I forgot to mention this needs a capo on 4th fret, standard tuning.
Intro and part of the verse:
E------2-----------3-----3----3-----3--3------|
B--------3---------3-----3----3-----3--3------|
G-----2----2-------------0----0-----0--0------| x2
D---0---0----0----------------2---------------|
A----------------2------------2---------------|
E--------------3------2-------0---------------|
"It was a fine day in the 5th grade"
E----------2-----------3-----3----3-----3--3------|
B------------3---------3-----3----3-----3--3------|
G---------2----2-------------0----0-----0--0------|
D-------0---0----0----------------2---------------|
A--------------------2------------2---------------|
E------------------3------2-------0---------------|
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"When Mary May let Bobby walk her home from school"
E------2-----------3-----3------3--------------------3--3------|
B--------3---------3-----3------3--------------------3--3------|
G-----2----2-------------0------0--------------------0--0------|
D---0---0----0------------------2------------------------------|
A----------------2--------------2------------------------------|
E--------------3------2---------0------------------------------|
"He had her books in hand and he was listening, to every word she said"
E-----------2--------------3-------3-------3----------------------3--3---|
B-------------3------------3-------3-------3----------------------3--3---|
G----------2----2------------------0-------0----------------------0--0---|
D-------0----0----0------------------------2-----------------------------|
A------------------------2-----------------2-----------------------------|
E----------------------3--------2----------0-----------------------------|
"like it was the gospel of the prophecies"
E-------------2-----------3-----3----3-----3--3------|
B---------------3---------3-----3----3-----3--3------|
G------------2----2-------------0----0-----0--0------|
D----------0---0----0----------------2---------------|
A-----------------------2------------2---------------|
E---------------------3------2-------0---------------|