Chords for John Mellencamp - R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock)

Tempo:
82.7 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

D

Em

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Mellencamp - R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock) chords
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The great thing about the 60s was the different types of music you hear on one radio station.
FM [E] radio wasn't available to people at the time.
So as a kid I would listen to one station and I would hear folk, rock, pop, soul, folk rock.
All different types of stuff.
And it was a great education growing up.
I [A] love that music in the 60s.
It [E] [A]
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[E] comes [A] from the cities and it comes from the smaller [E] [A] towns.
[D] [A]
[E] Beat [A] up cars [D] with the tires [A] and drummers [E] go [A] crack, [D] boom, [A] bam.
[E] [A] All of us became the USA.
[E] [A] All of us became the USA.
[E] All [A] of us [D] became the [A] USA.
[B] Yeah, yeah.
We're back in the [E] USA.
[A] [E]
First [A] man to fire the family, second [E] fire the [A] friends.
[D] [A]
[E] With the [A] pop names in their heads and very little money [E] in their [A] hands.
[D] [A]
[E] [A] Some are black and some are [E] white.
And [A] they ain't too proud to sleep on the floor [E] tonight.
Blind faith in [D] Jesus, you [A] know that [B] they took my
wagon in [E] the USA.
[A] [D] [E] [A] [D]
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[D] [A] [E] [A] [D] [A] [E] [A]
[D] [A] [Em] [A] [D] [Em] [A]
[D] [Em] [A] [E] [A]
[E] [Em]
[E] Boys [F#m] from the road [E] and boys from the log [A] town.
[D] [E] Build [A] our [D] hateful [E] dreams and turn our world [F#m] upside down.
[E] They were strangling and bobbing for a midget rider.
Jack and Wilson Shangri-La's young rascal.
By the light of [F#m] Mother [E] Eve, but don't [B] forget James Brown.
[E] Rocking in the [A] USA.
[D] [A] [E] All of us [D] became the [A] USA.
[E] [A] All of us became the USA.
[E] [A] All of us [D] became the [A] USA.
[E] [A] All of us became the USA.
[E] All of us became the USA.
All of us became the USA.
All of us [D] became the [E] USA.
All [D] of us [E] became the USA.
All [A] of us became the USA.
Yeah, music was [E] great back then.
I feel real lucky to have grown up listening to [C#] that type of music.
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
Em
121
B
12341112
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
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To learn John Mellencamp - (A Salute To 60s Rock, 2022 Mix) R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - D, A, E and A. Set your pace at 41 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 83. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: A Major.

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The great thing about the 60s was the different types of music you hear on one radio station.
FM [E] radio wasn't available to people at the time.
So as a kid I would listen to one station and I would hear folk, rock, pop, soul, folk rock.
All different types of stuff.
And it was a great education growing up.
I [A] love that music in the 60s.
It [E] _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
[E] comes [A] from the cities and it comes from the smaller [E] [A] towns.
[D] _ [A]
[E] Beat [A] up cars [D] with the tires [A] and drummers [E] go [A] crack, [D] boom, [A] bam.
[E] [A] All of us became the USA.
[E] [A] All of us became the USA.
[E] All [A] of us [D] became the [A] USA.
[B] Yeah, yeah.
We're back in the [E] USA.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
First [A] man to fire the family, second [E] fire the [A] friends.
[D] _ [A]
[E] With the [A] pop names in their heads and very little money [E] in their [A] hands.
[D] _ [A] _
[E] [A] Some are black and some are [E] white.
And [A] they ain't too proud to sleep on the floor [E] tonight.
Blind faith in [D] Jesus, you [A] know that [B] they took my
wagon in [E] the USA.
[A] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [A] _
[D] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _
[D] _ [A] _ [Em] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
[D] _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] Boys [F#m] from the road [E] and boys from the log [A] town.
[D] _ [E] Build [A] our [D] hateful [E] dreams and turn our world [F#m] upside down.
[E] They were strangling and bobbing for a midget rider.
Jack and Wilson Shangri-La's young rascal.
By the light of [F#m] Mother [E] Eve, but don't [B] forget James Brown.
[E] Rocking in the [A] USA.
[D] _ [A] _ [E] All of us [D] became the [A] USA.
[E] [A] All of us became the USA.
[E] [A] All of us [D] became the [A] USA.
[E] [A] All of us became the USA.
[E] All of us became the USA.
All of us became the USA.
All of us [D] became the [E] USA.
All [D] of us [E] became the USA.
All [A] of us became the USA.
Yeah, music was [E] great back then.
I feel real lucky to have grown up listening to [C#] that type of music. _

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