Carlene Chords by Phil Vassar

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I [E] was a lousy [C#m] ad man, [A] failed [B] historian, [E] _ Carleen was [A] _ _
[E] valedictorian, I was quarterback [A] in the
back of [B] the class, [E] she was the [C#m] Westgate in the [E] whole red glasses.
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It's [E] been a long time [A] since I've been [B] around, [E] since I [C#m] set foot on my [B] old stomping [E] ground.
I ended up [A] by the old school [B] yard and [E] this redhead [C#m] pulls up [A] in a blue [B] sports [F#m] car and
said, I bet [E] you don't remember, [A] _ I guess [B] it's been forever.
[F#m] _ [E] Took a second, [A] put it all [B] together, [E] I said, ooh [B] la la [A] la la [E] la, looking good [B] Carleen.
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[B] _ [E] Oh [B] my my [A] my my my, [B] I'm [E] looking good to [B] you, [E] you know what [B] I mean.
[A] _ You're even better [E] like Hollywood, [F#m] you're just [E] Carleen, [A] you sure [B] are looking [E] good.
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She [E] said, hop in, [A] let's go [B] for a spin, [E] tell me what you [C#m] been doing [A] boy, and where [B] you
been, I [E] said, I write songs [A] you probably [B] didn't know, and [E] I finally got [C#m] a couple [A] out of [B] country radio.
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She [E] said, what a switch, ain't that funny, I got a [C#m] PhD now, I'm [A] modeling [B] for money, [E] _ imagine
a little [A] miss 4 [B] [E].0, just smiling for the camera on [A] the cover [B] of Vogue.
[F#m] I said, come a long way [G#m] since [E] graduation, _ [A] _ let me say [B] without reservation, [F#m] _ [E] you surpassed [A] everyone's [B] expectations.
[E] Now ooh [B] la la [A] la la la, [B] _ [E] looking good [B] Carleen.
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[B] _ [E] Oh my [B] my [A] my my [B] my, I'm [E] looking good to [B] you, [A] you know what [B] I mean.
[A] _ You're even [E] better like Hollywood, [F#m] you're just [E] Carleen, [A] you sure [B] are looking [E] good.
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[E] I [C#m] said, I hope to see you [G#m] again [E] someday, [B] she [A] said, another ten years, [B] it's too long to wait.
[F#m] Pick [E] me up at [A] my momma's [E] house, I said ooh [B] la la la la la, [E] looking good [B] _ [A] Carleen. _
[B] _ [E] Oh [B] my my [A] my my [B] my, I'm [E] looking good to [B] you, [A] you know what [B] I [E] mean.
Ooh [B] la la [A] la la la, [E] looking good Carleen.
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_ [E] Oh [B] my my [A] my my [B] my, I'm [E] looking good to you, [B] you know what I [E] mean.
Ooh [B] la la la [A] _ _
[B] la la, [E] looking good Carleen.
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_ _ [E] Oh [B] my my [A] my my my, [B] I'm [E] looking good to you, [B] you know what I [E] mean.
Alright, _ _ _ looking good then.
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