Chords for John Mellencamp - R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (Live at Farm Aid 1997)
Tempo:
81.975 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Em
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
Hey, this is Gary Allen, Form [A] 897 [D] continues [A] right after [E] this.
[A]
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [Dm]
[A] [Em] This is where [A] they come from, [D] the cities [A] come from the [Em] small [A] town.
[D]
[A] [E] [A] And beat up cars with guitars and drums.
[Em] Ha!
[D] Boom!
[Em] Yeah!
[A] I'm [D] Roasted Gator in [A] the USA.
[Em] [A] I'm [D] Roasted Gator [A] in the USA.
[E] [A] I'm [D] Roasted Gator in the USA.
[B] Yeah, yeah.
[Em]
Rockin' in [E] the USA.
[Em]
[A] Say goodbye to the family.
Say [E] goodbye to the [A] friends.
[D]
[A] Put some poppins in her [D] head and bury [A] a little money [E] in her [A] hand
[E] I'm gonna [A] show my all black ass, show my all [E] white
And [A] they ain't too proud that she's 44 [E] tonight
So hit the [A] prize baby Jesus, you know that [B] thing's just mine
For any of [E] you who will [A] say
[D] [E] [A] Hey!
[D]
[Em] [A] [D] [A] [Em]
[A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [D] [A] [Em]
[A] [D] [A] [E] [Bm] [A] [E]
[A] [Bm] [A] [E] [A] [G] [A] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[D] [E]
[A] [E]
Voice from nowhere, voice from the lost town
[A] Little high [E] heads full of dreams, turned our world [A] upside [Em] down
[E] Bro's frankin' on them bobbins full of [F#m] big rack
Jackin' with the [E] Shangri-La John rack
Spotlight on my bold [A] lead, just wanna [B] get 10 pounds
Rockin' in [E] the USA
[A] [D] [A] [Em]
[A] I don't see gay in the USA
[E] [A] I don't [D] see gay in the [A] USA
[E]
[A] [E] [A] [D] [A] [E]
[D] [A] [E]
Welcome [Em]
[A] back [Em]
[A] [Em] [A] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[A] [D] [Em] [B] [Em] to Farm Aid, let's join [A] John [D] Mellencamp on stage
[E] [A] [E]
Hey, this is Gary Allen, Form [A] 897 [D] continues [A] right after [E] this.
[A]
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [Dm]
[A] [Em] This is where [A] they come from, [D] the cities [A] come from the [Em] small [A] town.
[D]
[A] [E] [A] And beat up cars with guitars and drums.
[Em] Ha!
[D] Boom!
[Em] Yeah!
[A] I'm [D] Roasted Gator in [A] the USA.
[Em] [A] I'm [D] Roasted Gator [A] in the USA.
[E] [A] I'm [D] Roasted Gator in the USA.
[B] Yeah, yeah.
[Em]
Rockin' in [E] the USA.
[Em]
[A] Say goodbye to the family.
Say [E] goodbye to the [A] friends.
[D]
[A] Put some poppins in her [D] head and bury [A] a little money [E] in her [A] hand
[E] I'm gonna [A] show my all black ass, show my all [E] white
And [A] they ain't too proud that she's 44 [E] tonight
So hit the [A] prize baby Jesus, you know that [B] thing's just mine
For any of [E] you who will [A] say
[D] [E] [A] Hey!
[D]
[Em] [A] [D] [A] [Em]
[A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [D] [A] [Em]
[A] [D] [A] [E] [Bm] [A] [E]
[A] [Bm] [A] [E] [A] [G] [A] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[D] [E]
[A] [E]
Voice from nowhere, voice from the lost town
[A] Little high [E] heads full of dreams, turned our world [A] upside [Em] down
[E] Bro's frankin' on them bobbins full of [F#m] big rack
Jackin' with the [E] Shangri-La John rack
Spotlight on my bold [A] lead, just wanna [B] get 10 pounds
Rockin' in [E] the USA
[A] [D] [A] [Em]
[A] I don't see gay in the USA
[E] [A] I don't [D] see gay in the [A] USA
[E]
[A] [E] [A] [D] [A] [E]
[D] [A] [E]
Welcome [Em]
[A] back [Em]
[A] [Em] [A] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[A] [D] [Em] [B] [Em] to Farm Aid, let's join [A] John [D] Mellencamp on stage
[E] [A] [E]
Key:
A
E
D
Em
B
A
E
D
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Hey, this is Gary Allen, Form [A] 897 [D] continues [A] right after [E] this.
