Chords for Bowling For Soup - 1985 (Acoustic)

Tempo:
125.75 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

Ab

Gb

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bowling For Soup - 1985 (Acoustic) chords
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Um, this is a song called 1985.
[Bb] [G] What note does this start on?
It starts on a B.
Oh, that's right.
Yeah, it's a song called 1985 and it's not really about 1985.
But it does start on B.
It does.
Okay.
[B]
[E]
[Abm] [Gb]
[B] [E]
[Abm] [Gb] Debbie [G] just hit the [E] wall, she never [Ab] had it all
[Gbm] One Prozac a [Gb] day, [Em] husband's a [B] CPA
Her dreams went out the [Em] door, [Ab] she turned 24
Only [N] been with one [Gb] man, what happened [B] to her plan?
She was gonna be [E] an actress, she was gonna be [Ab] a star
And she was gonna shake [Gb] her ass on the hood of White [B] Snake's car
Her yellow [E] SUV is now the [Abm] enemy
Looks at her [Gb] average life and nothing has been
Right [B] since Bruce Springsteen, [E] Madonna
Way before Nirvana, [Ab] there was U2 and [A] Blondie
Music still on [B] MTV, her two kids in [E] high school
They tell her that she's uncool, [Ab] she's still [A] preoccupied
With 19, 19, 1985, [B] [E]
1985
[Abm] She's [Gb] [B] seen all the [Em] classics, she knows [Gb] every [Abm] line
Breakfast Club, [E] Pretty in [Gb] Pink, [E] even St.
Elmo's [B] Fire
She rocked out to [Em] Wham!
Not a big Limp [Ab] Bizkit fan
Thought she'd [G] get a [Gb] hand, all I remember is [A] Duran [B] Duran
Where's the mini [E]-skirt made of snake [Ab] skin?
And who's the other [Gb] guy that's singing in Van [B] Halen?
When did [E] reality become [Ab] TV?
Whatever happened [Gb] to sitcoms, game shows, [Dbm] on [B] the radio?
What's Springsteen, [E] Madonna?
Way before Nirvana, [Ab] there was U2 and [A] Blondie
Music still on [B] MTV, her two kids [Em] in high [E] school
They tell her that she's [Ab] uncool, she's still [A] preoccupied
With 19, 19, 1985
[B] She [E] [Ab] [Abm]
[Gb] [B]
[E] hates time, [Em] make [Ab] it stop
When [Abm] did Motley Crue [Gb] become classic rock?
[B] And when did [A] [E] Ozzy become an actor?
[Ab] Please [Gb] make this stop, stop, stop
[C] Are you okay?
Did you hurt yourself on that one?
No, I almost did, but
Okay, he's fine, it's, uh, we're, okay?
You wanna go?
Sure
And [B] bring back Springsteen, Madonna
[E]
Way before Nirvana, [Ab] there was U2 and [Em] Blondie
[A]
Music still on MTV, [B] her two kids in high [Em] school
[E] They tell her that she's [Ab] uncool, she's still [A] preoccupied With [B] 1985 Springsteen, [Em] Madonna
[E] Way before Nirvana, [Ab] there was U2 [Em] and [A] Blondie
Music still on MTV, [B] her two kids in [E] high school
They tell her that she's uncool, [Ab] she's still [A] preoccupied
With 19, 19, [N] 1985
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B
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E
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Ab
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Gb
134211112
Em
121
B
12341112
E
2311
Ab
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To jam and learn Bowling For Soup - (Live @VH1) 1985 chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Ab, A, B, E, Ab, Gb, B, E, Abm, Em and E. Ease into the song by practicing at 62 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 126 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: E Major.

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_ _ _ Um, this is a song called 1985.
_ _ [Bb] _ [G] What note does this start on?
It starts on a B.
Oh, that's right.
Yeah, it's a song called 1985 and it's not really about 1985.
But it does start on B.
It does.
Okay.
_ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ Debbie _ _ _ _ [G] _ just hit the [E] wall, she never [Ab] had it all
[Gbm] One Prozac a [Gb] day, [Em] husband's a [B] CPA
Her dreams went out the [Em] door, [Ab] she turned 24
Only [N] been with one [Gb] man, what happened [B] to her plan?
She was gonna be [E] an actress, she was gonna be [Ab] a star
And she was gonna shake [Gb] her ass on the hood of White [B] Snake's car
Her yellow [E] SUV is now the [Abm] enemy
Looks at her [Gb] average life and nothing has been
Right [B] since Bruce Springsteen, [E] Madonna
Way before Nirvana, [Ab] there was U2 and [A] Blondie
Music still on [B] MTV, her two kids in [E] high school
They tell her that she's uncool, [Ab] she's still _ [A] preoccupied
With 19, 19, _ 1985, [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ 1985
[Abm] _ _ She's [Gb] _ _ _ _ [B] _ seen all the [Em] classics, she knows [Gb] every [Abm] line
Breakfast Club, [E] Pretty in [Gb] Pink, [E] even St.
Elmo's [B] Fire
She rocked out to [Em] Wham!
Not a big Limp [Ab] Bizkit fan
Thought she'd [G] get a [Gb] hand, all I remember is [A] Duran [B] Duran
Where's the mini [E]-skirt made of snake [Ab] skin?
And who's the other [Gb] guy that's singing in Van [B] Halen?
When did [E] reality become [Ab] TV?
Whatever happened [Gb] to sitcoms, game shows, [Dbm] on [B] the radio?
What's Springsteen, [E] Madonna?
Way before Nirvana, [Ab] there was U2 and [A] Blondie
Music still on [B] MTV, her two kids [Em] in high [E] school
They tell her that she's [Ab] uncool, she's still _ [A] preoccupied
With 19, 19, 1985
[B] _ _ She [E] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Abm] _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] hates time, [Em] make [Ab] it stop
When [Abm] did Motley Crue [Gb] become classic rock?
_ [B] And when did [A] [E] Ozzy become an actor?
[Ab] _ Please [Gb] make this stop, stop, stop
[C] Are you okay?
Did you hurt yourself on that one?
No, I almost did, but_
Okay, he's fine, it's, uh, we're, okay?
You wanna go?
Sure
And [B] bring back Springsteen, Madonna
[E]
Way before Nirvana, [Ab] there was U2 and [Em] Blondie
[A]
Music still on MTV, [B] her two kids in high [Em] school
[E] They tell her that she's [Ab] uncool, she's still _ [A] preoccupied With [B] 1985 Springsteen, [Em] Madonna
[E] Way before Nirvana, [Ab] there was U2 [Em] and [A] Blondie
Music still on MTV, [B] her two kids in [E] high school
They tell her that she's uncool, [Ab] she's still _ [A] preoccupied
With 19, 19, [N] _ 1985 _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was authored by Mitchell Allan Scherr, John Allen and Jaret Reddick.

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