Tone: [Bb]
Verse 1:
[Bb]Didn’t you hear Amanda’s moving back to Colorado? It’s [Bb]20 & the end of my life
Fr[Gm]Freshman year’s about to plummet just a little
harder but it [Gm]didn’t cause we kissed on that Halloween night
Verse 2:
I [Bb]bleached half my hair when I saw Zoe on your
Vespa, it was [Bb]orange from 3% peroxide, thanks to you
I [Gm]needed a good cry, I headed right to
Kendra’s, I [Gm]hated you and I hoped to God that you knew
Pre-Chorus:
Now there’s [Bb]drama -drama-, found a club for that
Where I met [Bb]ya -met ya-, had a heart attack
Yadda yad[Gm]yadda, at the end, yeah we burned
Made a co[Gm]couple U-turns, you were it til you weren’t
Chorus:
[Eb] High school in Jakarta,[Eb]Jakarta, sorta modern Sparta
[Bb] Had no chance against the [Bb]teenage suburban armadas
[Cm] We were a sonata,[Cm]sonata, thanks to tight-lipped fathers
[Gm]Yeah living under that was hard[F]hard, but I loved you harder
[Eb] High school in Jakarta,[Eb]Jakarta, an elaborate saga
[Bb] I still hate you for ma[Bb]making me wish I came out smarter
[Cm] You love/hate your mo[Cm]mother, so do I
Could’ve [Gm]ended different, then again we [F]went to high school in Jakarta
Verse 3:
[Bb]Got a group assignment, I’ll be at Vall’s place, Y[Bb]You
don’t text at all and only call when you’re off your face
I’m [Gm]petty and say, “Call me when you’re not unstable”,
I [Gm]lie and tell you I’ll be getting drunk at Rachel’s
Pre-Chorus:
I wa[Bb]wasn’t, She doesn’t even drink
But I coul[Bb]couldn’t have you sit there and think
That you’re [Gm]better, cause you’re older
Are you b[Eb]better, now that we’re older?
Chorus:
[Eb] High school in Jakarta,[Eb]Jakarta, sorta modern Sparta
[Bb] Had no chance against the [Bb]teenage suburban armadas
[Cm] We were a sonata,[Cm]sonata, thanks to tight-lipped fathers
[Gm]Yeah living under that was hard[F]hard, but I loved you harder
[Eb] High school in Jakarta,[Eb]Jakarta, a comedy drama
[Bb] I still hate you for ma[Bb]making me wish I came out smarter
[Cm] You love/hate your mo[Cm]mother, so do I
Could’ve [Gm]ended different, then again we [F]went to high school in Jakarta
Bridge:
[Bb] Natasha’s moving to New York -New York-[Bb]York-, probably sometime in August
[Gm] And I’m spending the summer in Singapore, [Eb]I’m so sad I can’t tell you xxxx anymore
[Bb] I made friends with G#by this year[Bb]year, we’re moving in in March or so
And [Gm]although you bring me to tears, I’m [Gm]glad that we gave it a go
Outro:
[Eb] High school in Jakarta,[Eb]Jakarta, American summer
[Bb] Had no chance against the [Bb]Marxist girl with marijuana
[Cm] I was your piñata[Cm]piñata, she was a star-charter
[Gm]Glad she gave it to you real hard[F]hard, but I loved you harder
[Eb] High school in Jakarta,[Eb]Jakarta, I won’t but I wanna
[Bb] Ask you when you talk a[Bb]about it do I ever come up?
[Cm] Say thanks to your ma[Cm]mama, now we’re through
Could’ve [Gm]ended different, then again we [F]went to high school in Jakarta