Chords for Ain't That America

Tempo:
116.1 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ain't That America chords
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[G] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
Well there's a black man with a black cat living in a black neighborhood.
He's got an interstate running through his front yard.
You know [F] he thinks he's [C] [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 [C] darlin', I can remember when you [G] cooked shabu-shabu.
Oh, but ain't [C] that America, you [G] and me.
Ain't that [C] America, [G] something to see, baby.
Ain't that [C] America, home on [D] the free, yeah.
Little pink house, [C] oh you and me.
Oh, yeah, you [G] and me.
[C] [G]
[C] [G] Well there's a young man in a t-shirt.
He lives to rock a rolling station.
He's got a greasy hair, greasy smile.
He [F] says, [C] Lord, this must be [G] my destination.
He told me when I was younger, he said, boy, you're going to be president.
But just like everything else, those old crazy dreams [C] kind of [G] came around.
Oh, but ain't that [C] America, you and [G] me.
Ain't that [C] America, something [G] to see, baby.
Ain't that [C] America, home on [D] the free, yeah.
Little pink house, [C] oh you and me.
[G] Oh, you and me.
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[F]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
Well, there's people and more people.
What do they know, know, know?
Go to work in some high rise and [F] vacation [C] down at the Gulf.
[G]
And there's winners and there's losers.
But that ain't no big deal.
Because a simple man, baby, [Em] pays the bills, the [G] bills, the bills like hell.
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 [G] on the [D] free, yeah.
Little pink house, [C] oh you and me.
Oh, [G]
ain't [C] that America, you [G] and me.
Ain't [C] that America, something [G] to see, baby.
[C]
[D] Free.
[C] Little pink house, baby.
[G] Free.
[C] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
D
1321
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To learn John Mellencamp - Pink Houses chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: G, C and G. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 58 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 116 BPM. With G Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
Well there's a black man with a black cat _ living in a black neighborhood. _ _
He's got an interstate running through his front yard.
You know [F] he thinks he's [C] [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 [C] darlin', I can remember when you [G] cooked shabu-shabu.
_ _ Oh, but ain't [C] that America, you [G] and me.
Ain't that [C] America, _ [G] something to see, baby.
Ain't that [C] America, home on [D] the free, yeah.
Little pink house, [C] oh you and me. _
Oh, yeah, you [G] and me. _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ Well there's a young man in a t-shirt.
He lives to rock a rolling station.
He's got a greasy hair, greasy smile.
He [F] says, [C] Lord, this must be [G] my destination.
He _ _ _ told me when I was younger, he said, boy, you're going to be president. _ _
But just like everything else, those old crazy dreams [C] kind of [G] came around.
_ _ Oh, but ain't that [C] America, you and [G] me.
Ain't that [C] America, something [G] to see, baby.
Ain't that [C] America, home on [D] the free, yeah.
Little pink house, [C] oh you and me.
_ _ _ _ [G] Oh, you and me.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Well, there's people and more people. _ _ _
What do they know, know, know?
Go to work in some high rise and [F] vacation [C] down at the Gulf.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
And there's winners and there's losers.
_ _ But that ain't no big deal.
_ Because a simple man, baby, [Em] pays the bills, the [G] bills, the bills like hell.
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 [G] on the [D] free, _ yeah.
Little pink house, [C] oh you and me.
Oh, _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ ain't [C] that America, you [G] and me.
Ain't [C] that America, something [G] to see, baby.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] Free. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ Little pink house, baby.
[G] Free.
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
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