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Em D…….
[Verse 1]
Em Bm..He’s a really cool guy
AmHe’s got a cool shirt
He’s got cool shoes
Did I mention the shirt?
Em Bm..If you ever got the chance to meet him
Am..You’d know why I want to be him
Em Bm..He walks into a room and everyone respects him (Everyone respects him)
Am Em..He reads the news and doesn’t let that **** affect him (Let that **** affect him)
BmHe’s really happy, he’s thrilled to be alive
His name is any white guy in 1985
[Chorus]
Em BmWhite guy, 1985 (White guy, 1985)
Am..White guy, 1985 (White guy, 1985)
Em BmWhite guy, 1985 (White guy, 1985)
Am..White guy, 1985 (White guy, 1985)
[Verse 2]
Em Bm..He’s got a job and a family; how does he Do it?
AmBalance his work with his wife’s underwhelming cooking
Em Bm Am..He’s got all the answers that I wanna know
How can I be what I Am but 40 years ago
Em BmGee whiz, he got in any…..
AmI Am the thing he is, but he isn’t when I want
Em BmI guess it’s true that some people really got to fight to survive
And some people are white guys in 1985
[Chorus]
Em BmWhite guy, 1985 (White guy, 1985)
Am..White guy, 1985 (White guy, 1985)
Em BmWhite guy, 1985 (White guy, 1985)
Am..White guy, 1985 (White guy, 1985)
Wait!
[Bridge]
Em G..It wasn’t easy being any white guy in 1985
D C…Some white guys were living through the AIDS crisis
Em G..Some white guys were… Italian
DAnd I’m not saying it’s hard being a white guy now
C…I’ve misspoke
Em BmI don’t need to lump a group of people in a hive
Am Ddim7I think I just meant my dad in 1985
[Chorus]
F#m C#mMy dad, 1985 (“My dad!”)
Bm..My father, 1985 (“Papa!”)
F#m C#mMy dad, 1985
Scott Burnham, 1985 (Scott!)
F#m C#m..I wanna be my dad (My dad, 1985) (Scott!)
Bm..I wanna be my dad (My father, 1985) (Scott!)
F#m C#mIn the 80s….(My dad, 1985) (Scott!)
BmMy oblivious white dad in the mid-80s (Scott Burnham, 1985) (Scott!)
F#m C#m..My dad was an oblivious white guy (My dad, 1985) (General contractor!)
Bm..My dad was happier than I Am (My father, 1985)
F#m C#mIf I could be anybody…dead or alive
I would want to be my dad in 1985
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