this song is a pretty simple one, as all great songs are.
its only four chords, and the only change is in timing.

F (133211@1)                  CSo (x32010@1)it was Jeremy in nineteen eighty-three in his
G (320003@1)                BbOcean (x1333x@1)Pacific tee who got a bloody knee

On his skateboard in the half pipe
in the backyard that Tuesday night

CHORUS 1(strum pattern changes)

F (133211@1)    C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)       Bb (x1333x@1) And im only gonna pierce my left ear
F (133211@1)              C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)     Bb (x1333x@1)        F (133211@1) And i've been workin on this mustache all summer long
          C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)       Bb (x1333x@1) And my favorite band will always be tears for fears
F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)              Bb (x1333x@1)   G (320003@1)             C (x32010@1)  And im gonna wear a pink tux to the prom (a pink tux to the prom)

Verse progression:

Skippin class out the first-floor window he's
drivin fast cuz he never did a thing slow
and i look up to my big bro
cuz in the eighties all the ladies grabbed his hand and couldnt let go

CHORUS

so on and so on. blah. have fun.