Chords for John Mellencamp - Crumblin' Down (Live at Farm Aid 1995)
Tempo:
126.25 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
E
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab]
[A]
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[G]
[Em] I'm going to sing a song for you.
Some people [A]
ain't no damn good.
You can't love them, you can't touch them.
No good deed goes unpunished.
And I don't mind being their whipping boy.
I've had that pleasure for years and years.
I never was a sinner.
[G] Now I'm a well-fed [A] creep.
And the best way to get there [G] is to dig down in the [A] ground.
The time is special, and the person [G] that you're looking for is [A] far away down the side.
[G] Take my crumbling walls.
[E] I'm not just trying to settle.
Let you drown my fate.
Some people don't want to treat me the same.
[A] Crumbling walls.
[D] I'm crumbling down.
[A] Crumbling walls.
[G] I'm [D] crumbling, crumbling.
[A] Crumbling walls.
[G] I'm [D] crumbling, crumbling.
[A]
[G]
Yeah, [A] yeah, yeah, yeah.
[G] [A]
Some [G] [A]
[G]
people, [Am] they are [A] obnoxious and lazy.
I'm uneducated.
My opinion [N] means nothing.
But I know I'm a real cool dancer.
[A] Don't need to look over my shoulder to see what I'm after.
Everybody's got problems.
[G] Ain't no new news [A] here.
I'm the same old girl [Em] you had for [A] years.
I'm a news girl.
[G] I'm a girl that can say [A] what she really desires.
[G] They haven't told me [E] what to put my own friends.
It's been a great honor, yeah.
You can blame me.
You can blame me.
But you better stay clear.
[A] Crumbling walls.
[G] I'm [D] crumbling down.
[A] Crumbling walls.
[G] I'm crumbling, [D]
crumbling.
[A] Crumbling walls.
[G] I'm crumbling, [D]
crumbling.
[G] [D] Crumbling, crumbling.
[A] Crumbling down.
[Em]
[N]
[C] Crumbling walls.
[E] Crumbling, crumbling.
Crumbing the walls.
Crumbling, crumbling.
Crumbling.
Crumbling walls.
[F]
Crumbling, crumbling.
Walls.
[A] [E] Don't you budge.
We were men in our years.
People men, people men.
But you better stay clear of [A] the walls.
[G] I'm crumbling [D] down [A] in the walls.
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [G] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [G] They are [D]
[G] too [D] man-earned?
[A] Yeaaaaah
[G] [D] [G] [D]
[G]
[A]
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[G]
[Em] I'm going to sing a song for you.
Some people [A]
ain't no damn good.
You can't love them, you can't touch them.
No good deed goes unpunished.
And I don't mind being their whipping boy.
I've had that pleasure for years and years.
I never was a sinner.
[G] Now I'm a well-fed [A] creep.
And the best way to get there [G] is to dig down in the [A] ground.
The time is special, and the person [G] that you're looking for is [A] far away down the side.
[G] Take my crumbling walls.
[E] I'm not just trying to settle.
Let you drown my fate.
Some people don't want to treat me the same.
[A] Crumbling walls.
[D] I'm crumbling down.
[A] Crumbling walls.
[G] I'm [D] crumbling, crumbling.
[A] Crumbling walls.
[G] I'm [D] crumbling, crumbling.
[A]
[G]
Yeah, [A] yeah, yeah, yeah.
[G] [A]
Some [G] [A]
[G]
people, [Am] they are [A] obnoxious and lazy.
I'm uneducated.
My opinion [N] means nothing.
But I know I'm a real cool dancer.
[A] Don't need to look over my shoulder to see what I'm after.
Everybody's got problems.
[G] Ain't no new news [A] here.
I'm the same old girl [Em] you had for [A] years.
I'm a news girl.
[G] I'm a girl that can say [A] what she really desires.
[G] They haven't told me [E] what to put my own friends.
It's been a great honor, yeah.
You can blame me.
You can blame me.
But you better stay clear.
[A] Crumbling walls.
[G] I'm [D] crumbling down.
[A] Crumbling walls.
[G] I'm crumbling, [D]
crumbling.
[A] Crumbling walls.
[G] I'm crumbling, [D]
crumbling.
[G] [D] Crumbling, crumbling.
[A] Crumbling down.
[Em]
[N]
[C] Crumbling walls.
[E] Crumbling, crumbling.
Crumbing the walls.
Crumbling, crumbling.
Crumbling.
Crumbling walls.
[F]
Crumbling, crumbling.
Walls.
[A] [E] Don't you budge.
We were men in our years.
People men, people men.
But you better stay clear of [A] the walls.
[G] I'm crumbling [D] down [A] in the walls.
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [G] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [G] They are [D]
[G] too [D] man-earned?
