Chords for 80's Ladies

Tempo:
98.15 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

Em

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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80's Ladies chords
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[C] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [D] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] We were [Dm] three [C] little girls from [F] school.
[C] One was pretty, [F] one [C] was smart, one was a [G] borderline fool.
[C] Was she [Dm] still good looking?
[C] That woman hadn't slipped [F] a bit.
[C] The smart one used her hair, [F] she [C] made her fortune,
[G] and me I called the [C] border [G] every chance [C] I get.
[F]
We were [C] the girls of fifty,
[F] the stone of [C] sixties and nineties [G] got changed
as [Am] the seventies slipped on by.
[G] [Am] Now [G] we're ages, ladies.
There ain't been much these ladies [C] ain't tried.
[Em] [C] [F]
[G] [C] We've been educated, [G] we got [Dm] liberated,
[Em] and that's complicating matters [F] with men.
Oh, [C] we've said I do, and [F] we've signed [C] I don't,
and we've sworn we'd never do [G] that again.
[C] Oh, we've burned [Dm] dinners, [C] and we've burned [F] out,
[C] and we've got some children
[F] who [C] look just like [G] the way we did back [C] then.
Oh, but [Am] we're all, [G] [F]
[G] [Am]
[G] [F] none of us can tell you quite how.
[G]
We were [C] the girls [F] [C] of fifty,
[G] and [F] the sixties [C] honeymoons [G] got changed
[Am] as the seventies slipped on by.
[G] [Am] Now [G] we're ages, ladies.
There ain't been much these [C] ladies ain't tried.
[Em] [C] [F]
[G] [F] [C]
[Em] [C] [G] [F]
[G] And [F] live in Arkansas, [C] say my name,
[Em] [C] [F]
and [C] live in [F] Arkansas, [C] say my name,
it's [Em] time I'm gonna marry,
[F] we're gonna sell cars, [G] [F] and live in [C] Kansas.
[F]
[G] [C]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Em
121
Am
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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To learn K.T. Oslin - 80S Ladies chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: F, C, F, G and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 49 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 98. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: C Major.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ We were [Dm] three _ [C] little _ girls from [F] school. _
_ _ [C] One was pretty, [F] one [C] was smart, one was a [G] borderline fool.
_ _ [C] _ _ Was she [Dm] still good looking?
[C] That woman hadn't slipped [F] a bit. _
_ [C] The smart one used her hair, [F] she [C] made her fortune,
[G] and me I called the [C] border [G] every chance [C] I get.
_ _ [F] _ _
We were [C] the girls _ of fifty,
_ _ [F] the stone of _ _ _ [C] sixties and _ nineties [G] got changed
as [Am] the seventies slipped on by.
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] Now [G] we're _ _ ages, _ ladies. _
There ain't been much these ladies [C] ain't tried.
_ [Em] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ We've been _ educated, [G] we got [Dm] _ liberated,
[Em] and that's complicating matters [F] with men.
Oh, [C] we've said I do, and [F] we've signed [C] I don't,
and we've sworn we'd never do [G] that again.
_ [C] Oh, we've burned _ _ [Dm] _ _ dinners, [C] and we've burned _ _ [F] _ _ out,
[C] and we've got some children
[F] who [C] look just like [G] the way we did back [C] then.
Oh, but [Am] we're all, _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] none of us can tell you quite how.
_ _ [G] _ _
We were [C] the girls _ [F] _ [C] of fifty,
[G] and [F] the _ _ _ _ _ sixties [C] honeymoons _ [G] got changed
_ [Am] as the seventies slipped on by.
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ Now [G] we're _ _ ages, _ ladies. _ _
There ain't been much these [C] ladies ain't tried.
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _
_ [G] And [F] live in Arkansas, [C] say my name,
_ [Em] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
and [C] live in [F] Arkansas, [C] say my name,
it's [Em] time I'm gonna marry,
_ [F] we're gonna sell cars, [G] [F] and live in [C] Kansas. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _

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This song is part of Greatest Hits--Songs from an Aging Sex Bomb album.

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