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Key: G
Intro:
F C G F C G
Verse 1:
F C
That senior christ parking lot
G
I'd always save you a spot
C
Don't tell me that you forgot
G
We bet our lives on it
F C
You weren't the homecoming queen
G
But, baby, you were to me
F C
Of all the boys on the team
G
I was the one you wanted
Pre-chorus:
F C G
Ooh, went everywhere together
F C G
Thought it would last forever
Chorus:
F C G
You closed your eyes, we kissed at the dance
F C G
Friday night lights, yeah, we were the champs
F C G
You in the bleachers wearing my 22
F C G
We won the game but I lost you
F C G
Varsity blues
F C G
Varsity blues
Verse 2:
F C
Dropped off my letterman jacket
G
That Tuesday right after practice
F C
Did think about how it happened
G
You said you're done pretending
F C
Three states wasn't that far
G
Penn State has stolen your heart
F C
I watched you leave in your car
G
Like my whole world was ending
G
Wish I knew when
Chorus:
F C G
You closed your eyes, we kissed at the dance
F C G
Friday night lights, yeah, we were the champs
F C G
You in the bleachers wearing my 22
F C G
We won the game but I lost you
F C G
Varsity blues
F C G
Varsity blues
[Guitar Solo]
F C G F C G
Bridge:
F C
I don't remember the place
G
I don't remember the score
F C
I just remember your face
G
And that red and white that you wore
F C
I still remember the song
G F
I know it all too well
C G
And the way that it felt when
Chorus:
F C G
You closed your eyes, we kissed at the dance
F C G
Friday night lights, yeah, we were the champs
F C G
You in the bleachers wearing my 22
F C G
We won the game but I lost you
F C G
Varsity blues
F C G
Varsity blues, yeah
Outro:
F C G F C G
Song History
Published: July 28, 2025
Last Updated: September 10, 2025