[A] Yeaaaaah
[G] [D] [G] [D]
[G]
Key:
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G
D
E
Em
A
G
D
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ I'm going to sing a song for you.
Some people [A] _
ain't no damn good.
You can't love them, you can't touch them.
No good deed goes unpunished.
And I don't mind being their whipping boy.
I've had that pleasure for years and years.
I never was a sinner.
[G] Now I'm a well-fed [A] creep.
And the best way to get there [G] is to dig down in the [A] ground.
The time is special, and the person [G] that you're looking for is [A] far away down the side.
[G] Take my crumbling walls.
[E] I'm not just trying to settle.
Let you drown my fate.
Some people don't want to treat me the same.
[A] Crumbling walls.
_ [D] I'm crumbling down.
[A] Crumbling walls.
[G] I'm [D] crumbling, crumbling.
[A] Crumbling walls. _
[G] I'm [D] crumbling, crumbling.
[A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Yeah, [A] yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ Some _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ people, _ [Am] they are [A] obnoxious and lazy.
I'm uneducated.
My opinion [N] means nothing.
But I know I'm a real cool dancer.
[A] Don't need to look over my shoulder to see what I'm after.
_ Everybody's got problems.
[G] Ain't no new news [A] here.
I'm the same old girl [Em] you had for [A] years.
I'm a news girl.
_ [G] I'm a girl that can say [A] what she really desires.
[G] They haven't told me [E] what to put my own friends.
It's been a great honor, yeah.
You can blame me.
You can blame me.
But you better stay clear.
[A] Crumbling walls.
_ [G] I'm [D] crumbling down.
[A] Crumbling walls.
_ [G] I'm crumbling, [D]
crumbling.
[A] Crumbling walls.
_ _ [G] I'm crumbling, [D]
crumbling.
[G] _ [D] Crumbling, crumbling.
[A] _ Crumbling down.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Crumbling walls.
[E] _ _ Crumbling, crumbling.
Crumbing the walls.
_ _ Crumbling, crumbling.
Crumbling.
Crumbling walls.
_ [F] _ _
_ Crumbling, crumbling. _ _
Walls.
[A] _ _ _ [E] Don't you budge.
We were men in our years.
People men, people men.
But you better stay clear of [A] the walls. _
[G] I'm crumbling [D] down [A] in the walls. _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] They are [D] _
_ [G] too [D] man-earned?
_ [A] Yeaaaaah
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ I'm going to sing a song for you.
Some people [A] _
ain't no damn good.
You can't love them, you can't touch them.
No good deed goes unpunished.
And I don't mind being their whipping boy.
I've had that pleasure for years and years.
I never was a sinner.
[G] Now I'm a well-fed [A] creep.
And the best way to get there [G] is to dig down in the [A] ground.
The time is special, and the person [G] that you're looking for is [A] far away down the side.
[G] Take my crumbling walls.
[E] I'm not just trying to settle.
Let you drown my fate.
Some people don't want to treat me the same.
[A] Crumbling walls.
_ [D] I'm crumbling down.
[A] Crumbling walls.
[G] I'm [D] crumbling, crumbling.
[A] Crumbling walls. _
[G] I'm [D] crumbling, crumbling.
[A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Yeah, [A] yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ Some _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ people, _ [Am] they are [A] obnoxious and lazy.
I'm uneducated.
My opinion [N] means nothing.
But I know I'm a real cool dancer.
[A] Don't need to look over my shoulder to see what I'm after.
_ Everybody's got problems.
[G] Ain't no new news [A] here.
I'm the same old girl [Em] you had for [A] years.
I'm a news girl.
_ [G] I'm a girl that can say [A] what she really desires.
[G] They haven't told me [E] what to put my own friends.
It's been a great honor, yeah.
You can blame me.
You can blame me.
But you better stay clear.
[A] Crumbling walls.
_ [G] I'm [D] crumbling down.
[A] Crumbling walls.
_ [G] I'm crumbling, [D]
crumbling.
[A] Crumbling walls.
_ _ [G] I'm crumbling, [D]
crumbling.
[G] _ [D] Crumbling, crumbling.
[A] _ Crumbling down.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Crumbling walls.
[E] _ _ Crumbling, crumbling.
Crumbing the walls.
_ _ Crumbling, crumbling.
Crumbling.
Crumbling walls.
_ [F] _ _
_ Crumbling, crumbling. _ _
Walls.
[A] _ _ _ [E] Don't you budge.
We were men in our years.
People men, people men.
But you better stay clear of [A] the walls. _
[G] I'm crumbling [D] down [A] in the walls. _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] They are [D] _
_ [G] too [D] man-earned?
_ [A] Yeaaaaah
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _