Chords for John Mellencamp - Pink Houses (Live at Farm Aid 1987)
Tempo:
111.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
F
Gm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[Gm] [G]
He's got a interstate running through his front yard.
[Gm] You know he [F] thinks that he's [G] got it so good.
[Em]
[G] And there's a woman in the kitchen cleaning up the evening slide.
[F] And he looks at her and says, darling, [C] I can't remember who you are.
Stop and [G] fly.
Oh, but ain't that [C] America?
You [G] and me, [Gm] ain't that [C] America?
Something [G] to see, baby, ain't that [C] America?
Oh, Mother [D] Free, yeah.
Little pink [G] houses, oh, you and [C] me.
Oh, [G] yeah.
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] Well, there's a black man in a t-shirt.
And he's listening to a rock and roll station.
He's got a greasy hair, greasy smile.
[Gm] Says, Lord, [G] this must be my destination.
My cousin told me when I was younger, he said, boy, you're going to be president.
But just [F] like everything else, [C] those old presidents kind of [G] came and went.
Oh, but ain't that [C] America?
You [G] and me, ain't that [C] America?
[G] Something to see, baby, ain't that [C] America?
Oh, [D] Mother Free, yeah.
Little pink houses, [C] oh, you and me.
Oh. Oh. [G] Oh.
[C] Oh.
[G]
[C]
[G] Oh.
[F] [C]
[G] Oh.
[F] Oh.
[C]
[G] [Gm]
[F] Oh.
[C]
[G]
[F] Oh.
[G] [C]
[G]
[Gm]
Oh.
Well, there's people and more [G]
people.
What do they know?
Go to work and somehow rise
[F] Have vacation down at [C] the Gulf of [G] Mexico
And there's losers
But they ain't no big deal
[F] Our simple man, baby, [C] makes the thrills
And the [G] bills, and the bills that kill us
You, you,
[C] you
[G]
Ain't that [C] America
[G]
[C] We're home [D] all free
with a pink hat [C] for you and me
[G] [C] Ain't [G]
that [C] America
[G] [C] See [G] you baby
Ain't [C] that a laughin' thought?
The whole [D] world's free!
Yeah, yeah!
Let's make out!
[C]
[G] [C] [G] The whole [C] [G] world's free!
[C] [G]
[Gm] [G]
He's got a interstate running through his front yard.
[Gm] You know he [F] thinks that he's [G] got it so good.
[Em]
[G] And there's a woman in the kitchen cleaning up the evening slide.
[F] And he looks at her and says, darling, [C] I can't remember who you are.
Stop and [G] fly.
Oh, but ain't that [C] America?
You [G] and me, [Gm] ain't that [C] America?
Something [G] to see, baby, ain't that [C] America?
Oh, Mother [D] Free, yeah.
Little pink [G] houses, oh, you and [C] me.
Oh, [G] yeah.
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] Well, there's a black man in a t-shirt.
And he's listening to a rock and roll station.
He's got a greasy hair, greasy smile.
[Gm] Says, Lord, [G] this must be my destination.
My cousin told me when I was younger, he said, boy, you're going to be president.
But just [F] like everything else, [C] those old presidents kind of [G] came and went.
Oh, but ain't that [C] America?
You [G] and me, ain't that [C] America?
[G] Something to see, baby, ain't that [C] America?
Oh, [D] Mother Free, yeah.
Little pink houses, [C] oh, you and me.
Oh. Oh. [G] Oh.
[C] Oh.
[G]
[C]
[G] Oh.
[F] [C]
[G] Oh.
[F] Oh.
[C]
[G] [Gm]
[F] Oh.
[C]
[G]
[F] Oh.
[G] [C]
[G]
[Gm]
Oh.
Well, there's people and more [G]
people.
What do they know?
Go to work and somehow rise
[F] Have vacation down at [C] the Gulf of [G] Mexico
And there's losers
But they ain't no big deal
[F] Our simple man, baby, [C] makes the thrills
And the [G] bills, and the bills that kill us
You, you,
[C] you
[G]
Ain't that [C] America
[G]
[C] We're home [D] all free
with a pink hat [C] for you and me
[G] [C] Ain't [G]
that [C] America
[G] [C] See [G] you baby
Ain't [C] that a laughin' thought?