[A] _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] _
[A] _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ [Dm] _
[A] [Em] This is where [A] they come from, [D] the cities [A] come from the [Em] small [A] town.
[D] _
[A] _ [E] [A] And beat up cars with guitars and drums.
[Em] Ha!
[D] Boom!
[Em] Yeah!
[A] I'm [D] Roasted Gator in [A] the USA.
[Em] [A] I'm [D] Roasted Gator [A] in the USA.
[E] [A] I'm [D] Roasted Gator in the USA.
[B] Yeah, yeah.
[Em]
Rockin' in [E] the USA.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] Say goodbye to the family.
Say [E] goodbye to the [A] friends.
[D] _
[A] Put some poppins in her [D] head and bury [A] a little money [E] in her [A] hand
[E] I'm gonna [A] show my all black ass, show my all [E] white
And [A] they ain't too proud that she's 44 [E] tonight
So hit the [A] prize baby Jesus, you know that [B] thing's just mine
For any of [E] you who will [A] say
[D] _ _ [E] [A] Hey!
[D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [Em] _
[A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [Em] _
[A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [E] _
[A] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ [G] _ [A] _ [Em] _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ Voice from nowhere, voice from the lost town
_ _ [A] Little high [E] heads full of dreams, turned our world [A] upside [Em] down
[E] Bro's frankin' on them bobbins full of [F#m] big rack
Jackin' with the [E] Shangri-La John rack
Spotlight on my bold [A] lead, just wanna [B] get 10 pounds
Rockin' in [E] the USA
[A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [Em]
[A] I don't see gay in the USA
[E] [A] I don't [D] see gay in the [A] USA
[E] _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _
_ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Welcome [Em] _ _ _
[A] back _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ [Em] to Farm Aid, let's join [A] John [D] Mellencamp on stage
[E] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Hey, this is Gary Allen, Form [A] 897 [D] continues [A] right after [E] this.
[A] _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] _
[A] _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ [Dm] _
[A] [Em] This is where [A] they come from, [D] the cities [A] come from the [Em] small [A] town.
[D] _
[A] _ [E] [A] And beat up cars with guitars and drums.
[Em] Ha!
[D] Boom!
[Em] Yeah!
[A] I'm [D] Roasted Gator in [A] the USA.
[Em] [A] I'm [D] Roasted Gator [A] in the USA.
[E] [A] I'm [D] Roasted Gator in the USA.
[B] Yeah, yeah.
[Em]
Rockin' in [E] the USA.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] Say goodbye to the family.
Say [E] goodbye to the [A] friends.
[D] _
[A] Put some poppins in her [D] head and bury [A] a little money [E] in her [A] hand
[E] I'm gonna [A] show my all black ass, show my all [E] white
And [A] they ain't too proud that she's 44 [E] tonight
So hit the [A] prize baby Jesus, you know that [B] thing's just mine
For any of [E] you who will [A] say
[D] _ _ [E] [A] Hey!
[D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [Em] _
[A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [Em] _
[A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [E] _
[A] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ [G] _ [A] _ [Em] _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ Voice from nowhere, voice from the lost town
_ _ [A] Little high [E] heads full of dreams, turned our world [A] upside [Em] down
[E] Bro's frankin' on them bobbins full of [F#m] big rack
Jackin' with the [E] Shangri-La John rack
Spotlight on my bold [A] lead, just wanna [B] get 10 pounds
Rockin' in [E] the USA
[A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [Em]
[A] I don't see gay in the USA
[E] [A] I don't [D] see gay in the [A] USA
[E] _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _
_ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Welcome [Em] _ _ _
[A] back _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ [Em] to Farm Aid, let's join [A] John [D] Mellencamp on stage
[E] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _