OLD SCHOOL

                                 BY
                             JOHN CONLEE


CAPO 1ST FRET

VERSE 1

 (D)I CAN REMEMBER US CRUISIN THRU TOWN 
 
 IN YOUR DADDY'S CAR WITH THE TOP ROLLED DOWN

 LOOKING (G) SO COOL...(D)WE CAME FROM DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE TRACK

 BUT WE STILL HELD HANDS OUT BACK OF THE (G) OLD SCHOOL.

 (A) WE SPENT ALL OUR TIME (Bm) TOGETHER 

 (A) LAUGHING AND HAVING (Bm) FUN

 (A) WE SWORE THAT WE'D LOVE (Bm) FOREVER

 (G) CAUSE THAT WAS THE WAY THINGS WERE (A) DONE

 DOWN AT THE (G) OLD SCHOOL




VERSE 2:

 (D)WE BOTH MADE IT TO OUR GRADUATION

 YOU CHOSE A COLLEGE I CHOSE A VOCATION DRIVING (G) 18 WHEELS

 (D)I BECAME A PART OF YOUR PAST

 YOU WENT A MARRIED SOME GUY IN YOUR CLASS

 IT WAS A (G)BIG DEAL.. (A) YOUR PICTURE WAS IN ALL THE (Bm) PAPERS

 (A) YOU MADE SUCH A LOVELY (Bm) BRIDE, 

 (A) THEY SAID YOU WERE GOING (Bm) PLACES

 (G)BUT ME I JUST WENT FOR A (A) RIDE 

 DOWN BY THE (G)OLD SCHOOL


BRIDGE:

 (Bm) I GOT MARRIED TO A SWEET YOUNG (A) GIRL

 (Bm) AND KEEP DRIVING FOR THE (A) LINE

 (Bm) YOUR HUSBAND MADE HIS MARK ON THE WORLD

 AND LEFT (A) YOU BEHIND....IN THE (G) BIG HOUSE
 
 WITH A (D) SWIMMING POOL NOW YOU (G) DRIVE YOUR KIDS

 DOWN TO THE (D) OLD SCHOOL



VERSE 3:

 (D)NOW HERE WE ARE AT THE REUNION OF THE CLASS

 YOU ASK MY WIFE IF WE COULD HAVE ONE DANCE FOR (G) OLD TIMES

 (D)WE'RE SLOW DANCING CROSS THE OLD GYM FLOOR

 YOU WHISPER IT COULD BE JUST LIKE BEFORE

 CALL ME (G) SOMETIME..(A) YOU ASK IF I UNDERSTAND (Bm) YOU

 (A)WELL YES IM AFRAID I (Bm) DO 

 (A)YOU SAY EVERYBODIES DOES (Bm) IT

 (G) WELL I DONT CARE IF THEY (A) DO 

 IM FROM THE (G) OLD SCHOOL

 
TAG:

 IM FROM THE (D) OLD SCHOOL

 WHERE (G) HEARTS STAY TRUE

 IM FROM THE OLD SCHOOL
 
 I THOUGHT YOU WERE (D) TOO.