Intro: G D/F# Em C Verse 1: G D/F# I remember the summer I turned sixteen, Em C And that old jalopy daddy gave to me- G D/F# it had holes in the floor and just a 305, Em C But I didn't care 'cause I could finally drive
Am Em7 C there wasn't much to do in my hometown, Am Em7 C So every weekend night, we would all go down... Chrous: G there were freaks and hippies in my high school, D/F# Football players all tyrin' to be cool- Em And everybody scramblin' to hide their beer, C When the cops drove by 'til the coast was clear- G D kids fallin' in and out of love, D/F# On the hoods of chevys, in the beds of trucks Am Em7 C we were stumblin' our way Through life 'til our senior year, Am Em7 D/F# but man we sure did learn a lot, G D/F# In that wal-mart parking lot. Verse 2: G D/F# She had long blonde hair and sea-green eyes, Em C The most beautiful thing I'd ever seen in my life- G D/F# But I was young and dumb and didn't have a line, Em C And all I could say was, "Can I call ya' sometime?" Am Em7 C she just said no and walked away, Am Em7 D/F# And that was the first time I felt my heart break- Chrous: G there were freaks and hippies in my high school, D/F# Football players all tyrin' to be cool- Em And everybody scramblin' to hide their beer, C When the cops drove by 'til the coast was clear- G D kids fallin' in and out of love, D/F# On the hoods of chevys, in the beds of trucks Am Em7 C we were stumblin' our way Through life 'til our senior year, Am Em7 D/F# but man we sure did learn a lot, G D/F# In that wal-mart parking lot. Bridge: Am Em7 C E D/F# Yeah we all did alot of livin, Am Em7 C E D/F# It was small town teenage heaven. Chrous: G there were freaks and hippies in my high school, D/F# Football players all tyrin' to be cool- Em And everybody scramblin' to hide their beer, C When the cops drove by 'til the coast was clear- G D kids fallin' in and out of love, D/F# On the hoods of chevys, in the beds of trucks Am Em7 C we were stumblin' our way Through life 'til our senior year, Am Em7 D/F# but man we sure did learn a lot, G D/F# In that wal-mart parking lot. Verse 3: G well I had my first kiss, my first love, D/F# Got my ass kicked but I got back up- Em C G D/F# lost my way, found it again, G D/F# Had one long buzz and a dozen best friends- Em C G D/F# Em7 C in the wal-mart parking lot, in that wal-mart parking lot