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In Love With The 80S by Relient K In Love With The 80S Tuning: standard Intro: on keyboard A F A G E G G D G Bb A G (played twice) chords on keyboard: F C G Bb chords played 8 times each play once e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-10--10--5--8--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--8--10--5--8--------------------------------------------------------------| E|------8--3--6--------------------------------------------------------------| xxxxxxxxxxxxx (palm muted) verse (keyboard keeps playing chords) play twice e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-10--10--5--8--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--8--10--5--8--------------------------------------------------------------| E|------8--3--6--------------------------------------------------------------| xxxxxxxxxxxxx chorus (keyboard drops out) play 4 times e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-10--1010--5-5--8-8--------------------------------------------------------| A|--8--1010--5-5--8-8--------------------------------------------------------| E|------8-8--3-3--6-6--------------------------------------------------------| verse 2 (keyboard plays intro) play twice e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-10--10--5--8----------------------------------------------------------------| A|--8--10--5--8----------------------------------------------------------------| E|------8--3--6----------------------------------------------------------------| xxxxxxxxxxxxx chorus w/ alternate ending (keyboard drops out) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10--------------------X3--10----------------------------------------------| D|-10--1010--5-5--8-8--------10--1010--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8--------------| A|--8--1010--5-5--8-8---------8--1010--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8--10101010----| E|------8-8--3-3--6-6-------------8-8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-----| pink tux to... pink tux to the... bridge 1 (keyboard plays chords) play chords 8 times e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-10--10--5--8--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--8--10--5--8--------------------------------------------------------------| E|------8--3--6--------------------------------------------------------------| xxxxxxxxxxxxx doo doo... doo doo doo... bridge 2 guitar 1 (keyboard drops out) play 2 times e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10-10-10-10---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-10-10-10-10------10-----5-----8-------------------------------------------| A|--8--8--8--8------10-x8--5-x8--8-x8----------------------------------------| E|-------------------8-----3-----6-------------------------------------------| I am gonna wear... bridge 2 guitar 2 same as ending solo e|----1-0-------------------------1-0---3-3-3/5\1-1~--3-3-3/5\1-1~-----------| B|---1------1-1-1/3/1------------1-------------------------------------------| G|--------------------0-2~-0----2--------------------------------------------| D|--2----------------3---------3---------------------------------------------| A|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| verse 3 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10-------------10---------------------------------------------------------| D|-10--10--5--8---10--10-----5------------------8----------------------------| A|--8--10--5--8----8--10-----5------------------8----------------------------| E|------8--3--6--------8-----3------------------6----------------------------| xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx to throw it away... to fall in love with... interlude keyboard: C C Bb F C C Bb F C C Bb F C C Bb F play with chords F C G Bb under it play each chord 8 times except for the last 2, play once e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10------------10----------------------------------------------------------| D|-10--10--5--8--10--10----5----8--------------------------------------------| A|--8--10--5--8---8--10----5----8--------------------------------------------| E|------8--3--6-------8----3----6--------------------------------------------| xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ...the 80's... bridge 2 2 times (total of 8 w/ repeats) (on the 8th time play G5 and Bb5 once w/out p.m. ) outro keyboard plays intro riff 6 times w/ chords F C G Bb chords played 8 times each play twice e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-10--10--5--8--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--8--10--5--8--------------------------------------------------------------| E|------8--3--6--------------------------------------------------------------| xxxxxxxxxxxxxx guitar 2 ends with this solo e|----1-0-------------------------1-0---3-3-3/5\1-1~--3-3-3/5\1-1~-----------| B|---1------1-1-1/3/1------------1-------------------------------------------| G|--------------------0-2~-0----2--------------------------------------------| D|--2----------------3---------3---------------------------------------------| A|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| order