Bo Burnham – 1985 Chords

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IntroEm......D.Verse 1Em..He's a really cool Bmguy
He’s got a cool sAmhirt
He's got cool shoes
Did I mention the shirt?
Em..If you ever got the chBmance to meet him
Am..You'd know why I want to be him
Em..He walks into a room and Bmeveryone respects him (Everyone respects him)
Am..He 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 1985

ChorusEmWhite guy, Bm1985 (White guy, 1985)
Am..White guy, 1985 (White guy, 1985)
EmWhite guy, Bm1985 (White guy, 1985)
Am..White guy, 1985 (White guy, 1985)Verse 2Em..He's got a job and a Bmfamily; how does he do it?
AmBalance his work with his wife's underwhelming cooking
Em..He'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 any..Bm...
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 1985 ChorusEmWhite guy, Bm1985 (White guy, 1985)
Am..White guy, 1985 (White guy, 1985)
EmWhite guy, Bm1985 (White guy, 1985)
Am..White guy, 1985 (White guy, 1985)
Wait!BridgeEm..It wasn’t easy bGeing any white guy in 1985
D...Some white guys were living through tChe AIDS crisis
Em..Some white guys were... ItGalian
And I’m not saDying it's hard being a white guy now
C...I’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!")
Bm..My father, 1985 ("Papa!")
F#mMy dad, C#m1985
Scott Burnham, 1985 (Scott!)
F#m..I wanna C#mbe my dad (My dad, 1985) (Scott!)
Bm..I 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#m..My dad was an oblC#mivious white guy (My dad, 1985) (General contractor!)
Bm..My dad was happier than I am (My father, 1985)
F#mIf I could be anybodyC#m...dead or alive
I would want to be my dad in 1985