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Graduate

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The B sounds better like a "barre G" at the 7th fret
B:799877
[Pre-Intro]
N.C
We are turning living rooms, into life rooms
N.C
We are turning living rooms, into life rooms
[Intro]
e⎮-G----⎮Em7-----⎮-Dm7----⎮
B⎮-----⎮-8---⎮-6-6-⎮
G⎮-4---⎮---7-⎮-----⎮
D⎮---5-⎮-----⎮-----⎮ 2x
A⎮-----⎮-7---⎮-5-5-⎮
E⎮-3---⎮-----⎮-----⎮
[Verse 1]
 GFour years of Em7school to get to Dm7college
 GFour years of Em7bad for a Dm7degree
 GIt's easier to Em7master Dm7knowledge
 GThan it Em7is to master Dm7me
 [Pre-Chorus]
 But I'm Ammaking this my Dgraduation Gparty
 It Amtook awhile for Dme to make it Ghere
 When AmI showed up the Dceremony Gstarted
 I threw my Amcap up in the air, ooh
 [Chorus 1]
 GAll I know, I gotta Bgraduate
 Can't Cstay here forever, gotta AgraduDate
 Old Gthings pass away when I Bgraduate
 All Cthings become new when I AgraduDate
 [Verse 2]
 GThank the Lord that I'm much Dm7smarter
 GThan I'd ever Em7thought I'd Dm7be
 GI won't fail Em7again, I Dm7promise
 Hey, Gthat's a Em7promise that I Dm7gotta keep
 [Pre-Chorus]
 So I'm Ammaking this my Dgraduation Gparty
 It Amtook awhile for Dme to make it Ghere
 When AmI showed up the Dceremony Gstarted
 I threw my Amcap up in the air, ooh
 [Chorus 2]
 GAll I know, I gotta Bgraduate
 Can't Cstay here forever, gotta AgraduDate
 GAnybody help me try to Bgraduate
 Gotta Cgrow up now, AgraduDate
 GI've gotta, Bgraduate
 Yeah CI've gotta AgraduDate
 Oh, GI know it's time I better Bgraduate
 CGotta move on, AgraduDate
 GWhat was once in the Bwindshield, is Cnow in my rear view, AgraduDate
 The GEnemy gonna have to come up with Bsomething new (graduate)
 'Cause I Cain't gon' like news 'til I AgraduDatGe
 [Post-Chorus]
N.C.
 Graduate, ooh, graduate
N.C
 Ooh, graduate (I gotta)
N.C
 Ooh, graduate
N.C
 Ooh, graduate
N.C
 Ooh, graduate (gotta graduate)
N.C
 Ooh, yeah
 [Outro]
N.C
 Keep it going
N.C
Graduation
N.C
You gotta celebrate
N.C
Graduate
N.C
Today you are great
N.C
Graduation
N.C
Has arrived
N.C
It's upon ya
N.C
You're going to the next level
N.C
Next level...

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Graduate

by Jonathan McReynolds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Dm7

The B sounds better like a "barre G" at the 7th fret

B:799877

[Pre-Intro]

N.C

We are turning living rooms, into life rooms

N.C

We are turning living rooms, into life rooms

[Intro]

G Em7 Dm7

e⎮-----⎮-----⎮-----⎮

B⎮-----⎮-8---⎮-6-6-⎮

G⎮-4---⎮---7-⎮-----⎮

D⎮---5-⎮-----⎮-----⎮ 2x

A⎮-----⎮-7---⎮-5-5-⎮

E⎮-3---⎮-----⎮-----⎮

[Verse 1]

G Em7 Dm7

Four years of school to get to college

G Em7 Dm7

Four years of bad for a degree

G Em7 Dm7

It's easier to master knowledge

G Em7 Dm7

Than it is to master me

[Pre-Chorus]

Am D G

But I'm making this my graduation party

Am D G

It took awhile for me to make it here

Am D G

When I showed up the ceremony started

I threw my cap up in the air, ooh

[Chorus 1]

G B

All I know, I gotta graduate

C A D

Can't stay here forever, gotta graduate

G B

Old things pass away when I graduate

C A D

All things become new when I graduate

[Verse 2]

G Dm7

Thank the Lord that I'm much smarter

G Em7 Dm7

Than I'd ever thought I'd be

G Em7 Dm7

I won't fail again, I promise

G Em7 Dm7

Hey, that's a promise that I gotta keep

[Pre-Chorus]

Am D G

So I'm making this my graduation party

Am D G

It took awhile for me to make it here

Am D G

When I showed up the ceremony started

I threw my cap up in the air, ooh

[Chorus 2]

G B

All I know, I gotta graduate

C A D

Can't stay here forever, gotta graduate

G B

Anybody help me try to graduate

C A D

Gotta grow up now, graduate

G B

I've gotta, graduate

C A D

Yeah I've gotta graduate

G B

Oh, I know it's time I better graduate

C A D

Gotta move on, graduate

G B C A D

What was once in the windshield, is now in my rear view, graduate

G B

The Enemy gonna have to come up with something new (graduate)

C A D G

'Cause I ain't gon' like news 'til I graduate

[Post-Chorus]

N.C.

Graduate, ooh, graduate

N.C

Ooh, graduate (I gotta)

N.C

Ooh, graduate

N.C

Ooh, graduate

N.C

Ooh, graduate (gotta graduate)

N.C

Ooh, yeah

[Outro]

N.C

Keep it going

N.C

Graduation

N.C

You gotta celebrate

N.C

Graduate

N.C

Today you are great

N.C

Graduation

N.C

Has arrived

N.C

It's upon ya

N.C

You're going to the next level

N.C

Next level...

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