intro verse 1 chorus verse 2 chorus (w/ alternate ending) bridge 1 bridge 2 verse 3 interlude bridge 2 x2 outro so it was jeremy in 1983 in his ocean pacific t who got a bloody knee on his skateboard in the half pipe in the backyard that tuesday night and i'm only gonna pierce my left ear and i've been working on this mustache all summer long and my favorite band will always be tears for fears and i'm gonna wear a pink tux to the prom cutting class through the first floor window he's driving fast cause he never did a thing slow and i look up to my big bro cause in the 80's all the ladies grabbed his hand and couldn't let go and i'm only gonna pierce my left ear and i've been working on this mustache all summer long and my favorite band will always be tears for fears and i'm gonna wear a pink tux to the prom (a pink tux to the prom) doo doo, a doo doo doo pink tux to the prom doo doo, a doo doo doo pink tux to the prom i am gonna wear a pink tux to the prom live without a care...what could possibly go wrong? when you're president of the breakfast club and you're not hesitant to fall in love (to fall in love) to throw it away to fall in love with the 80's i am gonna wear a pink tux to the prom live without a care...what could possibly go wrong? i am gonna wear a pink tux to the prom live without a care... cause you threw it away to fall in love with the 80's doo doo, a doo doo doo doo, a doo doo doo doo, a doo doo | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x palm mute note ------------------ version 2 Play this part three times after intro goes once. Vocals come in on the second time. Verse 1: x3 Chorus 1: x2 e----------------------------------|-------------------------| B----------------------------------|-------------------------| G----------------------------------|---55----33---55----3-3-3| D----------------------------------|-3-55-55-33-3-55-55-3-3-3| A---------33333333--------11111111-|-3-33-55-11-3-33-55-1-1-1| E-11111111--------33333333---------|-1----33----1----33------| Verse 2: x2 e----------------------------------| B----------------------------------| G----------------------------------| D----------------------------------| A---------33333333--------11111111-| E-11111111--------33333333---------| Chorus 2: e-------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------------| G---55----33---55----3-3-3---55----3---55------------------33335555-| D-3-55-55-33-3-55-55-3-3-3-3-55-55-3-3-55-5555555555555555-33335555-| A-3-33-55-11-3-33-55-1-1-1-3-33-55-1-3-33-5555555555555555-11113333-| E-1----33----1----33-------1----33---1----3333333333333333----------| Verse 2 1/2 (Do do do do do): x1 e------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------------------------| A---------33333333--------11111111--------33333333-----------------| E-11111111--------33333333--------11111111--------3333333333333333-| Chorus 3: x2 e-----------------------------------| B-----------------------------------| G---------55555555----------33333333| D-3-3-3-3-55555555-55555555-33333333| A-3-3-3-3-33333333-55555555-11111111| E-1-1-1-1----------33333333---------| Verse 3: x2 e--------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------3------| D--------------------------------------------------5----3------| A---------33333333--------11111111--------33333333-5----1------| E-11111111--------33333333--------11111111---------3-----------| Chorus 4: x3 x1 e-----------------------------------|----------------------------| B-----------------------------------|----------------------------| G---------55555555----------33333333|---------55555555------3----| D-3-3-3-3-55555555-55555555-33333333|-3-3-3-3-55555555-5----3----| A-3-3-3-3-33333333-55555555-11111111|-3-3-3-3-33333333-5----1----| E-1-1-1-1----------33333333---------|-1-1-1-1----------3---------| Outro: From here, it fades out and the solo thing goes over it. But when I play this song with my band, we end like this: e----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| B----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| G----------------------------------| -----------------------3----------| D----------------------------------| ------------------5----3----3~~~--| A---------33333333--------11111111-| ---------33333333-5----1----3~~~--| E-11111111--------33333333---------| -11111111---------3---------1~~~--| so it was jeremy in 1983 in his ocean pacific t who got a bloody knee on his skateboard in the half pipe in the backyard that tuesday night and i'm only gonna pierce my left ear and i've been working on this mustache all summer long and my favorite band will always be tears for fears and i'm gonna wear a pink tux to the prom cutting class through the first floor window he's driving fast cause he never did a thing slow and i look up to my big bro cause in the 80's all the ladies grabbed his hand and couldn't let go and i'm only gonna pierce my left ear and i've been working on this mustache all summer long and my favorite band will always be tears for fears and i'm gonna wear a pink tux to the prom (a pink tux to the prom) doo doo, a doo