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High School Confidential

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1/37

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 37Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

              - Many thanks to tony.ferguson.guitar [pro] for work on the tab intro/riff/lead 
[Intro] 
|--------------------|   |-----------------|
|--------------------|   |-----------------|
|----8---9-8---------|x2 |----8---9-8------|x1
|-----9-7---9-7-9----|   |-----9-7---9-7-9-|
|------------9---7-9-|   |------------9----|
|-5-7----------------|   |-5-7-------------|
RIFF at the end of each line of chorus
                ____________ _________
                           1|        2|                 
e|-------------|------------|---------|
B|-------------|------------|---------|
G|-8-----9-8---|8-----9-8---|8-----9\-|
D|--9-7-9---9--|-9-7-9---9\-|-9-7-9---|
A|-----------9-|------------|---------|
E|-------------|------------|---------|
[Lead over the verses]
e|----------|   |----------------|
B|----------|   |----------------|
G|-7~-7-6-6-|x3 |-7-7-6-6-7-6-6--|
D|-------9--|   |------9-----9-9-|
A|----------|   |----------------|
E|----------|   |----------------|
[Intro]
B  B  B  B
[Verse 1]
She's a E7cool F#blonde scheming E7bitch, she F#makes my body E7twitch, walking F#down the corriE7dorB  
You can E7hear F#her stilettos E7click, I want her F#so much I feel E7sick
The F#girl can't help it, she E7really can't help it Bnow
[Chorus]
It's like Ahigh school, Ehigh school confiBdential
AHigh school, Ehigh school confiBdential
[Verse 2]
Teenage E7Brandos F#stalk her in the E7halls, they F#tease her with cat E7calls
She's a F#combination, AE7nita Eckberg, BMamie Van Doren
[Chorus]
ADagmar, Ehigh school confiBdential
AHigh school, Ehigh school confiBdential
[Verse 3]
What's the E7principal F#doing with her? Who's that E7guy? Is he F#screwing with her?
What's her E7perfume? Tigress F#by Faberge, it makes me E7cream my jeans when sheB, comes my way
[Chorus]
AHigh school, Ehigh school confiBdential
AHigh school, Ehigh school confiBdential
[Verse 4]
She drives a E7candy pink F#Cadillac, if I Bdon't get her soon I'll have a heart attack
When she E7flashes me a look, I wanna F#burn my books
Give up Bhigh school, Oh well, Oh well, Oh well, Oh well
[Chorus]
AHigh school, Ehigh school confiBdential
AHigh school, Ehigh school confiBdential
AHigh school, Ehigh school confiBdential
AHigh school, Ehigh school confiBdential

All chords in this song (5)

Barre (A shape)

X24442

Major chord - Happy, bright sound

✕ Mute Open Press2 Fret

Skill · find home

B major

This chord is home. When a line ends, land here.

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High School Confidential

by Rough Trade

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

- Many thanks to tony.ferguson.guitar [pro] for work on the tab intro/riff/lead

[Intro]

|--------------------| |-----------------|

|----8---9-8---------|x2 |----8---9-8------|x1

|-----9-7---9-7-9----| |-----9-7---9-7-9-|

|------------9---7-9-| |------------9----|

|-5-7----------------| |-5-7-------------|

RIFF at the end of each line of chorus

____________ _________

1| 2|

e|-------------|------------|---------|

B|-------------|------------|---------|

G|-8-----9-8---|8-----9-8---|8-----9\-|

D|--9-7-9---9--|-9-7-9---9\-|-9-7-9---|

A|-----------9-|------------|---------|

E|-------------|------------|---------|

[Lead over the verses]

e|----------| |----------------|

B|----------| |----------------|

G|-7~-7-6-6-|x3 |-7-7-6-6-7-6-6--|

D|-------9--| |------9-----9-9-|

A|----------| |----------------|

E|----------| |----------------|

[Intro]

B B B B

[Verse 1]

E7 F# E7 F# E7 F# E7 B

She's a cool blonde scheming bitch, she makes my body twitch, walking down the corridor

E7 F# E7 F# E7

You can hear her stilettos click, I want her so much I feel sick

F# E7 B

The girl can't help it, she really can't help it now

[Chorus]

A E B

It's like high school, high school confidential

A E B

High school, high school confidential

[Verse 2]

E7 F# E7 F# E7

Teenage Brandos stalk her in the halls, they tease her with cat calls

F# E7 B

She's a combination, Anita Eckberg, Mamie Van Doren

[Chorus]

A E B

Dagmar, high school confidential

A E B

High school, high school confidential

[Verse 3]

E7 F# E7 F#

What's the principal doing with her? Who's that guy? Is he screwing with her?

E7 F# E7 B

What's her perfume? Tigress by Faberge, it makes me cream my jeans when she, comes my way

[Chorus]

A E B

High school, high school confidential

A E B

High school, high school confidential

[Verse 4]

E7 F# B

She drives a candy pink Cadillac, if I don't get her soon I'll have a heart attack

E7 F#

When she flashes me a look, I wanna burn my books

Give up high school, Oh well, Oh well, Oh well, Oh well

[Chorus]

A E B

High school, high school confidential

A E B

High school, high school confidential

A E B

High school, high school confidential

A E B

High school, high school confidential

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