Carlene

Capo 2nd fret


Intro:  D  G  A       (x3)
        D  G  A  Bm
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I was lousy at math, a failed historian

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Carlene was the valedictorian

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I was the quarterback in the back of class

    D            Bm      G          A     D   G   A
She was the whiz kid in horned rim glasses

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It's been a long time since I've been around

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Since I stepped foot on my old stomping ground

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I ended up by the old school yard

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And this red head pulls up in a blue sports car

           Em         D             G              A
And says, "I bet you don't remember, I guess it's been forever."

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It took a second to put it all together and I said...

Chorus:

D      A     G
Ooh la la la la la

  A      D     Bm     G    A
Looking good Carlene

D      A     G
Woh my my my my my

A          D      Bm
Times been good to you

        G           A
If you know what I mean

Em                     D
Girl you glitter like Hollywood

     Em      F#m
Good gosh Carlene

     G        A          D   G   A   Bm    D   G   A
You sure are lookin good


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She said, ?Hop in let's go for a spin

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Tell me whatcha been doing boy and where you been?

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I said, ?I write songs, you probably didn't know, but I

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Finally got a couple out on country radio?

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She said, "What a switch, ain't life funny, I've got a

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Ph.D    now I'm modeling for money."

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Imagine little miss 4 point 0 just
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Smiling for the camera on the cover of Vogue
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I said, ?You've come a long way since graduation, let me say without
reservation
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You've surpassed everyone's expectations?


D      A     G
Ooh la la la la la
  A      D      Bm   G   A
Looking good Carlene
D      A     G
Woh my my my my my
A          D      Bm
Times been good to you
        G           A
If you know what I mean
Em                     D
Girl you glitter like Hollywood
     Em      F#m
Good gosh Carlene
     G        A          D   G   A   Bm    D   G   A
You sure are lookin good


           Bm                 A
I said, ?I hope to see you again someday?
            G                    A
She said, ?Another ten years is too long to wait
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Pick me up at my momma's at eight?

I said...


Chorus:
D      A     G
Ooh la la la la la
  A      D      Bm   G   A
Looking good Carlene
D      A     G
Woh my my my my my
A          D       Bm
Times been good to you
        G           A
If you know what I mean
D      A     G
Ooh la la la la la
  A      D      Bm    G    A
Looking good Carlene
D      A     G
Woh my my my my my
A          D       Bm
Times been good to you
        G           A
If you know what I mean

Outro: (D Bm G A) Repeat until fadeout