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| Verse |:
Em BmHe's a really cool guy, he's got a cool shirt
AmHe's got cool shoes, did I mention the shirt?
Em BmIf you ever got the chance to meet him
AmYou'd know why I want to be him
Em BmHe walks into a room and everyone respects him
AmHe reads the news and doesn't let that shit affect him
Em BmHe's really happy, he's thrilled to be alive
(Pause)
His name is any white guy in 1985
| Chorus |:
Em Bm
White guy, 1985 (White guy, 19-80--)
AmWhite guy, 1985 (White guy, 1985)
Em Bm
White guy, 1985 (White guy, 19-80--)
AmWhite guy, 1985 (White guy)
| Verse |:
Em BmHe's got a job and a family; how does he Do it?
AmBalances work with his wife's underwhelming cooking
Em BmHe's got all the answers that I wanna know
AmHow can I be what I am, but 40 years ago?
Em BmGee whiz, he got it and he flaunts
AmI Am the thing he is, but he is it when I want
Em EmI guess it's true that some people really got to fight to survive
(Pause)
And some people are white guys in 1985
| Chorus |:
Em Bm
White guy, 1985 (White guy, 19-80--)
AmWhite guy, 1985 (White guy, 1985)
Em Bm
White guy, 1985 (White guy, 19-80--)
AmWhite guy, 1985 (White guy)
Wait!
| Bridge |:
EmIt wasn't easy being any white guy in 1985
D CSome white guys were living through the AIDS crisis
EmSome white guys were... Italian
DAnd I'm not saying it's hard being a white guy now
CI've misspoke (sung)
EmI don't mean to lump a group of people in a hive
Am C#mI think I just meant my dad in 1985
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F#m C#mMy dad, 1985 (My dad!)
BmMy father, 1985 (Papa!)
F#m C#mMy dad, 1985
(Pause)
Scott Burnham, 1985 (Scott!)
F#m BmI wanna be my dad
BmI wanna be my dad
F#m C#mIn the 80s
BmMy oblivious white dad in the mid-80s
F#m C#mMy dad was an oblivious white guy
BmMy father was happier than I am
F#m C#mIf I could be anybody, dead or alive
BmI would want to be my dad in 1985
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