Capo on 2nd fret
Intro: F C Am G/B
FCAmG/B
He's still driving that 1970 hand-me-down truck
FCAmG/B
And he's still wearing that red and black jersey, just waiting for the band to start up
FC
He's still showing up twenty late, finding hearts and rules to break
AmG/B
Why would he wanna change when
FCAmG/B
Every memory still bows to him?
FC
But this ain't high school
AmG/BF
Where all you care about is if the pretty cheerleader thinks you're cool,
CAmG/B
See her Friday, take her out after the football game
FCAmG/B
'Cause it's five years later and you can't get off of the elevator
FC
That's going up, 'cause you're growing up
AmG/BFC
And the world gets cruel when you're still living in high school
FCAmG/B
He's still calling that first love, first time, pretty-eyed blonde
FCAmG/B
And she's still letting it ring 'cause his ring isn't what she wants
FCAmG/B
'Cause she traded in prom queen for a big city dream and a slate that's clean, but
FC
Your heart just don't get it and that's why you can't forget it
AmG/B
'Cause you're living like you're seventeen
FC
But this ain't high school
AmG/BF
Where all you care about is if the pretty cheerleader thinks you're cool,
CAmG/B
See her Friday, take her out after the football game
FCAmG/B
'Cause it's five years later and you can't get off of the elevator
FC
That's going up, 'cause you're growing up
AmG/B
And the world gets cruel when
AmG/BCG
You're still living in the hallways, where everybody stopped and stared
Am
And cared and knew your name
G/BCG
But this is the real world that don't know you like that
AmG/B
You can remember but you can't go back
FC
To high school
AmG/BF
Where all you care about is if the pretty cheerleader thinks you're cool,
CAmG/B
See her Friday, take her out after the football game
FCAmG/B
'Cause it's five years later and you can't get off of the elevator
FC
That's going up, 'cause you're growing up
AmG/BFC
And the world gets cruel when you're still living in high school
AmG/BFC
When you're still living in, five years later