IntroEmD.
Verse 1EmHe's a really cool Bmguy
He’s got a cool sAmhirt
He's got cool shoes
Did I mention the shirt?
EmIf you ever got the chBmance to meet him
AmYou'd know why I want to be him
EmHe walks into a room and Bmeveryone respects him (Everyone respects him)
AmHe reads the news and doesn’t let that **** affect hiEmm (Let that **** affect him)
He's really happy, he's thBmrilled to be alive
His name is any white guy in 1985ChorusEmWhite guy, Bm1985 (White guy, 1985)
AmWhite guy, 1985 (White guy, 1985)
EmWhite guy, Bm1985 (White guy, 1985)
AmWhite guy, 1985 (White guy, 1985)
Verse 2EmHe's got a job and a Bmfamily; how does he do it?
AmBalance his work with his wife's underwhelming cooking
EmHe's got all the aBmnswers that I wanna knAmow
How can I be what I am but 40 years ago
Gee Emwhiz, he got in anyBm
I am the thing he Amis, but he isn't when I want
I guess it's true that Emsome people really got to fBmight to survive
And some people are white guys in 1985ChorusEmWhite guy, Bm1985 (White guy, 1985)
AmWhite guy, 1985 (White guy, 1985)
EmWhite guy, Bm1985 (White guy, 1985)
AmWhite guy, 1985 (White guy, 1985)
Wait!BridgeEmIt wasn’t easy bGeing any white guy in 1985
DSome white guys were living through tChe AIDS crisis
EmSome white guys were ItGalian
And I’m not saDying it's hard being a white guy now
CI’ve misspoke
EmI don't need to lump a group of pBmeople in a hive
AmI think I just meant my dad in 1Ddim7985ChorusF#mMy dad, C#m1985 ("My dad!")
BmMy father, 1985 ("Papa!")
F#mMy dad, C#m1985
Scott Burnham, 1985 (Scott!)
F#mI wanna C#mbe my dad (My dad, 1985) (Scott!)
BmI wanna be my dad (My father, 1985) (Scott!)
In theF#m 80s.C#m(My dad, 1985) (Scott!)
My oblBmivious white dad in the mid-80s (Scott Burnham, 1985) (Scott!)
F#mMy dad was an oblC#mivious white guy (My dad, 1985) (General contractor!)
BmMy dad was happier than I am (My father, 1985)
F#mIf I could be anybodyC#mdead or alive
I would want to be my dad in 1985
