Intro - E, B, E/G#, Asus2, B, E/G#, Asus2
Verse
E B E/G# Asus2
I remember the summer I turned sixteen, and that old jalopy daddy gave to me
E B E/G# Asus2
it had holes in the floor and just a 305, but I didn't care 'cause I could finally drive
E/G# Asus2 E/G# E Asus2
there wasn't much to do in my hometown, so every weekend night, we would all go down...
E B
there were freaks and hippies in my high school, football players all tyrin' to be cool
E/G# Asus2
and everybody scramblin' to hide their beer, when the cops drove by 'til the coast was clear
E B
kids fallin' in and out of love, on the hoods of chevys, in the beds of trucks
E/G# B Asus2
we were stumblin' our way through life 'til our senior year,
E/G# B Asus2
but man we sure did learn a lot, in that wal-mart parking lot
Verse 2
E B E/G# Asus2
she had long blonde hair and sea-green eyes, the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen in my life
E B E/G# Asus2
but I was young and dumb and didn't have a line, and all I could say was, "Can I call ya' sometime?"
E/G# Asus2 E/G# Asus2
she just said no and walked away, and that was the first time I felt my heart break
Repeat Chorus
Bridge
E/G# B E/G# Asus2
yeah we did a lot of living, it was small-town teenage heaven
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3
E B
well I had my first kiss, my first love, got my ass kicked but I got back up
E/G# Asus2 E B
lost my way, found it again, had one long buzz and a dozen best friends
E/G# Asus2
in the wal-mart parking lot, in that wal-mart parking lot