*Chord changes are really fast in this song, I tried to write them above the exact word in the lyric the chord changes at* Intro: E5 A5 B5 <--(3 times) E5 A5 B5 C#5 E5 A5 B5 E5 C#5 A5 B5 I was lousy at math, a failed historian E5 C#5 A5 B5 Carlene was the valedictorian E5 C#5 A5 B5 I was the quarterback in the back of class E5 C#5 A5 B5 E5 A5 B5 She was the whiz kid in horned rim glasses E5 C#5 A5 B5 It's been a long time since I've been around E5 C#5 A5 B5 Since I stepped foot on my old stomping ground E5 C#5 A5 B5 I ended up by the old school yard E5 C#5 A5 B5 And this red head pulls up in a blue sports car F#5 E5 A5 B5 And says, "I bet you don't remember, I guess it's been forever." F#5 G#5 A5 B5 It took a second to put it all together and I said... E5 B5 A5 Ooh la la la la la B5 E5 A5 C#5 B5 Looking good Carlene E5 B5 A5 Woh my my my my my B5 E5 C#5 Times been good to you A5 B5 If you know what I mean F#5 E5 Girl you glitter like Hollywood F#5 G#5 Good gosh Carlene A5 B5 E5 A5 B5 C#5 E5 A5 B5 You sure are lookin good E5 C#5 A5 B5 She said, ?Hop in let's go for a spin E5 C#5 A5 B5 Tell me whatcha been doing boy and where you been? E5 C#5 A5 B5 I said, ?I write songs, you probably didn't know, but I E5 C#5 A5 B5 E5 A5 B5 Finally got a couple out on country radio? E5 C#5 A5 B5 She said, "What a switch, ain't life funny, I've got a E5 C#5 A5 B5 Ph.D now I'm modeling for money." E5 C#5 A5 B5 Imagine little miss 4 point 0 just E5 C#5 A5 B5 Smiling for the camera on the cover of Vogue F#5 E5 A5 B5 I said, ?You've come a long way since graduation, let me say without reservation F#5 G#5 A5 B5 You've surpassed everyone's expectations? CHORUS C#5 B5 I said, ?I hope to see you again someday? A5 B5 She said, ?Another ten years is too long to wait F#5 G#5 A5 B5 Pick me up at my momma's at eight? I said... CHORUS
