Chords for Cherry Bomb - John Mellencamp @ The Beacon Theater NYC 6/5/23
Tempo:
113.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
C
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Being able to talk about old times.
You just gotta be old to talk about it.
To remind me how
[B]
[N] old
Suddenly, Bill Skipper, he's jumping.
You know, we should end the show with a couple songs.
I said,
You don't want to hear that.
He goes, well, if you would go out
I said, well, I don't go out.
He goes, maybe you should sometime, and [Abm] you'll find out.
So, [D] he talked me into it.
So [C] we're going to end the show tonight with a [G] couple songs about [Abm] Old Times.
[G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [Em]
[Bm] [Am]
[C] [Em]
[Bm] [Am]
[C] [G]
[Am] [Em] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
Old [Am] [G]
[Am] Times.
I'm going to play this for [G] you.
It's called
I'm not really 80 years
[C] [G] 80 years
[Am] [G]
[C] [G] We used to say it's the [A] last river.
[G] And the weekends went [Em] by so quick.
[G] We're running around in the dark.
We've grown and messed up, [Am] I understand.
[Em] But now you're playing with my [Bm] dreams.
I'll tell you something, [Am] I've [Em] [C] been through it all.
[Em] When I feel [Bm] like I'm dizzy.
[Am] That's when you [C] come to [G] me.
[Am] You're holding me.
[G]
Holding up the [C] band.
[G]
You can't do [Am] everything.
[G]
We were young.
[Am] We [G] were
Just like [Am] a
[G]
Rolling past, [Am] but some of [Em] us [G] Dreaming of
Earth, [Am] [G] and the
Far off, but real.
80 [Am] years
[G] 80 years
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[A] [Eb] [G]
[E] [N]
[G] [A] [C]
[G] [A] [G]
[A] [E] [G]
70 [A] [Eb]
[G] [A] [G]
[A] and 85
[C]
[A] [G]
[C] [Em]
[G] [Am]
80 [C] years
[Em]
[G] [Am]
[C] 80 [G]
years
80 [C] [G] years
We've had to break up.
We can't [C] do everything.
[G]
We were young.
We were
[Am] [G]
All the times we've [Am] lost. 80 [G] years
[Am] 80 [G] years
[E] [G]
[Am] [G]
[C] [G] [N]
You just gotta be old to talk about it.
To remind me how
[B]
[N] old
Suddenly, Bill Skipper, he's jumping.
You know, we should end the show with a couple songs.
I said,
You don't want to hear that.
He goes, well, if you would go out
I said, well, I don't go out.
He goes, maybe you should sometime, and [Abm] you'll find out.
So, [D] he talked me into it.
So [C] we're going to end the show tonight with a [G] couple songs about [Abm] Old Times.
[G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [Em]
[Bm] [Am]
[C] [Em]
[Bm] [Am]
[C] [G]
[Am] [Em] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
Old [Am] [G]
[Am] Times.
I'm going to play this for [G] you.
It's called
I'm not really 80 years
[C] [G] 80 years
[Am] [G]
[C] [G] We used to say it's the [A] last river.
[G] And the weekends went [Em] by so quick.
[G] We're running around in the dark.
We've grown and messed up, [Am] I understand.
[Em] But now you're playing with my [Bm] dreams.
I'll tell you something, [Am] I've [Em] [C] been through it all.
[Em] When I feel [Bm] like I'm dizzy.
[Am] That's when you [C] come to [G] me.
[Am] You're holding me.
[G]
Holding up the [C] band.
[G]
You can't do [Am] everything.
[G]
We were young.
[Am] We [G] were
Just like [Am] a
[G]
Rolling past, [Am] but some of [Em] us [G] Dreaming of
Earth, [Am] [G] and the
Far off, but real.
80 [Am] years
[G] 80 years
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[A] [Eb] [G]
[E] [N]
[G] [A] [C]
[G] [A] [G]
[A] [E] [G]
70 [A] [Eb]
[G] [A] [G]
[A] and 85
[C]
[A] [G]
[C] [Em]
[G] [Am]
80 [C] years
[Em]
[G] [Am]
[C] 80 [G]
years
80 [C] [G] years
We've had to break up.
We can't [C] do everything.
