Carlene Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[A][D][G][A][D][G]
[A][Bm][D][G][A]

[Verse 1]
I was [D]lousy at math[Bm],
a [G]failed histori[A]an[D]
[Bm]Carlene was the va[G]ledictori[A]an
I [D]was the quar[Bm]terback
in the [G]back of the class
[A]She was[D] the whiz kid[Bm] in the
[G]horned- rimmed [A]glasses[D][G][A]
It'd been [D]a long [Bm]time
since I'd [G]been around
[A]Since I'd set[D] foo[Bm]t on my[G]
old stomp[A]ing ground
[D]I ended up [Bm]by the old scho[G]olyard
[A]And this redhea[D]d pulls up [Bm]in a
blue [G]sports car [A]and [Em]says
?I'll bet you [D]don't remember,
[G]I guess it's bee[A]n forever?
[Em]It took a se[D]cond to put
[G]it all togeth[A]er, I said

[Verse 2]
[D]Oo- la- la- [A]la- la- [G]la [A]lookin'
[D]good [A]Car[G]len[A]e
[D]Oh- my- my- [A]my- my- [G]my
[A]time's been good [D]to [A]you
If you know [G]what I mean,
[A]gir[G]l you glitter like Hollyw[D]ood
Good [Em]God Carlene, yo[D]u [G]sure are
[A]lookin' good
[D][G][A][Bm][D][G]

[Verse 3]
[A]
She [D]said, ?Hop [Bm]in, let's go [G]for a spin
[A]Tell me [D]what you been doing[Bm] boy,
and [G]where you been?
[A]I sai[D]d, ?I write son[Bm]gs,
you prob[G]ably didn't know
[A]I fin[D]ally got a cou[Bm]ple on [G]country radio[A]?
[D]She[G] sa[A]id, ?Wh[D]at a switch,[Bm]
[G]ain't it funny
[A]I've got a PHD[D].,
[Bm]Now I'm [G]modeling f[A]or money
[D]Imagine lit[Bm]tle miss fou[G]r point o[A]
Smil[D]ing for the cam[Bm]era
on the cov[G]er of Vogue?
[A]I said, ?Yo[Em]u've come long
way since [D]graduation[G]
Let me say [A]without [Em]reservation
You've sur[D]passed every
[G]one's expecta[A]tions?

[Verse 4]
[D]Oo- la- [A]la- la- [G]la- la [A]lookin'
[D]good [A]Car[G]len[A]e
[D]Oh- my- my- [A]my- my- [G]my
[A]time's been good [D]to [A]you
If you know [G]what I mean,
[A]gir[G]l you glitter like Hollyw[D]ood
Good [Em]God C[D]arlene, you sure
[G]are loo[A]kin' good
[D][G][A][D][A]

[Verse 5]
[G]
[D]I said, ?I hop[Bm]e to see you
[A]again someday?
She said, ?An[G]other ten years
is [A]too long to [Em]wait
Pick me [D]up at my [G]Mama's at [A]eight,? I said

[Verse 6]
[D]Oo- la- la- [A]la- la- [G]la lookin' [D]good Carlene
[A]Oh- [G]my-[A] my[D]- my- my- m[A]y[G]
[A]time's been [D]good to [A]you
If you know [G]what I mean,
[A]gir[D]l you glitter lik[A]e Hol[G]lywood
[A]Goo[D]d God Car[G]lene, you[A][D][A][G]
[A]sur[D]e are[G] lo[A]ok[D][A][G]
[A]in'
[D][G][A][D][A][G][A]

[Outro 1]
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