Back In The Day

[Intro]
[Fmaj7] [Gm11] [Fmaj7] [Em7]
[A7]

[Verse 1]
[Fmaj7]See this song [Gm11]ain't for everybody
[Fmaj7]Only the [Em7]sexy people
[A7]You know who you are, hey baby
[Fmaj7]I'ma take you back to [Gm11]the 80's, check this out
[Fmaj7]This beat makes me reminisce
[Em7]Takes me back [A7]to our first kiss
[Fmaj7]Carved our names on a big oak tree
[Gm11]I heart you [Fmaj7]and you heart me
[Em7]New edition on the radio, I had a Commodore 64
[A7]We use to sit [Fmaj7]close on my bedroom floor
[Gm11]But mama never let us close the door
[Fmaj7]We used to hang outside [Em7]until the lights came on
[A7]Thought I was fresh to death with my Adidas on

[Chorus 1]
[Fmaj7]You'd kiss me on the cheek, I had a silly smile on
[Gm11]Where has the time gone?
[Fmaj7]I loved you since Thundercats, Thundercats, Thundercats, ho
[Em7]Back when MTV played music videos
[A7]You told me get a Jheri curl, mama said no
[Fmaj7]That's how long I've loved you
[Gm11]Remember when I used to have a high top fade?
[Fmaj7]Back when you use to rock a dookie braid
[Em7]Friendship bracelets in the 8th grade
[A7]I loved you since back in the day
Everyday after school I'd pop, you'd lock, we'd act a fool
I was at your house, you was at mine
Cosby Show at 8, Different World at 9

[Verse 2]
[Fmaj7]Motown 25, Michael moon walked [Gm11]for the very first time
[Fmaj7]Meet you at the [Em7]rink on Friday night
[A7]We'd rock, we'd skate, hold hands real tight
[Fmaj7]Girl, you would look so [Gm11]cute with your Jordache on
[Fmaj7]Bet that you could still put those same jeans on
[Em7]Kiss me now and I'll [A7]have that silly smile on
[Fmaj7]Girl you still turn me on and on and on, on, on
[Gm11]I loved you since [Fmaj7]Thundercats, Thundercats, Thundercats, ho
[Em7]Back when MTV played music videos
[A7]You told me get a [Fmaj7]Jheri curl, mama said no
[Gm11]I loved you way back in the day
[Fmaj7]Remember when I use to [Em7]have a high top fade?
[A7]Back when you use to rock a dookie braid

[Chorus 2]
[Fmaj7]Friendship bracelets in the 8th grade
[Gm11]I loved you since back in the day
[Fmaj7]Now everybody you know how we use to do
[Em7]In the parties back in the day
[A7]You know how we use to do, stand right here
[Fmaj7]I'mma stand right here
[Gm11]We all get in a line and we all be like
[Fmaj7]It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left you
[Em7]Without an old school jam to step to
[A7]Remember when we'd do the Whop
The whole crowd drop, do the Robo Cop
Go girl do the Cabbage Patch
Jam Master J killing on the scratch

[Bridge]
[Fmaj7]Members only, Kid 'n' Play
[Gm11]That's how we did it back in the day
[Fmaj7]I loved you since Thundercats, Thundercats, Thundercats, ho
[Em7]Back when MTV played music videos
[A7]You told me get a Jheri curl, mama said no
[Fmaj7]That's how long I've loved you
[Gm11]Remember when I use to have a high top fade?
[Fmaj7]Back when you use to rock a dookie braid
[Em7]Friendship bracelets in the 8th grade
[A7]I loved you since [Fmaj7]back in the day
[Gm11]I loved you since Thundercats, Thundercats, Thundercats, ho
[Fmaj7]Back when MTV [Em7]played music videos
[A7]You told me get a Jheri curl, mama said no

[Chorus 3]
[Fmaj7]That's how long [Gm11]I've loved you
[Fmaj7]Remember when I [Em7]use to have [A7]a high top fade?
[Fmaj7]Back when you [Gm11]use to rock [Fmaj7]a dookie braid
[Em7]Friendship bracelets in [A7]the 8th grade
[Fmaj7]I loved you since [Gm11]back in the day
[Fmaj7]Party, there's a [Em7]party over here
[A7]Party, there's a [Fmaj7]party over there
[Gm11]Party, there's a [Fmaj7]party over here
[Em7]Party, there's a [A7]party over here
[Fmaj7]Party, there's a [Gm11]party right there
[Fmaj7]Party, there's a [Em7]party right here
[A7] [Fmaj7] [Gm11] [Fmaj7]
[Em7] [A7]

Placing a Capo on Fret 5 transforms fingering into Cmaj7, maintaining Fmaj7 sound without complex barre chords.

This song is built on the key of FMAJ7. Here are the 7 diatonic chords (Chord Family) that harmonize according to music theory: