| E | A | B | C#m | E | A | B | E | C#m | A | B | |
| I was lousy at | math, a f | ailed hist | orian |
| E | C#m | A | B | |
| Carlene | was the v | aledict | orian |
| E | C#m | A | B | |
| I was t | he quarter | back in the b | ack of c | lass |
| E | C#m | A | B | E | A | B | |
| She | was the whiz | kid in h | orned rim g | lasses |
| E | C#m | A | B | |
| It's been a long | time since I | 've been ar | ound |
| E | C#m | A | B | |
| Since I stepped | foot on | my old st | omping ground |
| E | C#m | A | B | |
| I ended | up by the o | ld school y | ard |
| E | C#m | A | B | |
| And this r | ed head pulls | up in a b | lue sports | car |
| F#m | E | A | B | |
| And says, " | I bet you d | on't remember, | I guess it's b | een forever." |
| F#m | G#m | A | B | |
| It took a s | econd to p | ut it all to | gether and I said... |
| Chorus: |
| E | B | A | |
| Ooh la | la la | la la |
| B | E | A | C#m | B | |
| Lo | oking g | ood Carl | ene |
| E | B | A | |
| Woh my | my my | my my |
| B | E | C#m | |
| Times been | good to | you |
| A | B | |
| If you k | now what I m | ean |
| F#m | E | |
| Girl you glitter like H | ollywood |
| F#m | G#m | |
| Good | gosh Car | lene |
| A | B | E | A | B | C#m | E | A | B | |
| You s | ure are l | ookin good |
| E | C#m | A | B | |
| She said, | Hop in let's | go for a | spin |
| E | C#m | A | B | |
| Tell me w | hatcha been | doing boy and w | here you b | een |
| E | C#m | A | B | |
| I said, | I write s | ongs, you p | robably didn't k | now, but I |
| E | C#m | A | B | E | A | B | |
| Finally got a | couple out on | country | radio |
| E | C#m | A | B | |
| She said, " | What a s | witch, a | in't life fu | nny, I've got a |
| E | C#m | A | B | |
| Ph. | D now I'm m | odeling for m | oney." |
| E | C#m | A | B | |
| Imagine l | ittle miss | 4 point | 0 just |
| E | C#m | A | B | |
| Smiling for the | camera on the c | over of V | ogue |
| F#m | E | A | B | |
| I said, | You've come a long way since g | raduation, | let me say with | out |
| reservation |
| F#m | G#m | A | B | |
| You've sur | passed everyo | ne's expect | ations |
| CHORUS |
| C#m | B | |
| I said, I | hope to see you aga | in someday |
| A | B | |
| She said, A | nother ten years is t | oo long to wait |
| F#m | G#m | A | B | |
| Pick me | up at my m | omma's at e | ight |
| I said... |
| CHORUS |