Learn to play "High School" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
G D Bm A He's still driving that 1970 hand-me-down truck And he's still wearing that red and black jersey Waiting for the band to start up He's still showing up twenty late Finding hearts and rules to break Why would he wanna change when Every memory still bows to him? Chorus: G D But this ain't high school Bm A G Where all you care about is if the pretty cheerleader thinks you're cool, See her Friday, take her out after the football game 'Cause it's five years later and you can't get off of the elevator That's going up, 'cause you're growing up And the world gets cruel when you're still living in high school He's still calling that first love, first time, pretty-eyed blonde And she's still letting it ring 'cause his ring isn't what she wants 'Cause she traded in prom queen for a big city dream And a slate that's clean, but Your heart just don't get it and that's why you can't forget it 'Cause you're living like you're seventeen Chorus: But this ain't high school Where all you care about is if the pretty cheerleader thinks you're cool See her Friday, take her out after the football game 'Cause it's five years later and you can't get off of the elevator That's going up, 'cause you're growing up and the world gets cruel when You're still living in the hallways Where everybody stopped and stared And cared and knew your name 'Cause this is the real world that don't know you like that You can remember but you can't go back To high school Where all you care about is if the pretty cheerleader thinks you're cool See her Friday and take her out after the football game 'Cause it's five years later and you can't get off of the elevator That's going up, 'cause you're growing up And the world gets cruel when you're still living in high school When you're still living in Five years later Oh yeah (Oh yeah, yeah), oh yeah (Oh yeah, yeah) He's still calling that first love, first time And he hates that he said goodbye, she went on with her life He's still driving the same old back roads Wondering when he got so old Where did his life go? Oh, but he knows Oh, he knows Yeah, he knows That this ain't high school, oh, woah And he's still driving that 1970 hand-me-down truck And he's stuck in high school But this ain't high school You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA D G Bm Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "High School" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "High School" by Kelsea Ballerini.