FC
I Hated High school, I prayed it would end.
CF
The jocks and their girls, it was their world, I didn't fit in.
FBb
Mama said, "Baby, it's the best school that money can buy,
CF
Be strong, hold your head up, c'mon Mary, try."
FC
I stole mama's car on a Sunday and left home for good,
CF
Moved in with my friends in the city, in a bad neighborhood.
FBb
Charles was a dancer, he loved the ballet,
CF
And Kimmy sold pot and read Keroac and Hemmingway.
FBb
Drag Queens in Limousines
F
Nuns in blue jeans
C
Dreamers with big dreams
F
All took me in
FC
Charly and I flipped burgers to cover the rent
CF
And Bourbons at Happy hour for .35 cents
FBb
One day before work we got drunk and danced in the rain
CF
They fired us both, They said, "Don't ya'll come back here again."
FBb
Drag Queens in Limousines
F
Nuns in blue jeans
C
Dreamers with big dreams
F
All took me in
FCCFFBbCFFC
My daddy went to college, and he worked for the state
CF
He never quit nothing and he wanted me to graduate.
FBb
My brother and sister both play in the marching band
CF
They tell me they miss me, but I know they don't understand.
DmBbF
Sometimes you got do, what you gotta do
CF
And pray that the people you love, will catch up with you.
FBb
Drag Queens in Limousines
F
Nuns in blue jeans
C
Dreamers with big dreams
F
Poets and AWOL marines
FBb
Actors and Bar Flys
F
Writers with Dark Eyes
C
Drunks that Philosophize
F
These are my friends
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.