{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":175661,"song":"Carlene","artist":"Phil Vassar","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11216865-carlene-chords-by-phil-vassar/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/175661?type=chord","rating":4.82925,"votes":23,"content":"Intro: E   A   B <--(3 times)\r\n       [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n       [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\n                  VERSE 1:\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]              [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI was lousy at math, a failed historian[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]       [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch]\r\nCarlene was the valedictorian[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]C#m[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI was the quarterback in the back of class[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]C#m[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nShe was the whiz kid in horned rim glasses[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                [ch]C#m[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]\r\nIt's been a long time since I've been around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]C#m[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]\r\nSince I stepped foot on my old stomping ground[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]       [ch]C#m[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI ended up by the old school yard[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAnd this red head pulls up in a blue sports car[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F#m[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAnd says, \"I bet you don't remember, I guess it's been forever.\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]        [ch]G#m[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nIt took a second to put it all together and I said...[/tab]\r\n\r\n                  CHOURUS:\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOoh la la la la la[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]B[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]C#m[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\nLooking good Carlene[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWoh my my my my my[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nTimes been good to you[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nIf you know what I mean[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nGirl you glitter like Hollywood[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F#m[/ch]     [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nGood gosh Carlene[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]C#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nYou sure are lookin good[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n                  VERSE 2:\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]          [ch]C#m[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]\r\nShe said, \"Hop in let's go for a spin[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]C#m[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]\r\nTell me whatcha been doing boy and where you been\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]C#m[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI said, \"I write songs, you probably didn't know, but I[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]            [ch]C#m[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nFinally got a couple out on country radio\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]C#m[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nShe said, \"What a switch, ain't life funny, I've got a[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]  [ch]C#m[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch]\r\nPh.D  now I'm modeling for money.\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]        [ch]C#m[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nImagine little miss 4 point 0 just[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]C#m[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]\r\nSmiling for the camera on the cover of Vogue[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#m[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI said, \"You've come a long way since graduation, let me say without [/tab]\r\nreservation\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]       [ch]G#m[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]\r\nYou've surpassed everyone's expectations\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n                  Pre-Chourus:\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]C#m[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI said, \"I hope to see you again someday\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nShe said, \"Another ten years is too long to wait[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]     [ch]G#m[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]\r\nPick me up at my momma's at eight\"[/tab]\r\n\r\nI said...\r\n\r\n\r\n                  CHORUS","plain_text":"Intro: E   A   B <--(3 times)\n       E   A   B  C#m\n       E   A   B\n\n                  VERSE 1:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                  CHOURUS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                  VERSE 2:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nreservation\n\n\n\n                  Pre-Chourus:\n\n\n\n\n\nI said...\n\n\n                  CHORUS","chords":["E","A","B","C#m","F#m","G#m","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}