Old School Chords by John Conlee

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_ _ I can remember us cruising through town in your daddy's car with the top pulled down
[Ab] looking so cool. _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ We came from different sides of the track _ but we still held hands out back of [Ab] the old school. _ _
_ _ [Bb] We spent all our time together [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] laughing and having fun.
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_ _ [Bb] We swore that we'd love forever [Cm] _
_ _ [Ab] cause that was the way things [Bb] were done _ [F] at the [Gm] old school.
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_ _ _ [Eb] We both made it to our [F] graduation.
_ [Eb] You chose a college, I chose a [Bb] [Ab] vocation driving 18 _ wheels.
_ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ I became a part of your past.
You went and married some guy in your class.
He [Ab] was a big deal. _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] Your picture was in all the [Cm] papers.
_ _ [Bb] You made such a lovely [Cm] bride.
_ _ [Bb] They said you were going places.
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_ _ [Ab] But me I just went for [Bb] a ride down [Ab] by the [Eb] old school.
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[Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] I got married [Ab] to a sweet young girl [G] and kept driving for the [Ab] line.
_ _ _ [Gm] Your husband made [Ab] his mark on the world.
_ [Fm] Then he left you [C]
[Bb] behind _ [Ab] in the [Eb] big house [Ab] _
[Eb] with [Ab] the [Eb] swimming pool.
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[Eb] _ _ [Ab] Now you drive [Eb] your kid [Ab] _
[Eb] down [Ab] to the [Eb] old school.
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_ _ _ Now here we are at the reunion of the class.
You asked my wife if we could have one dance [Ab] for the old time. _
_ _ _ [Eb] We slow danced across the old gym floor.
You whispered it could be just like before.
_ [Ab] _ Call me sometime. _
_ _ [Bb] You ask if I [Cm] understand you.
_ [Bb] Well yes I'm afraid to do.
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_ _ _ [Bb] You say [Cm] everybody does it.
_ [Ab] Well I don't care [Bb] if they do.
_ [F] I'm from the [Eb] old school.
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ Old school. _
_ I'm from the old school.
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[Eb] Old school.
[Ab] Where hearts [Eb] stay true. _
Old school.
I'm from the old school.
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_ [Eb] I [Ab] thought you were too.
I'm [Eb] from the old school.
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_ _ _ All about the old school.
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