doo doo pink tux to the prom doo doo, a doo doo doo pink tux to the prom i am gonna wear a pink tux to the prom live without a care...what could possibly go wrong? when you're president of the breakfast club and you're not hesitant to fall in love (to fall in love) to throw it away to fall in love with the 80's i am gonna wear a pink tux to the prom live without a care...what could possibly go wrong? i am gonna wear a pink tux to the prom live without a care... cause you threw it away to fall in love with the 80's doo doo, a doo doo doo doo, a doo doo doo doo, a doo doo ------------------ version 3 the tuning in drop d (i have it that way for most of the songs i play and so i dont want to mess with it all the time) but the tuning can be standard. just take the lowest D string notes and move them down 2. :) (5 would be a 3.) intro: guitar 2 e---------------------------------------------------------------------> B---------------------------6xxxxxx-----------------------------------> G---------------------------5xxxxxx-5xxxxxx---------3xxxxxx-----------> D-(first part isn't guitar)-3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-3xxxxxx-----------> A-----------------------------------3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-1xxxxxx-----------> D-------------------------------------------5xxxxxx-------------------> verse 1: guitar 2 e---------------------------------------------------------------------> B-6xxxxxx-------------------------6xxxxxx-----------------------------> G-5xxxxxx-5xxxxxx---------3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-5xxxxxx---------3xxxxxx-----> D-3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-3xxxxxx-3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-3xxxxxx-----> A---------3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-1xxxxxx---------3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-1xxxxxx-----> D-----------------5xxxxxx-------------------------5xxxxxx-------------> so it was Jeremy in 1983 in his ocean pacific t who got a bloody knee on a skateboard in the half pipe in the back yard that Tuesday night e--------------------------------------------> B-66-6--------------66-6---------------------> G-55-55~~-5----3~~-355-55~~-----3~~----------> D-33-35~~-555-53~~-333-35~~-55-53~~----------> A-----3~~-355-51~~-1----3~~-55-51~~----------> D----------55-5-------------55-5-------------> and I'm only gonna pierce my left ear and I've been working on this mustache all summer long and my favorite band will always be tears for fears and I'm gonna wear a pink tux to the prom verse 2: guitar 2 e---------------------------------------------------------------------> B-6xxxxxx-------------------------6xxxxxx-----------------------------> G-5xxxxxx-5xxxxxx---------3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-5xxxxxx---------3xxxxxx-----> D-3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-3xxxxxx-3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-3xxxxxx-----> A---------3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-1xxxxxx---------3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-1xxxxxx-----> D-----------------5xxxxxx-------------------------5xxxxxx-------------> cutting class through the first floor window he's drivin fast cuz he never did a thing slow and I look up to my big bro cuz in the 80's all the ladies grabbed his hand and couldn't let go e---------------------------------------------------------------------> B-66-6--------------66-6-------------66-6-----------------------------> G-55-55~~-5----3~~-355-55~~-----3~~-355-55~~-5----------7777-5555-----> D-33-35~~-555-53~~-333-35~~-55-53~~-333-35~~-5555555555-7777-5555-----> A-----3~~-355-51~~-1----3~~-55-51~~-1----3~~-3555555555-5555-3335-----> D----------55-5-------------55-5--------------555555555---------------> and I'm only gonna pierce my left ear and I've been working on this mustache all summer long and my favorite band will always be tears for fears and I'm gonna wear a pink tux to the prom, a pink tux to the prom e---------------------------------------------------------------------> B---------------------------------------------------------------------> G---------5xxxxxx-------------------------5xxxxxx---------------------> D-3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-8xxxxxx-3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-8xxxxxx-----> A-3xxxxxx-3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-8xxxxxx-3xxxxxx-3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-8xxxxxx-----> D-3xxxxxx---------5xxxxxx-8xxxxxx-3xxxxxx---------5xxxxxx-8xxxxxx-----> doo doo doo doo doo pink tux to the prom doo doo doo doo doo pink tux to the prom riff guitar 1 plays: (chorus) e------------------------------------3-3-3h5p3-1-3-3-3h5p3-1~~--------> B-----6-5v--1-1-3-1-------------6-5v----------------------------------> G----5-------------------------5--------------------------------------> D-3-5--------------3-5-7-5--3-5---------------------------------------> A---------------------------------------------------------------------> D---------------------------------------------------------------------> *v = vibrato