[G]
We were young.
We were
[Am] [G]
All the times we've [Am] lost. 80 [G] years
[Am] 80 [G] years
[E] [G]
[Am] [G]
[C] [G] [N]
Key:
G
Am
C
Em
A
G
Am
C
Being able to talk about old times.
You just gotta be old to talk about it.
_ To remind me how _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ old_
Suddenly, Bill Skipper, he's jumping.
You know, we should end the show with a couple songs.
_ I said,
You _ don't want to hear that.
He goes, well, if you would go out_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I said, well, I don't go out.
He goes, maybe you should sometime, and [Abm] you'll find out.
So, [D] he talked me into it.
So [C] we're going to end the show tonight with a [G] couple songs about_ _ [Abm] Old Times.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
Old _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ Times.
I'm going to play this for [G] you.
It's _ _ _ _ called_ _
I'm not _ really_ 80 _ years_
[C] _ _ [G] 80 _ years_
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] We used to say it's the [A] last river.
[G] And the weekends went [Em] by so quick.
[G] We're running around in the dark. _ _
We've grown and messed up, [Am] I understand.
[Em] But now you're playing with my [Bm] dreams.
I'll tell you something, [Am] I've [Em] _ [C] been through it all.
_ [Em] When I feel [Bm] like I'm dizzy.
[Am] That's when you [C] come to [G] me. _
_ [Am] You're holding me.
_ _ [G] _ _
Holding up the [C] band.
_ _ [G] _ _
You can't do [Am] everything.
_ [G] _ _
We were young.
[Am] We [G] _ were_
Just like _ [Am] a_
_ [G] _ _
Rolling past, [Am] but some of [Em] us_ [G] Dreaming of_
Earth, [Am] [G] and the_
Far off, but real.
_ _ 80 _ _ [Am] years_
_ [G] 80 _ years_
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [N] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ 70 _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [A] and_ 85_
[C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am]
80 [C] years_
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] 80 _ [G] _
years_
80 [C] _ _ [G] years_ _
We've had to break up. _ _ _
We can't [C] do everything.
_ [G] _
We were young.
We _ _ _ _ _ were_
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _
All the times we've [Am] lost. 80 [G] years_
_ _ [Am] 80 _ _ [G] years_
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [N] _
You just gotta be old to talk about it.
_ To remind me how _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ old_
Suddenly, Bill Skipper, he's jumping.
You know, we should end the show with a couple songs.
_ I said,
You _ don't want to hear that.
He goes, well, if you would go out_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I said, well, I don't go out.
He goes, maybe you should sometime, and [Abm] you'll find out.
So, [D] he talked me into it.
So [C] we're going to end the show tonight with a [G] couple songs about_ _ [Abm] Old Times.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
Old _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ Times.
I'm going to play this for [G] you.
It's _ _ _ _ called_ _
I'm not _ really_ 80 _ years_
[C] _ _ [G] 80 _ years_
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] We used to say it's the [A] last river.
[G] And the weekends went [Em] by so quick.
[G] We're running around in the dark. _ _
We've grown and messed up, [Am] I understand.
[Em] But now you're playing with my [Bm] dreams.
I'll tell you something, [Am] I've [Em] _ [C] been through it all.
_ [Em] When I feel [Bm] like I'm dizzy.
[Am] That's when you [C] come to [G] me. _
_ [Am] You're holding me.
_ _ [G] _ _
Holding up the [C] band.
_ _ [G] _ _
You can't do [Am] everything.
_ [G] _ _
We were young.
[Am] We [G] _ were_
Just like _ [Am] a_
_ [G] _ _
Rolling past, [Am] but some of [Em] us_ [G] Dreaming of_
Earth, [Am] [G] and the_
Far off, but real.
_ _ 80 _ _ [Am] years_
_ [G] 80 _ years_
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [N] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ 70 _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [A] and_ 85_
[C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am]
80 [C] years_
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] 80 _ [G] _
years_
80 [C] _ _ [G] years_ _
We've had to break up. _ _ _
We can't [C] do everything.
_ [G] _
We were young.
We _ _ _ _ _ were_
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _
All the times we've [Am] lost. 80 [G] years_
_ _ [Am] 80 _ _ [G] years_
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [N] _