Intro: FCAmG
---
FCAmG
He's still driving that 1970 hand-me-down truck
FCAmG
And he's still wearing that red and black jersey, waiting for the band to start up
FC
He's still showing up twenty late, finding hearts and rules to break
AmG
Why would he wanna change when
FCAmG
Every memory still bows to him?
---
FC
But this ain't high school
AmGF
Where all you care about is if the pretty cheerleader thinks you're cool,
CAmG
See her Friday, take her out after the football game
FCAmG
'Cause it's five years later and you can't get off of the elevator
FC
That's going up, 'cause you're growing up
AmGFCAmG
And the world gets cruel when you're still living in high school
---
FCAmG
He's still calling that first love, first time, pretty-eyed blonde
FCAmG
And she's still letting it ring 'cause his ring isn't what she wants
FCAmG
'Cause she traded in prom queen for a big city dream and a slate that's clean, but
FC
Your heart just don't get it and that's why you can't forget it
AmG
'Cause you're living like you're seventeen
---
FC
But this ain't high school
AmGF
Where all you care about is if the pretty cheerleader thinks you're cool,
CAmG
See her Friday, take her out after the football game
FCAmG
'Cause it's five years later and you can't get off of the elevator
FC
That's going up, 'cause you're growing up
AmG
And the world gets cruel when
---
AmGCG
You're still living in the hallways, where everybody stopped and stared
Am
And cared and knew your name
GCG
'Cause this is the real world that don't know you like that
AmG
You can remember but you can't go back
---
FC
To high school
AmGF
Where all you care about is if the pretty cheerleader thinks you're cool,
CAmG
See her Friday, take her out after the football game
FCAmG
'Cause it's five years later and you can't get off of the elevator
FC
That's going up, 'cause you're growing up
AmGFC
And the world gets cruel when you're still living in high school
AmGFCAmG
When you're still living in, five years later
---
FCAmG
Oh yeah, oh yeaaaeehh
FCAm
He's still calling that first love, first time, and he hates that he said goodbye
GFC
And she went on with her life, he's still driving the same old back roads
AmG
When did he got so old, where did his life go?
FCAmG
Oh, but he knows, oh he knows, yeah he knows
FCAmG
That this ain’t high school, oh no
FCAmGFCAmG
He's still driving that 1970 hand-me-down truck and he’s stuck in high school
F
But this ain’t high school
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.