High School In Jakarta chords by Niki (Nicole Zefanya)

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: Bb majorBb

♫ Verse 1:
Bb majorBb                           Bb majorBb
Didn’t you hear Amanda’s moving back to Colorado? It’s 2013 & the end of my life
 G minorGm                             G minorGm
Freshman year’s about to plummet just a little harder but it didn’t cause we kissed on that Halloween night



♫ Verse 2:
 Bb majorBb                             Bb majorBb
I bleached half my hair when I saw Zoe on your Vespa, it was orange from 3% peroxide, thanks to you
 G minorGm                        G minorGm
I needed a good cry
I headed right to Kendra’s
I hated you and I hoped to God that you knew

♫ Pre-Chorus:
      Bb majorBb
Now there’s drama (drama), found a club for that
      Bb majorBb
Where I met ya (met ya), had a heart attack
     G minorGm
Yadda yadda, at the end, yeah we burned
     G minorGm
Made a couple U-turns, you were it til you weren’t


♫ Chorus:
Eb MajorEb            Eb MajorEb
 High school in Jakarta, sorta modern Sparta
Bb majorBb             Bb majorBb
 Had no chance against the teenage suburban armadas
C minorCm         C minorCm
 We were a sonata, thanks to tight-lipped fathers
G minorGm               FF
Yeah living under that was hard, but I loved you harder
Eb MajorEb            Eb MajorEb
 High school in Jakarta, an elaborate saga
Bb majorBb            Bb majorBb
 I still hate you for making me wish I came out smarter
C minorCm           C minorCm
 You love/hate your mother, so do I
     G minorGm               FF
Could’ve ended different, then again we went to high school in Jakarta


♫ Verse 3:
Bb majorBb                        Bb majorBb
Got a group assignment
I’ll be at Vall’s place
You don’t text at all and only call when you’re off your face
  G minorGm                          G minorGm
I’m petty and say, “Call me when you’re not unstable”
I lie and tell you I’ll be getting drunk at Rachel’s

♫ Pre-Chorus:
  Bb majorBb
I wasn’t
She doesn’t even drink
     Bb majorBb
But I couldn’t have you sit there and think
      G minorGm
That you’re better, cause you’re older
     Eb MajorEb
Are you better, now that we’re older?


♫ Chorus:
Eb MajorEb            Eb MajorEb
 High school in Jakarta, sorta modern Sparta
Bb majorBb             Bb majorBb
 Had no chance against the teenage suburban armadas
C minorCm         C minorCm
 We were a sonata, thanks to tight-lipped fathers
G minorGm               FF
Yeah living under that was hard, but I loved you harder
Eb MajorEb            Eb MajorEb
 High school in Jakarta, a comedy drama
Bb majorBb            Bb majorBb
 I still hate you for making me wish I came out smarter
C minorCm           C minorCm
 You love/hate your mother, so do I
     G minorGm               FF
Could’ve ended different, then again we went to high school in Jakarta


♫ Bridge:
Bb majorBb                    Bb majorBb
 Natasha’s moving to New York (New York), probably sometime in August
G minorGm                     Eb MajorEb
 And I’m spending the summer in Singapore
I’m so sad I can’t tell you shit anymore
Bb majorBb                 Bb majorBb
 I made friends with Abby this year, we’re moving in in March or so
  G minorGm                 G minorGm
And although you bring me to tears
I’m glad that we gave it a go


♫ Outro:
Eb MajorEb            Eb MajorEb
 High school in Jakarta
American summer
Bb majorBb             Bb majorBb
 Had no chance against the Marxist girl with marijuana
C minorCm         C minorCm
 I was your piñata, she was a star-charter
G minorGm                FF
Glad she gave it to you real hard, but I loved you harder
Eb MajorEb            Eb MajorEb
 High school in Jakarta
I won’t but I wanna
Bb majorBb            Bb majorBb
 Ask you when you talk about it do I ever come up?
C minorCm           C minorCm
 Say thanks to your mama, now we’re through
     G minorGm               FF             N.C.
Could’ve ended different, then again we went to high school in Jakarta