Other post wasn't doing it for me.  Found a helpful bedroom recording on YouTube, posted 
Homey33.  I filled in the rest as best I could.

Anyway, here it is.  Chords in parentheses are for the second guitar.

B: 799877 (xxx877)
A: 577655 (xxx9109)
Abm: 466444 (xxx897 and xxx131211)
Emaj7: x79897 (xxx444)
G: 355433

Intro/Riff:

e-7-7-------------|
B-----7-7---------|   x8
G---------8-8-----|
D-------------9-9-|


  B  A  Abm A  B  A  Abm  A

e-7--9--7---9|-7--9--11---9|
B-7--10-9--10|-7--10-12--10|
G-8--9--8---9|-8--9--13---9|


      B               A
Put a hurting on your parents
             Abm
and left for DeVry
    A
You made 'em cry
    B             A
You followed your instinct
               Abm
and late night TV
    A
Technology

B                A
New-wave boys in courdoroys
             Abm
You've got a few
       A
You're casual
    B          A
The tools of tomorrow
             Abm
will get you through
      A
and beautiful

   Em7         A
Believe me
                  B (Intro x2)
You don't have to worry
             Em7        A
Baby you're savvy
                  B
You don't have to study
   A            Abm
To get straight A's
       A            B (Intro x2)
You'll get straight A's

       B               A
As the future at your fingers
         Abm
gently unfolds
    A
and you behold
  B               A
career of your lifetime
           Abm
before your eyes
       A
You qualify


    B           A
But if you are failing
         Abm
and you need me
     A
I'll let you cheat
     B               A
and realize all the answers
             Abm
were already there
          A
and you knew them all


   Em7         A
Believe me
                  B (Intro x2)
You don't have to worry
             Em7         A
Baby you're savvy
                  B
You don't have to study
   A            Abm
To get straight A's
        A
You'll get straight A's

Em7     A     B (Intro x2)

Em7     A     B (Intro x2)

   Em7         A
Believe me
                  B (Intro x2)
You don't have to worry
            Em7         A
Oh, you're savvy (savvy)
                  B
You don't have to study
   A            Abm
To get straight A's
        A
You'll get straight A's

Em7     A     B (Intro x2)

Em7     A     B   A   Abm   G

B (Intro x2)


Post any corrections in the comments and I'll try to update.
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