Tom: A
Intro: - Do this 2 times
AM7 Em7
t t t t t
t
I. "I have these dreams I'm walking home..."
- Do the Intro series 2 times
"Here I stand, six feet small..."
- Do I stanza
Refrain. "And these days..."
- Do this 2 times (once pero two lines)
DM6 AM7 DM6 AM7
t t t t t t
t t
Chorus. "Oh if only my life was more like 1983..."
- (strum) Am7, D7sus (4x)
C-
D
Repeat Intro.
II. "Thinking about my brother Ben..."
- Do I stanza
"Here I stand, six feet small, and smiling 'cause
I'm scared as hell..."
- repeat in the previous stanza except for the next
lines
"Kinda like your life is like a sequel to a
movie..."
- hold guitars
"Where the actors' names have changed..."
- Do this...
t hold.
Repeat Refrain and Chorus.
Chorus 2. "If my life was more like 1983..."
- Do Chorus chords
Interlude. "And most my memories have escaped me..."
- (strum) C#m7, F#sus -
Gb (2x)
B - Bm7,
E7
E7 (hold)
Bridge.
t t t t t
Coda. "You can paint that house a rainbow of colors...
...Whatever happened to my...
...More like 1983."
- Am7, D7sus (repeat till fade)