[Intro]
x2
[Verse]
This is a song with the same four chords
I use most of the time when I ve got something on my mind
And I don t want to squander the moment
Trying to come up with a more complicated way to say what I want to say
[Chorus]
People were mean to you
but I always thought you were cool
clicking down the concrete hallway
with your spiked heels
back in high school.
[Instrumental]
x2
[Verse]
It s good to be young but let s not kid ourselves
It s better to pass on through those years and come out the other side
With our hearts still beating
Having stared down demons; come back breathing
[Chorus]
People were mean to you
but I always thought you were cool
clicking down the concrete hallway
with your spiked heels
back in high school.
[Verse]
You deserved better than you got
Someone s got to say it sometime because it s true.
People should have told you you were awesome,
***
Instead of taking advantage of you.
(half beat only for both Em and A)
I hope you love your life
Like I love mine.
I hope the painful memories only flex their power over you
A little of the time.
We held onto the hope of better days coming
And when we did we were right.
I hope the people who did you wrong
Have trouble sleeping every night.
[Chorus]
People were mean to you
but I always thought you were cool
clicking down the concrete hallway
with your spiked heels
back in high school.
[Outro]
x2
*** In the video I transcribed this from, he seems to plays A here. However he
sings to a G chord and I think it sounds better.