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[Intro] (x2)
C# F#
[Verse]
C#It all started on the F#school bus
D#mYou were G#9 and I was 10
C#Remember you had a F#Walkman
D#mAll I had was a G#middle part and a pen
[Pre-Chorus]
    C#    F#Oh sweet Louise
    C#    F#Whatever happened to her?
[Verse]
C#Then is all went F#downhill
D#MYou grew G#tall I stayed the same
C#I guess that's just F#puberty
D#mMaking us boys all G#play a losing game
[Pre-Chorus]
    C#    F#Oh sweet Louise
[Chorus]
I always F#found it hard to Fmwork things D#mthrough
Those school F#uniforms made a Fmjoke
Made a D#mjoke of me and you
I'm glad I'm not back in school
[Instrumental] (x2)
C# F#
[Verse]
C#She got an older F#boyfriend (how could she?)
D#mHad a G#beard smoked Marlboro red
C#How can I F#compete with that? (how can he?)
I D#mdon't even know the loG#cation of the bike sheds
[Pre-Chorus]
    C#    F#Oh sweet Louise
[Chorus]
I always F#found it hard to Fmwork things D#mthrough
Those school F#uniforms made a Fmjoke
Made a D#mjoke of me and you
I'm glad I'm not back in school
[Bridge]
C#I remember short skirts
Long hair                      (x16)
My hormones flying everywhere
[Chorus]
I always F#found it hard to Fmwork things D#mthrough
Those school F#uniforms made a Fmjoke
Made a D#mjoke of me and you
I'm glad I'm not back in school
 C#   F#(x2)
Ending
C#

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School Uniforms

by The Wombats

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D#m

[Intro] (x2)

C# F#

[Verse]

C# F#

It all started on the school bus

D#m G#

You were 9 and I was 10

C# F#

Remember you had a Walkman

D#m G#

All I had was a middle part and a pen

[Pre-Chorus]

C# F#

Oh sweet Louise

C# F#

Whatever happened to her?

[Verse]

C# F#

Then is all went downhill

D#M G#

You grew tall I stayed the same

C# F#

I guess that's just puberty

D#m G#

Making us boys all play a losing game

[Pre-Chorus]

C# F#

Oh sweet Louise

[Chorus]

F# Fm D#m

I always found it hard to work things through

F# Fm

Those school uniforms made a joke

D#m

Made a joke of me and you

I'm glad I'm not back in school

[Instrumental] (x2)

C# F#

[Verse]

C# F#

She got an older boyfriend (how could she?)

D#m G#

Had a beard smoked Marlboro red

C# F#

How can I compete with that? (how can he?)

D#m G#

I don't even know the location of the bike sheds

[Pre-Chorus]

C# F#

Oh sweet Louise

[Chorus]

F# Fm D#m

I always found it hard to work things through

F# Fm

Those school uniforms made a joke

D#m

Made a joke of me and you

I'm glad I'm not back in school

[Bridge]

I remember short skirts

Long hair (x16)

My hormones flying everywhere

[Chorus]

F# Fm D#m

I always found it hard to work things through

F# Fm

Those school uniforms made a joke

D#m

Made a joke of me and you

I'm glad I'm not back in school

C# F#

(x2)

Ending

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