s still preoccupied, | with 19, 19, 1985 |
A | D | F#m | E | |
Hoo hoo | hoo, | 1985 hoo hoo hoo |
A | D |
She’s seen all the classics, | she knows every line |
This is “even St. Elmo’s Fire” in the BfS version, but it doesn’t rhyme, so I’m keeping the SR-71 lyric
F#m | E |
Breakfast Club, Pretty In Pink, | Fast Times at Ridgemont High |
A | D |
She rocked out to Wham, | not a big Limp Bizkit fan |
F#m | E |
Thought she’d get a hand, | on a member of Duran Duran |
A | D |
Where’s the mini-skirt, | made of snakeskin |
F#m | E |
And who’s the other guy that’s | singing in Van Halen |
A | D |
When did reality, | become T.V. |
Hard stop after “game shows”
F#m | E |
What ever happened to, | sitcoms, game shows, on the radio |
A | D |
Springsteen, Madonna, | way before Nirvana |
F#m | G | |
There was | U2 and Blondie and | music still on MTV |
A | D | |
Her | two kids, in high school, they | tell her that she’s uncool |
F#m | G | |
‘Cause | she’s still preoccupied, | with 19, 19, 1985 |
Solo
A | D | F#m | E | |
Hoo hoo hoo |
Bridge
A | D |
She hates time, | make it stop |
F#m | E | |
Wh | en did Motley Crue become | classic rock |
A | D |
And when did Ozzy, | become an actor |
Hard stop on the last “stop”
F#m | E |
Please make this | stop, stop, stop, and bring back |
A | D |
Springsteen, Madonna, | way before Nirvana |
F#m | G | |
There was | U2 and Blondie and | music still on MTV |
A | D | |
Her | two kids, in high school, they | tell her that she’s uncool |
Not a typo, he doesn’t say “with” this time
F#m | G | |
‘Cause | she’s still preoccupied, | 1985 |
A | D | |
(Bruce) | Springsteen, Madonna, | way before Nirvana |
F#m | G | |
There was | U2 and Blondie and | music still on MTV |
A | D | |
Her | two kids, in high school, they | tell her that she’s uncool |
F#m | G | |
‘Cause | she’s still preoccupied, | with 19, 19, 1985 |