Chords with lyrics
Intro:
G+G
Verse:
G+G
I've got a friend who wears go-go boots to Sunday School
We used to sit and drink pink champagne on a tin roof
C majorC
Ridin' it out in a Thunderbird
G+G
Singin' out loud every single word of Jack & Diane
Tryin' to pretend there was no rules
D MajorD
Kissin' on boys and sneakin' in bars
A minorAm
Tryin' to get a glimpse of who we are
D MajorD C majorC
We weren't wild, but we weren't far
Chorus:
G+G A minorAm C majorC D MajorD
She said Thelma and Louise, you got nothin' on me
G+G C majorC D MajorD C majorC
And you can tell ol' James Dean to get in line
G+G A minorAm C majorC D MajorD
Thanks to Elvis and Kurt Cobain, the world will never be the same
C majorC D MajorD G+G B minorBm G+G
You gotta make history one day at a time
Verse:
G+G
She graduated in 1987
We were gonna make a break for it together
C majorC
Headed out to Hollywood
Where the stars are bright and the weather's good
G+G
But she changed her mind and went back to the 7-11
D MajorD
She went and married the football star
A minorAm
Had few kids and works real hard
D MajorD C majorC
It ain't wild but it ain't far
Chorus:
BB A augmentedA E MajorE
Way too much to feel the danger
BB A augmentedA E MajorE
Way too much to shield his heart
BB A augmentedA E MajorE
Too far gone to ever wanna change her
E MajorE BB A augmentedA
Cause he loves her way too much
E MajorE
Way too much
Instrumental:
G-C-D-C-G-C-D-C-G-Am-D-G-C-D-C
Verse:
G+G A minorAm C majorC D MajorD
Hey, Thelma and Louise, you got nothin' on me
G+G C majorC D MajorD
And you can tell ol' James Dean to get in line
C majorC G+G C majorC D MajorD
Thanks to Jesus and John Wayne the world will never be the same
C majorC D MajorD G+G
You've gotta make history one day at a time
Outro:
G+G
Like John Lennon and Kennedy
I'm with them, yeah, 'cause I believe
Am7Am7 G+G
You gotta make history one day at a time