Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Verse:
F
Dad got his ear pierced, he's forty-nine
F
Unemployment isn't treating him fine
Bb
He tries on my clothes
C F
As if I'll make him cooler
Dm
Mom's still working on some lawyer case
F
She's never here, I'm forgetting her face
F
I'm afraid of what dad might take up next
Gm G Bb
Peter booked his next big role bussing tables
F C
He says it's a stretch for him
Gm G Bb C
But me, surprisingly, I'm doing great
C
Because today
Chorus:
F Eb Bb F
Me and Mr. Popularity will be
Eb Bb
Spending morе time you see
F Eb Bb
'cause he needs a tutor for computеr science
C Bb
Until the semesters end
Am7 G C F
And for me this is the closest thing to having a friend
Verse:
F
Two weeks later and things are neat
F
Sometimes he waves at me on the street
Bb C
But that's only when there's no one in sight
Dm7
I could take it personally
C
But were not hanging, just tutoring
F
It's fine, I understand my role
Gm7 Bb
But today, he came to me
F
It was kind of new
C Gm7 Bb
He asked if I wanted to smoke with him some night
C
And I said "um, well, I've never smoked before but alright"
Chorus:
F Eb Bb F
Me and Mr. Popularity will be
Eb Bb F
Engaging in illegal activity
Eb Bb
Guess he tired of computer science
C Bb Am7 Bb
So now I'm gonna spend a night getting to know a joint
C Dm7 Gm
And maybe a friend
Bridge:
Dm Eb
Such a strange and new sensation
Dm7 Bb
Actually having a conversation
Dm Eb
Feeling anxious and nervous
F Bb
But he's incredibly calm
C
He talks about football and girls
Dm7
He lives in such a different world
Dm Bb
A life he seems to protect
C
So I nod and I listen and learn
C
As it suddenly starts to turn
G
To things you'd never expect
Bb
See, he's somewhat of a mess
Db C
And that's something we can connect on
Verse:
G
Dad now listens to Lil' Wayne
C
Mom is stressed and going insane
C
And normally I would care
Em
Peter's out auditioning
D G
Out there living the american dream
G
At least that's what they say
Am C G
But me, refreshingly, I'm doing great
D Am C
I'm appreciating every time I spend
D
'cause I never knew
D
I never knew
Chorus:
G F C
Back then that me and Mr. Popularity
G F C
Would be spending more time, you see
G F C
'cause he needed a tutor for computer science
D
But that was way back then
A
Now we talk and laugh again and again
C Bb
And really, I'm thinking we
D
Are possibly
G
Becoming friends