chorus: guitar 2 e--------------------------------------------> B-6666----------------6666-------------------> G-5555-5555------3333-5555-5555------3333----> D-3333-5555-5555-3333-3333-5555-5555-3333----> A------3333-5555-1111------3333-5555-1111----> D-----------5555----------------5555---------> I am gonna wear a pink tux to the prom live without a care what could possibly go wrong? verse 3: guitar 2 e-------------------------------------------------------------> B-6xxxxxx-------------------------6xxxxxx---------8~~---------> G-5xxxxxx-5xxxxxx---------3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-7~~---------> D-3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-3xxxxxx-3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-5~~-8~~-----> A---------3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-1xxxxxx---------3xxxxxx-----8~~-----> D-----------------5xxxxxx-----------------------------8~~-----> when you're the president of the breakfast club and you're not hesitant to fall in love, to fall in love to throw it away, to fall in love with the 80's fill: guitar 2 e-------------------------------------------------------------> B-6xxxxxx-------------------------6xxxxxx---------8~~---------> G-5xxxxxx-5xxxxxx---------3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-7~~---------> D-3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-3xxxxxx-3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-5~~-8~~-----> A---------3xxxxxx-5xxxxxx-1xxxxxx---------3xxxxxx-----8~~-----> D-----------------5xxxxxx-----------------------------8~~-----> repeat chorus twice outro: guitar 1 e-------------------------------------6-6-6/8-\6-5-6-6-6/8-\6-5~~-----> B-----6-5v--1-1-3-1--------------6-5v-8-8-8/10\8-6-8-8-8/10\8-6~~-----> G----5--------------------------5-------------------------------------> D-3-5--------------3-5-7-5v--3-5--------------------------------------> A---------------------------------------------------------------------> D---------------------------------------------------------------------> so it was jeremy in 1983 in his ocean pacific t who got a bloody knee on his skateboard in the half pipe in the backyard that tuesday night and i'm only gonna pierce my left ear and i've been working on this mustache all summer long and my favorite band will always be tears for fears and i'm gonna wear a pink tux to the prom cutting class through the first floor window he's driving fast cause he never did a thing slow and i look up to my big bro cause in the 80's all the ladies grabbed his hand and couldn't let go and i'm only gonna pierce my left ear and i've been working on this mustache all summer long and my favorite band will always be tears for fears and i'm gonna wear a pink tux to the prom (a pink tux to the prom) doo doo, a doo doo doo pink tux to the prom doo doo, a doo doo doo pink tux to the prom i am gonna wear a pink tux to the prom live without a care...what could possibly go wrong? when you're president of the breakfast club and you're not hesitant to fall in love (to fall in love) to throw it away to fall in love with the 80's i am gonna wear a pink tux to the prom live without a care...what could possibly go wrong? i am gonna wear a pink tux to the prom live without a care... cause you threw it away to fall in love with the 80's doo doo, a doo doo doo doo, a doo doo doo doo, a doo doo ------------------ version 4 Intro: e|-5---5-3---3-3---3--6--5--3-| B|---6-----5-----3------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Verse:{Palm Muted} play 8 times each (palm muted with thumb to get that cool sound like thiessen does e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-10-------------------| D|-10--10--5--8---------| A|--8--10--5--8---------| E|------8--3--6---------| Chorus:Distortion play eight times each e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-10-------------------| D|-10--10--5--8---------| A|--8--10--5--8---------| E|------8--3--6---------| Verse:{Palm Muted} eight times each e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-10-------------------| D|-10--10--5--8---------| A|--8--10--5--8---------| E|------8--3--6---------| Chorus:Distortion play eight times each e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-10-------------------| D|-10--10--5--8---------| A|--8--10--5--8---------| E|------8--3--6---------| Bridge Thing:Clean 5 times each e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-10-------------------| D|-10--10--5--8---------| A|--8--10--5--8---------| E|------8--3--6---------| Repeat Chorus Solo: e|-------1-0--------------------1-0-3-3-3/5\1-1-| B|-----1-----1-1-1/3\1---------1----------------| G|---------------------0-2-0--2-----------------| D|---2----------------3------3------------------| A|-3--------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| Verse then Chorus then outro{bridge} so it was jeremy in 1983 in his ocean pacific t who got a bloody knee on his skateboard in the half pipe in the backyard that tuesday night and i'm only gonna pierce my left ear and i've been working on this mustache all summer long and my favorite band will always be tears for fears and i'm gonna wear a pink