Cherry Bomb Chords by John Mellencamp

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Well, I lived on [Am] Alaska's [G] sand _ _ In a [Am] room far out, [G] baby
With my [Am] brothers and friends around [G] There was [A] always something [Em] new there
I made a [Bm] couple of real nice girlfriends [Am] I thought you'd see me [C] every once in a while
[Em] _ When I think back [Bm] about those days [Am] All I could do [C] was sit and [G] smile
That's [Am] when folk [Em] was born [G] _ _ And groove [Am] and groove and dance [G] _ _ _ [Am] and everything _
We [G] _ were young and [Am] we were [G] improving Laughing, laughing [Am] with our friends _
[G] _ Holding [Am] hands, dressed up and [G] ready Outside the [Am] club, [G] cherry bomb
_ Our hearts [C] were really pumping [G] Say yeah, yeah, yeah, [Am] say _ yeah, [G] yeah, yeah
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Those winter [D] [Am] days, they last forever [G] But the [D] weekends [Am] went by so [G] quick
Went riding around [Am] little country [G] town We were going nuts, girl, [Am] out in the [Em] state
One night, me with [Bm] my big mouth [Am] Couple guys had to put [C] me in my place
[Em] When I see those [Bm] guys these days We [Am] just laugh and say [C] remember _ [G]
when
_ [Am] That's when folk was born [G] _
_ And groove and [B] groove [Am] and _ _
[G] _ _ dance and [Am] everything
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We were young [Am] and we were [G] improving Laughing, laughing [Am] with our friends
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_ Holding hands, [Am] dressed up and [G] ready Outside the [Am] club, [Em] cherry _ [G] bomb
Our [Em] hearts were really [Am] pumping [G] Say yeah, yeah, yeah, _ [Am] say _ [G] yeah, yeah, yeah
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yeah, [G] yeah, yeah, _ _ [A] _ say [G] yeah, yeah, yeah
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_ [G] _ _ Seventeen [Am] had done thirty [G]-five I'm [Am] surprised that we're still [G] living
And if we're done, [Am] then it's on _
[G] I _ hope [Am] that we're [Em] forgiven
Got a few [Bm] kids of my own [Am] And some days I still [C] don't know what to do
[Em] I hope that they're not [Bm] laughing too loud [Am] When they hear me talking [C] like this [G] to you
_ That's when [Am] folk was [G] born _ _ And groove and groove [B] [Am] and _
[G] _ _ dance and [Am] everything _ _
[G] We were [Am] young and we were [G] improving Laughing, laughing [Am] with our friends
[G] _ Holding hands, [Am] dressed up and ready [G] _
Outside the [Am] club, [G] cherry bomb _
_ Our hearts [Em] were really pumping [G] Say yeah, yeah, yeah, _ [Am] say _ [G] yeah, yeah, yeah
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