Chords for Parents Just Don't Understand

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You know, [E] parents all the same, no matter time or [B] place, they don't understand that
us [E] kids are going to make some mistakes.
So do you other kids all across the [B] land.
There's no need to argue, parents just don't understand. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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I [C#] remember one year, my mom took me school [B] shopping.
It was me, my [A] brother, my mom, oh, my [B] mom and my little [F#m] sister all hopped in the [B] car.
We headed downtown [A] to the gallery [F#] mall.
My mom started [A] barging with the clothes she [B] chose.
I didn't say nothing.
[A] I just turned to my [Bm] nose.
He said, what's [A] wrong?
This shirt cost $20.
[B] I said, mom, the shirt is black with a butterfly collar.
The next half [A] dollar was the same old [B] thing.
My mother buying me [A] clothes from 1963.
She lost her mind and did the ultimate.
I asked her for [A] Adidas and she bought me zips.
I said, mom, what are you doing?
You're ruining my [Bm] raps.
She said, you're only [A] 16.
You don't have a rep [B] yet.
Let's put these [F#m] things back.
She said, [B] no, you go to school to learn, not for a fashion show.
I said, this is not a show, mom.
I'm not dogging my fleece.
I put back the [A] bellbottom Brady one [B]-shot.
But if you don't want to, I can live with that.
But you gotta put back the [A] double and reversible [B] slacks.
She wasn't [F#m] in.
Everything stayed the same.
Inevitably, [A] the first day of school came.
I thought I could get over.
I tried to play [B] sit.
But my mom said, [A] no, no way.
Uh-uh, [B] forget it.
There was nothing I could do.
[A] I tried to [B] relax.
I got dressed up in the [A] ancient art of fashion.
I walked into school.
It was just as I thought.
[B] The kids were cracking up, laughing at the clothes mom bought.
And those who weren't [A] laughing still had a ball.
[B] Because they were pointing and [A] whispering as I walked out the hall.
[C#] I told them and told my mom how my day went.
She [B] said, if they were laughing, you don't [A] need them.
Because they're not good friends.
Over the next six hours, I tried to explain to my mom that I was going to have to go [A] through
this about 200 more [Bm] times to [F#m] tell you other kids all across the [B] land, there's [C] no need
to argue parents [B] just don't understand. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ OK, here's the situation.
My parents went away for a big vacation.
They left the [F#m] keys to the brand new [G#m] Portland flame mine.
Well, of course, I did.
I just took [A] the boat a little [B] spin and maybe show it [A] off to a couple of friends.
I'll just cruise it around the neighborhood.
[F#] Well, maybe I should.
Yeah, of course, I should.
Pay [N] attention, here's the thick of the plot.
I pulled up to the corner at the end of my block.
[E] On this end, I saw this beautiful girl and a girl walking.
I picked up my phone to perpetrate like I was talking.
You should have seen this girl's bodily [G#] dimensions.
I honk my horn just to get her [E] attention.
She said, was that for me?
I said, yeah.
She said, why?
Come on and do your eye with a hell of a guy.
[B] She said, how do I know you're not sick?
You could be some deranged lunatic.
I said, come on.
My name is the prince.
Besides, what a lunatic to have a boy like this.
She and me, we were on our way.
She was looking very good.
So was I, but same word.
We hit McDonald's, pulled her through the drive.
[C] We ordered two Big Macs and two [N] large fries with eggs.
She kicked the shoes off onto the floor.
She said, drive fast, speed turns me on.
She put her hand on my knee.
I put my foot on that gas.
We almost got whiplash.
I took off so fast, the sunroof was open.
The music was high [E] and this girl's hand was steadily moving.
Oh my gosh, she had opened up three buttons on her shirt so far.
I guess that's why [G] I didn't notice that police [F#] car.
When New and I in, my mom's new Porsche.
[B] And to make this long story short, short [F#] run the car, pulled me over.
[C#] I was scared as hell.
[B] I said, I don't have a license, but I drive very well.
I was almost had [F#m] a heart attack that day.
From the front of the girl [A] was a 12-year-old [B] runaway.
I was arrested.
The car was impounded.
There was no way for [A] me to avoid being grounded.
My parents had to come off a vacation to get me.
I'd rather be in jail than to have my father hit me.
My parents walked in and I got my grandmother and mom dead.
How was your trip?
They didn't speak.
I [D#] said, I want to plead my case, but my father just shoved me in the car by my face.
That was a hard ride home.
I don't know how I survived.
They took turns.
One would beat me while the other one [B] was driving.
I can't believe it.
I just made a mistake.
Well, Aaron's on his thing.
[A] No matter the time, no place [G#] to tell you other kids [A] all across the land.
[D] Take it from me, parents just don't understand.
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