tux to the prom cutting class through the first floor window he's driving fast cause he never did a thing slow and i look up to my big bro cause in the 80's all the ladies grabbed his hand and couldn't let go and i'm only gonna pierce my left ear and i've been working on this mustache all summer long and my favorite band will always be tears for fears and i'm gonna wear a pink tux to the prom (a pink tux to the prom) doo doo, a doo doo doo pink tux to the prom doo doo, a doo doo doo pink tux to the prom i am gonna wear a pink tux to the prom live without a care...what could possibly go wrong? when you're president of the breakfast club and you're not hesitant to fall in love (to fall in love) to throw it away to fall in love with the 80's i am gonna wear a pink tux to the prom live without a care...what could possibly go wrong? i am gonna wear a pink tux to the prom live without a care... cause you threw it away to fall in love with the 80's doo doo, a doo doo doo doo, a doo doo doo doo, a doo doo ------------------ version 5 its only four chords, and the only change is in timing. F C So it was Jeremy in nineteen eighty-three in his G Bb Ocean Pacific tee who got a bloody knee On his skateboard in the half pipe in the backyard that Tuesday night CHORUS 1(strum pattern changes) F C G Bb And im only gonna pierce my left ear F C G Bb F And i've been workin on this mustache all summer long C G Bb And my favorite band will always be tears for fears F C G Bb G C And im gonna wear a pink tux to the prom (a pink tux to the prom) Verse progression: Skippin class out the first-floor window he's drivin fast cuz he never did a thing slow and i look up to my big bro cuz in the eighties all the ladies grabbed his hand and couldnt let go CHORUS ------------------ version 6 Tuning:Standerd intro e|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| b|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| g|14-10-14-12-9-12-12-7-12-15-14-12-|14-10-14-12-9-12-12-7-12-15-14-12-14-| d|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| a|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| so it was jeremy in 1983 in his ocean pacific t who got a bloody knee on his skateboard in the half pipe in the backyard that tuesday night and i'm only gonna pierce my left ear and i've been working on this mustache all summer long and my favorite band will always be tears for fears and i'm gonna wear a pink tux to the prom cutting class through the first floor window he's driving fast cause he never did a thing slow and i look up to my big bro cause in the 80's all the ladies grabbed his hand and couldn't let go and i'm only gonna pierce my left ear and i've been working on this mustache all summer long and my favorite band will always be tears for fears and i'm gonna wear a pink tux to the prom (a pink tux to the prom) doo doo, a doo doo doo pink tux to the prom doo doo, a doo doo doo pink tux to the prom i am gonna wear a pink tux to the prom live without a care...what could possibly go wrong? when you're president of the breakfast club and you're not hesitant to fall in love (to fall in love) to throw it away to fall in love with the 80's i am gonna wear a pink tux to the prom live without a care...what could possibly go wrong? i am gonna wear a pink tux to the prom live without a care... cause you threw it away to fall in love with the 80's doo doo, a doo doo doo doo, a doo doo doo doo, a doo doo ------------------ version 7 [Intro] D A Em G x2 [Verse 1] D A So it was Jeremy in 1983 Em In his Ocean Pacific tee G Who got a bloody knee D On his skateboard A In the half pipe Em G In the backyard that Tuesday night [Pre-Chorus] D A Em G And I'm only gonna pierce my left ear D A Em G And I've been working on this mustache all summer long D A Em G And my favorite band will always be "Tears For Fears" D A Em G And I'm gonna wear a pink tux to the prom [Verse 2] D A Cutting class through the first floor window Em G He's driving fast 'cause he never did a thing slow D A And I look up to my big bro Em G 'Cause in the 80's all the ladies grabbed his hand and couldn't let go [Pre-Chorus] D A Em G And I'm only gonna pierce my left ear D A Em G And I've been working on this mustache all summer long D A Em G And my favorite band will always be "Tears For Fears" D A Em And I'm gonna wear a pink tux to the prom C A A pink tux to the prom [Chorus] G D Doo doo, a doo doo doo A Em Pink tux to the prom G D Doo doo, a doo doo doo A Em Pink tux to the prom D A Em G I am gonna wear a pink tux to the prom D A Em G Live without a care, what could possibly go wrong? [Hook] D A When you're president of the breakfast club Em G D A And you're not hesitant to fall in love (to fall in love) Em G D A Em G D A Em G To throw it away to fall in love with the 80's [Chorus] D A Em G I am gonna wear a pink tux to the prom D A Em G Live without a care, what could possibly go wrong? D A Em G I am gonna wear a pink tux to the prom D A Live without a care Em 'Cause you threw it away G D A Em G To fall in love with the 80's D A Em G Doo doo, doo doo doo D A Em G Doo doo, doo doo doo D A Em G Doo doo, doo doo doo [Outro] D A Em G x2 --------------