Pink Houses , John Cougar Mellencamp , 1983 Vinyl Chords
Tempo:
117.95 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [G]
[C] [G] And there's a woman in the kitchen, and she's got a black man with a black cat, and a black
man with a hood.
He's got an interstate running through his front yard.
You know, he [C] thinks he's [G] got it so good.
And there's a woman in the kitchen, cleaning up the evening slob.
And he [F] looks at her and says, hey, darling, [C]
I can remember [G] when you could slob a blob.
Oh, but ain't that [C] America?
You and me.
Ain't that [C] America?
Something to [G] see, baby.
Ain't that America?
Home on the [D] free, yeah.
Little bank houses, [C] oh, you and me.
Oh, yeah.
You and [G] me.
[C]
Well, there's a young man in a T-shirt on the list to a rock and roll station.
He's got a greasy hair, greasy smile.
He [F] says, Lord, [C] this might be my [G] destination.
He told me when I was younger, he said, boy, you're going to be president.
But [G] just like everything else, those [C] old crazy dreams kind of [G] came around.
Oh, but ain't [C] that America?
You [G] and me.
Ain't [C] that America?
Something [G] to see, baby.
Ain't [C] that America?
Home [D] on the free, yeah.
Little bank houses, [C] oh, you and me.
Oh, baby, [G] I thought you and me.
[D] [G] [C]
[G]
[F] [C]
[G]
[C]
[G]
[F] [G]
Well, there's people and more people.
What do they know, know, know?
Go to work in some high rise [F] and vacation [G] down at Goldman.
Oh, yeah.
And there's winners and there's losers.
But that ain't no big deal.
Because the simple man, baby, [Em] pays the bills, the [G] bills, the bills that kill.
Oh, but ain't that [C] America?
You [G] and me.
Ain't [C] that America?
Something [G] to see, baby.
Ain't that [C] America?
Home [D] on the free, yeah.
Little bank houses, [C] oh, you and me.
Oh, baby, I thought you and [G] me.
Ain't [C] that America?
Something [G] to see, baby.
[C] [D] Free, yeah.
[C]
Bank houses, baby, you and [G]
[C] [G]
[C] me.
[G] Oh, yeah.
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[N]
[C] [G] And there's a woman in the kitchen, and she's got a black man with a black cat, and a black
man with a hood.
He's got an interstate running through his front yard.
You know, he [C] thinks he's [G] got it so good.
And there's a woman in the kitchen, cleaning up the evening slob.
And he [F] looks at her and says, hey, darling, [C]
I can remember [G] when you could slob a blob.
Oh, but ain't that [C] America?
You and me.
Ain't that [C] America?
Something to [G] see, baby.
Ain't that America?
Home on the [D] free, yeah.
Little bank houses, [C] oh, you and me.
Oh, yeah.
You and [G] me.
[C]
Well, there's a young man in a T-shirt on the list to a rock and roll station.
He's got a greasy hair, greasy smile.
He [F] says, Lord, [C] this might be my [G] destination.
He told me when I was younger, he said, boy, you're going to be president.
But [G] just like everything else, those [C] old crazy dreams kind of [G] came around.
Oh, but ain't [C] that America?
You [G] and me.
Ain't [C] that America?
Something [G] to see, baby.
Ain't [C] that America?
Home [D] on the free, yeah.
Little bank houses, [C] oh, you and me.
Oh, baby, [G] I thought you and me.
[D] [G] [C]
[G]
[F] [C]
[G]
[C]
[G]
[F] [G]
Well, there's people and more people.
What do they know, know, know?
Go to work in some high rise [F] and vacation [G] down at Goldman.
Oh, yeah.
And there's winners and there's losers.
But that ain't no big deal.
Because the simple man, baby, [Em] pays the bills, the [G] bills, the bills that kill.
Oh, but ain't that [C] America?
You [G] and me.
Ain't [C] that America?
Something [G] to see, baby.
Ain't that [C] America?
Home [D] on the free, yeah.
Little bank houses, [C] oh, you and me.
Oh, baby, I thought you and [G] me.
Ain't [C] that America?
Something [G] to see, baby.
[C] [D] Free, yeah.
[C]
Bank houses, baby, you and [G]
[C] [G]
[C] me.
