"1985"

[Originally by SR-71]

Woohoohoo
Woohoohoo
Intro:
 (Octave Chords (C#,D#,D#,C#)x2 (C#,B,C#,D#,C#,B)
all x3 then  just the (C#,D#,D#,C#) once
then play a staccato F# power chord into lyrics)

Verse I:
(Staccato Power Chords)
B
     Debbie just hit the wall
F#
     She never had it all
G#
     One Prozac a day
F#
     Husband's a CPA
B
     Her dreams went out the door
F#
     When she turned twenty four
G#
     Only been with one man
F#
     What happened to her plan?
Pre-chorus:
(Strumming Power Chords)
B
 She was gonna be an actress
F#
 She was gonna be a star
G#
 She was gonna shake her ass
F#
 On the hood of Whitesnake?s car
B
 Her yellow SUV
F#
 is now the enemy
G#
 Looks at her average life
(Staccato 2 strums)
F#              F#            F#       F#
And nothing has been alright

Chorus
(Strumming)
        B
Since Bruce Springsteen, Madonna
F#
Way before Nirvana
           G#
There was U2 and Blondie
            F#
And music still on MTV
     B
Her two kids in high school
          F#
They tell her that she?s uncool
          G#
Cause she's still preoccupied
(Staccato 2 strums)
F#       F#  F#    F#
 With 19, 19, 1985
Woohoohoo

Instrumental I:
(Octave Chords)
(C#,D#,D,#,C#,D#,D#,C#,B,C#,D#,C#,B)
*1985*
Woohoohoo
(C#,D#,D,#,C#,D#,D#,C#,B,C#,D#,C#)




Verse II:
(Staccato)
B
     She?s seen all the classics
F#
     She knows every line
G#
     Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink
F#
     Even Saint Elmo?s Fire
B
     She rocked out to Wham
F#
     Not a big Limp Bizkit fan
G#
     Thought she?d get a hand
F#
     On a member of Duran Duran

Pre-chorus II
(Strumming Power Chords)
B                                                          F#
 Where?s the mini-skirt made of snake skin
G#                                                                                 F#
 And who?s the other guy that's singing in Van Halen
B                                      F#
 When did reality become T.V.
G#
 Whatever happened to
(Staccato 2 strums)
F#           F#
     sitcoms, game shows
F#
      on the radio was

Chorus
(Strumming)
       B
Since Bruce Springsteen, Madonna
F#
Way before Nirvana
           G#
There was U2 and Blondie
    F#
And music still on MTV
    B
Her two kids in high school
         F#
They tell her that she?s uncool
          G#
Cause she's still preoccupied
(Staccato 2 strums)
F#      F#  F#     F#
 With 19, 19, 1985
Woohoohoo

Solo/Biridge
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(Strum chords once and let ring out)
B                             F#
 She hates time make it stop
G#                                                                F#
 When did Motley Crue become classic rock?
B             F#
 And when did Ozzy become an actor?
G#
 Please make this
(Staccato 2 strums)
F#    F#    F#
 Stop, Stop, Stop!
And bring back

Chorus
(Strumming)
B
Springsteen, Madonna
F#
Way before Nirvana
          G#
There was U2 and Blondie
            F#
And music still on MTV
    B
Her two kids in high school
           F#
They tell her that she?s uncool
          G#
Cause she's still preoccupied
F#
1985
B
Since Bruce Springsteen, Madonna
F#
Way before Nirvana
          G#
There was U2 and Blondie
    F#
And music still on MTV
    B
Her two kids in high school
           F#
They tell her that she?s uncool
          G#
Cause she's still preoccupied
(Staccato 2 strums)
F#    F#  F#     F#
With 19, 19, 1985