All Dressed Up For School


Appeared On
Written By
Brian Wilson
Produced By
Brian Wilson
Lead Vocals
Brian
Recorded On
16 September 1964
Length
2:20
Notes
  • Nice rocker whose slightly racy tone may have been the reason it was left in the can until the two-fer releases.
  • Melody in the verses used in Landlocked-era tune "I Just Got My Pay"
  • Opening vocal tag is progression used on "Goin' On" and "Heroes and Villians" outtakes.
  • "Dit Dit Dit"'s possibly courtesy of Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow
Chords
D..........................D7/C........G/B
Doot doot doot, doot doot doot-doot doot
Bb7............D/A......................Abdim.......G........................A.............D
Doot doot doot-doot doot, doot doot doot-doot doot, doot doot

..................D..............................................G
Well she first caught my eye a runnin' round in shorts
................A7...................................D
But she never bothered with her hair
.............D.........................................G
Just a barefooted chick with all skinned up knees
...................A7...............................D
Yeah she didn't care what she'd wear

Bb
Dressed up for school, ooo what a turn on
Dbdim
Dressed up for school, ooo what a turn on
Eb
Dressed up for school, ooo what a turn on
Ebm............................Bb
All dressed up for school

D..............................................G
All summer long she had a crush on me
..........A7.............................D
But I just couldn't care at all
...................D..............................................G
But those new to school threads really did it for her
....................A7..................D
Now she's turned into a doll

...........D................................................G
Goes out every night 'cause she's a sharp little doll
...............A7...............................D
And the guys can't leave her alone
...................D...........................................G
Now she hardly ever finds the time to talk to me
........................A7.................................D
She's not the little girl I've always known


Chart prepared by Francis Greene

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