[G] Oh, yeah.
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[N]
Key:
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Em
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_ [C] _ [G] _ And there's a woman in the kitchen, and she's got a black man with a black cat, _ and a black
man with a hood.
He's got an interstate running through his front yard.
You know, he [C] thinks he's [G] got it so good. _ _ _ _
And there's a woman _ in the kitchen, _ cleaning up the evening _ slob.
And he [F] looks at her and says, hey, darling, [C]
I can remember [G] when you could slob a blob. _
Oh, but ain't that [C] America?
You and me.
Ain't that [C] America?
Something to [G] see, baby.
Ain't that America?
Home on the [D] free, _ yeah.
Little bank houses, [C] oh, you and me.
_ Oh, yeah.
You and [G] me.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, there's a young man in a T-shirt _ on the list to a rock and roll station. _
He's got a greasy hair, greasy smile.
He [F] says, Lord, [C] this might be my [G] destination.
He _ _ _ told me when I was younger, _ he said, boy, you're going to be president.
_ But [G] just like everything else, those [C] old crazy dreams kind of [G] came around.
_ Oh, but ain't [C] that America?
You [G] and me.
Ain't [C] that America?
Something [G] to see, baby.
Ain't [C] that America?
Home [D] on the free, yeah.
_ Little bank houses, [C] oh, you and me.
_ _ Oh, baby, [G] I thought you and me. _ _ _
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Well, there's people and more people. _
_ _ What do they know, know, know?
_ Go to work in some high rise [F] and vacation [G] down at Goldman. _ _ _
Oh, yeah.
_ And there's winners _ and there's losers.
_ _ But that ain't no big _ deal.
Because the simple man, baby, [Em] pays the bills, the [G] bills, the bills that kill.
Oh, but ain't that [C] America?
You [G] and me.
Ain't [C] that America?
Something [G] to see, baby.
Ain't that [C] America?
Home [D] on the free, yeah.
Little bank houses, [C] oh, you and me.
Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
baby, I thought you and [G] me.
Ain't [C] that America?
Something [G] to see, baby.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] Free, _ yeah.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
Bank houses, baby, you and [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] me.
[G] Oh, yeah. _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ [G] _ And there's a woman in the kitchen, and she's got a black man with a black cat, _ and a black
man with a hood.
He's got an interstate running through his front yard.
You know, he [C] thinks he's [G] got it so good. _ _ _ _
And there's a woman _ in the kitchen, _ cleaning up the evening _ slob.
And he [F] looks at her and says, hey, darling, [C]
I can remember [G] when you could slob a blob. _
Oh, but ain't that [C] America?
You and me.
Ain't that [C] America?
Something to [G] see, baby.
Ain't that America?
Home on the [D] free, _ yeah.
Little bank houses, [C] oh, you and me.
_ Oh, yeah.
You and [G] me.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, there's a young man in a T-shirt _ on the list to a rock and roll station. _
He's got a greasy hair, greasy smile.
He [F] says, Lord, [C] this might be my [G] destination.
He _ _ _ told me when I was younger, _ he said, boy, you're going to be president.
_ But [G] just like everything else, those [C] old crazy dreams kind of [G] came around.
_ Oh, but ain't [C] that America?
You [G] and me.
Ain't [C] that America?
Something [G] to see, baby.
Ain't [C] that America?
Home [D] on the free, yeah.
_ Little bank houses, [C] oh, you and me.
_ _ Oh, baby, [G] I thought you and me. _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, there's people and more people. _
_ _ What do they know, know, know?
_ Go to work in some high rise [F] and vacation [G] down at Goldman. _ _ _
Oh, yeah.
_ And there's winners _ and there's losers.
_ _ But that ain't no big _ deal.
Because the simple man, baby, [Em] pays the bills, the [G] bills, the bills that kill.
Oh, but ain't that [C] America?
You [G] and me.
Ain't [C] that America?
Something [G] to see, baby.
Ain't that [C] America?
Home [D] on the free, yeah.
Little bank houses, [C] oh, you and me.
Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
baby, I thought you and [G] me.
Ain't [C] that America?
Something [G] to see, baby.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] Free, _ yeah.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
Bank houses, baby, you and [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] me.
[G] Oh, yeah. _ _ _ _ _
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