Minutes to Memories Chords by John Mellencamp

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_ [E] _ I'm a great Hampton [D] by [A] Oswey on [E] Jamestown He saw the sunset in [D] the Tennessee [A]
line
[E] _ Looked at the young man who [D] was right [A]
inside [E] him
He said I'm [B] the only [D] kind of a war [A] now that's sad
[E] I wore my whole life in [A] the steel mills near [E] Gary
And my father before me I [A] held Pelton's land
[E] Now I'm 77 and with [A] God as my [E] witness
I owe every dollar [Bm] that passed [A] through my [B] hands
My family and friends [A] are the best things I know
[B] If they are the real [A] _ killing [E] boys
There's all the myths [D] and [A] myths and memories
[E] That we believe the [D] dreams we [A] have learned
[E] You are young [D] and you [A] are future
[B] So suck it up and chomp it out
Make the most of what you can
[E] _ _ Looked [D] _ [A] _
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_ _ [E] at the old dog in [D] the twilight [A] lights gleaming
[E] _ He said son it sounds [D] like rattling [A] old [E] bones
This highway's long but I know [D] some that are [A] longer
[E] I'll son up tomorrow I [D] guess I'll [A] be [E] home
Then the hills of Kentucky crossed [A] the Ohio river
[E] _ The old man kept talking about [A] his life in the town
[E] _ He fell asleep with [A] his head against the [E] window
He said an honest man's fellow is his [A] peace of mind
[B] This little life was riches, [A] riches in the gold days
[B] Why don't you stop in [A] those uncertain _ [E] days
There's all the myths [D] and myths and [A] memories
[E] That we believe the [D] dreams we have [A] learned
[E] You are young and [D] you [A] are future
[B] So suck it up and chomp it out
Make the best of what you can
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[C#m] _ [E] _ old man had a vision that was hard [A] for me to follow
[E] I did things my way and paid a [A] hundred [E] price
When I think back on the [A] old man and the poor sir
[E] _ Now that I'm older I can see he was right
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_ [B] He's a smile like _ [A] a goose
[B] Has no free ride, no one [A] said it'd be easy
[B] The old man told me this my [A] son I'm telling it to you
[E] There's all the myths [D] and myths and [A]
memories
[E] That we believe the [D] dreams we [A] have learned
[E] You are young and [D] you are [A] future
[B] So suck it up and chomp it out
Make the best of what you can
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