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                               SR-71 - 1985
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*No Capo*
Tuning:  D#   G#   C#   F#   A#  D#  
(INTRO)
A5    A5
B5    E5    G#5    F#5
B5    E5    G#5    F#5    F#5
(VERSE)
  B5Debbie just hit the wall
  E5She never had it all
  G#5One prozac a day
  F#5Husband's a C.P.A.
  B5Here dreams went out the door
  E5When she turned 24
  G#5Only been with one man
  F#5What happened to her plans
(PRE-CHORUS)
  B5She was gonna be an actress
  E5She was gonna be a star
  G#5She was gonna shake that ass
  F#5On the hood of Whitesnake's car
  B5Now her SUV 
  E5Has become the enemy
  G#5Looks at her average life
  F#5Nothing has been alright... since
(CHORUS)
Bruce SprinB5gsteen, Madonna
  E5Way before Nirvana there was G#5U2
And Blondie and mA5usic still on MTV
Her B52 kids in high school
They teE5ll her that she's uncool
Cause shG#5e's still preoccupied 
  A5With 1985
B5    E5    G#5    F#5
(VERSE)
  B5She's seen all the classics
  E5at least a hundred times
  G#5Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink,
  F#5Fast Times At Ridgemont
  B5She rocks out to Wham!
  E5Not a big Limp Bizkit fan
  G#5Never knew George was gay
  F#5Hoped they'd hook up one day
(PRE-CHORUS)
  B5Where's her fairy tale, 
  E5Where's her dream?
  G#5Where's the quarterback
  FroF#5m her high school football team?
  B5Where's her fairy tale, 
  E5Where's her dream?
  G#5How many times will 
she F#5ask herself
What F#5happened to me?
  F#5Ask herself, what happened
(the rubber broke) ... When
(CHORUS)
Bruce SprinB5gsteen, Madonna
  E5Way before Nirvana there was G#5U2
And Blondie and mA5usic still on MTV
Her B52 kids in high school
They teE5ll her that she's uncool
Cause shG#5e's still preoccupied 
  A5With 1985
(INTERLUDE)
B5    E5    G#5    F#5
B5    E5    G#5    F#5
(BRIDGE)
  B5She hates time E5make it stop
WheG#5n did Motley Crue become clF#5assic rock
  B5She hates time E5make it stop
  G#5She hates time 
  F#5Make it 
  F#5Make it 
  F#5Make it 
  F#5Make it 
  F#5Make it  
  F#5Make it stop
(CHORUS)
Bruce SprinB5gsteen, Madonna
  E5Way before Nirvana there was G#5U2
And Blondie and mA5usic still on MTV
Her B52 kids in high school
They teE5ll her that she's uncool
Cause shG#5e's still preoccupied 
  A5With 1985
Bruce SprinB5gsteen, Madonna
  E5Way before Nirvana there was G#5U2
And Blondie and mA5usic still on MTV
Her B52 kids in high school
They teE5ll her that she's uncool
Cause shG#5e's still preoccupied 
  A5With 1985
B5__________________________
Hope you enjoyed this one!
Stay KingerZ
-Matt

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1985

by SR-71

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G#5

F#5

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SR-71 - 1985

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*No Capo*

D# G# C# F# A# D#

Tuning:

(INTRO)

A5 A5

B5 E5 G#5 F#5

B5 E5 G#5 F#5 F#5

(VERSE)

Debbie just hit the wall

She never had it all

G#5

One prozac a day

F#5

Husband's a C.P.A.

Here dreams went out the door

When she turned 24

G#5

Only been with one man

F#5

What happened to her plans

(PRE-CHORUS)

She was gonna be an actress

She was gonna be a star

G#5

She was gonna shake that ass

F#5

On the hood of Whitesnake's car

Now her SUV

Has become the enemy

G#5

Looks at her average life

F#5

Nothing has been alright... since

(CHORUS)

Bruce Springsteen, Madonna

E5 G#5

Way before Nirvana there was U2

And Blondie and music still on MTV

Her 2 kids in high school

They tell her that she's uncool

G#5

Cause she's still preoccupied

With 1985

B5 E5 G#5 F#5

(VERSE)

She's seen all the classics

at least a hundred times

G#5

Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink,

F#5

Fast Times At Ridgemont

She rocks out to Wham!

Not a big Limp Bizkit fan

G#5

Never knew George was gay

F#5

Hoped they'd hook up one day

(PRE-CHORUS)

Where's her fairy tale,

Where's her dream?

G#5

Where's the quarterback

F#5

From her high school football team?

Where's her fairy tale,

Where's her dream?

G#5

How many times will

F#5

she ask herself

F#5

What happened to me?

F#5

Ask herself, what happened

(the rubber broke) ... When

(CHORUS)

Bruce Springsteen, Madonna

E5 G#5

Way before Nirvana there was U2

And Blondie and music still on MTV

Her 2 kids in high school

They tell her that she's uncool

G#5

Cause she's still preoccupied

With 1985

(INTERLUDE)

B5 E5 G#5 F#5

(BRIDGE)

B5 E5

She hates time make it stop

G#5 F#5

When did Motley Crue become classic rock

B5 E5

She hates time make it stop

G#5

She hates time

F#5

Make it

F#5

Make it

F#5

Make it

F#5

Make it

F#5

Make it

F#5

Make it stop

(CHORUS)

Bruce Springsteen, Madonna

E5 G#5

Way before Nirvana there was U2

And Blondie and music still on MTV

Her 2 kids in high school

They tell her that she's uncool

G#5

Cause she's still preoccupied

With 1985

Bruce Springsteen, Madonna

E5 G#5

Way before Nirvana there was U2

And Blondie and music still on MTV

Her 2 kids in high school

They tell her that she's uncool

G#5

Cause she's still preoccupied

With 1985

__________________________

Hope you enjoyed this one!

Stay KingerZ

-Matt

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