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We Were Cool

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Capo 4 & key of B
Intro - |  G|  C|  G|  C..
His bGrother had a Chevy Malibu
I was sitCting in the back seat
On some dDead end road
We weren’t suCpposed to know
I rGemember thinking He would break My heart
I was grCeen as an evergreen
But I fDell right in
Never the sCame again
DGuran Duran on the radio
The WCild Boys and the days of gold
I was sDitting on His right
On His left was a fresh tattCoo
                  |  C|  G|
And man,  We were cool
His DGaddy had a drinking problem
My DCaddy worked way too hard
And We were both Drunning from -
What We swore We’d nCever become
Killing tGime in a Walgreens parking lot
Mapping out drCeams that never came true
When freedom’s Dall You want
Freedom’s really Call You got
Smells Like TGeen Spirit on tape cassette
Before We eCver heard of the internet
ReDdemption was a ragtop
All We needed was Cfuel
And man, We were cGool
We were gonna Emburn this town dDown...C  
We were gonna Emrun these streets 'till Dthey ran Cout
You worked the nGight shift Slinging fast food
All the FCrench fries We could stand
There was something Din His eyes
I could never qCuite define
Then We’d rGace that V6 all night
And CI was like putty in His hands
Memorizing bDack roads
'till He had to tCake Me home
DGuran Duran on the radio
And tChose Wild Boys would never know
We had a bDaby on the way -
The year Our friends started sCchool
But man,  We were cGool
We were gonna Emburn this town Ddown..C.
We were gonna Emrun these streets 'till Dthey ran Cout
But then dGreams fade into the ever blue
And tCime just slips away from You
So You’re sDtaring at each other
Remembering Cwhen  We were cool
|  G|  C|  G|  C..

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We Were Cool

by Lori McKenna

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 4 & key of B

G C G C

Intro - | | | | ..

His brother had a Chevy Malibu

I was sitting in the back seat

On some dead end road

We weren’t supposed to know

I remember thinking He would break My heart

I was green as an evergreen

But I fell right in

Never the same again

Duran Duran on the radio

The Wild Boys and the days of gold

I was sitting on His right

On His left was a fresh tattoo

C G

| | |

And man, We were cool

His Daddy had a drinking problem

My Daddy worked way too hard

And We were both running from -

What We swore We’d never become

Killing time in a Walgreens parking lot

Mapping out dreams that never came true

When freedom’s all You want

Freedom’s really all You got

Smells Like Teen Spirit on tape cassette

Before We ever heard of the internet

Redemption was a ragtop

All We needed was fuel

And man, We were cool

Em D C

We were gonna burn this town down...

Em D C

We were gonna run these streets 'till they ran out

You worked the night shift Slinging fast food

All the French fries We could stand

There was something in His eyes

I could never quite define

Then We’d race that V6 all night

And I was like putty in His hands

Memorizing back roads

'till He had to take Me home

Duran Duran on the radio

And those Wild Boys would never know

We had a baby on the way -

The year Our friends started school

But man, We were cool

Em D C

We were gonna burn this town down...

Em D C

We were gonna run these streets 'till they ran out

But then dreams fade into the ever blue

And time just slips away from You

So You’re staring at each other

Remembering when We were cool

G C G C

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