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Intro: Em G A (4x)
verse 1:
Em G
Well, the kid checked his stance and tightened his pants
A C Em
And took his first step in the night
G
Jacko said that he'd fix him up
A C
With a girl who would be alright
Am D Em Am
Saying, woah oh oh oh, and I'm bustin' loose
D Em
Woah oh oh, and he's bustin' loose
verse 2:
G
Well, he picked him up in his Sandman
A C Em
They raced every red light in town
G
Jacko put on a real cool face
A C
But he was sweatin', there were no cops around
Am D Em Am
Saying, woah oh oh oh, and I'm bustin' loose
D Em
Woah oh oh, and he's bustin' loose
verse 3:
C D
Well, every guy is a clumsy poet
G C
And every girl is a beauty queen
D
And you laugh on the day when they hear someone say
G C
That they're not really as old as they seem
verse 4:
Em G
He's got a matchbox of pot hidden in a secret spot
A C
Which they will smoke in the old schoolyard
Em G
Well, he's never too sure if he gets stoned or not
A C
But tonight he's gonna try awful hard
Am D Em Am
Saying, woah oh oh oh, and I'm bustin' loose
D Em
Oooh woah, and he's bustin' loose
VERSE 5:
G
Well, he's fifteen or sixteen, he's trying to make the mean team
A C
And Jacko is his man all the way
Em G
He'll go for broke when he can, he knows that Jacko's his man
A C
And they both pray that they'll get away
Am D Em Am
Saying, woah oh oh oh, and I'm bustin' loose
D Em
Woah oh oh, and I'm bustin' loose
VERSE 6:
C D
Well, every guy is a clumsy poet
G C
And every girl is a beauty queen
D G
But now they're fogging up the windows of their friends' parked cars
C
On the way to their land of dreams
You know what I mean
Instrumental: C Em G A Em G A Em G A Em G A Em
G A Em G A Em G A Em G A Em
G A Em G A Em G A Em G A Em
VERSE 7:
C D
He remembers the nights when the stars they burned bright
G C
And she let him go all the way
D
Said, it was different that time, 'cause she said, 'Take your time
G C
Slow down and let me show you the way'
VERSE 8:
D
Well, the sand was warm underneath where they lay
G C
A cool breeze made the waves dance and play
D
A band played in the hall, they were loud, it was small
G C
But who listened anyway
VERSE 9:
D
And every guy is a clumsy poet
G C
And every girl is a beauty queen
D
But now they're so caught up in appearances
G C
That they don't really know what they mean, yeah
OUTRO: (## adlib and repeat to end ##)
Am D Em Am
Saying, woah oh oh oh, and I'm bustin' loose
D Em Am
Woah oh oh, and I'm bustin' loose
D Em Am
Woah oh oh, bustin' loose
D Em
Woah oh oh, yeah, I'm bustin' loose
Am
I said a-yeah, yeah, yeah
D
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Em
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Written by Alex Smith