The whole [D] world's free!
Yeah, yeah!
Let's make out!
[C]
[G] [C] [G] The whole [C] [G] world's free!
[C] [G]
Key:
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ He's got a interstate running through his front yard.
[Gm] You know he [F] thinks that he's [G] got it so good.
_ _ [Em] _
_ [G] And there's a woman _ in the kitchen _ _ cleaning up the evening slide.
_ [F] And he looks at her and says, darling, [C] I can't remember who you are.
Stop and [G] fly. _ _ _
_ Oh, but ain't that [C] America?
You [G] and me, [Gm] ain't that [C] America?
Something [G] to see, baby, ain't that [C] America?
Oh, Mother [D] Free, yeah.
Little pink [G] houses, oh, you and [C] me. _ _ _
Oh, [G] yeah.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ Well, there's a black man in a t-shirt.
_ And he's listening to a rock and roll station.
_ _ He's got a greasy hair, _ greasy smile.
[Gm] Says, Lord, [G] this must be my destination.
_ _ _ _ _ My cousin told me when I was younger, _ he said, boy, you're going to be president. _ _
But just [F] like everything else, [C] those old presidents kind of [G] came and went.
_ _ _ Oh, but ain't that [C] America?
You [G] and me, ain't that [C] America?
[G] Something to see, baby, ain't that [C] America?
Oh, [D] Mother Free, _ yeah.
Little pink houses, [C] oh, you and me.
_ Oh. Oh. [G] Oh. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Oh. _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Oh. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Oh. _ _ _ _
[F] Oh.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ Oh.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ Oh.
_ [G] _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Oh. _
_ Well, there's people _ and more [G]
people.
_ _ _ What do they know?
_ _ _ Go to work and somehow rise
[F] Have vacation down at [C] the Gulf of [G] _ Mexico
_ And there's _ _ _ _ _ _ losers _
But they ain't no big deal _
[F] Our simple man, baby, [C] makes the thrills
And the [G] bills, and the bills that kill us
You, you, _ _
_ [C] _ you
_ [G] _ _
Ain't that [C] America
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ We're home [D] all free _
_ with a pink hat [C] for you and me
_ [G] _ [C] Ain't [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ that [C] America _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ See [G] _ you baby
Ain't [C] that a laughin' thought?
The whole [D] world's free!
Yeah, yeah!
Let's make out!
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] [G] The _ whole _ _ _ [C] _ [G] world's free!
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ He's got a interstate running through his front yard.
[Gm] You know he [F] thinks that he's [G] got it so good.
_ _ [Em] _
_ [G] And there's a woman _ in the kitchen _ _ cleaning up the evening slide.
_ [F] And he looks at her and says, darling, [C] I can't remember who you are.
Stop and [G] fly. _ _ _
_ Oh, but ain't that [C] America?
You [G] and me, [Gm] ain't that [C] America?
Something [G] to see, baby, ain't that [C] America?
Oh, Mother [D] Free, yeah.
Little pink [G] houses, oh, you and [C] me. _ _ _
Oh, [G] yeah.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ Well, there's a black man in a t-shirt.
_ And he's listening to a rock and roll station.
_ _ He's got a greasy hair, _ greasy smile.
[Gm] Says, Lord, [G] this must be my destination.
_ _ _ _ _ My cousin told me when I was younger, _ he said, boy, you're going to be president. _ _
But just [F] like everything else, [C] those old presidents kind of [G] came and went.
_ _ _ Oh, but ain't that [C] America?
You [G] and me, ain't that [C] America?
[G] Something to see, baby, ain't that [C] America?
Oh, [D] Mother Free, _ yeah.
Little pink houses, [C] oh, you and me.
_ Oh. Oh. [G] Oh. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Oh. _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Oh. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Oh. _ _ _ _
[F] Oh.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ Oh.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ Oh.
_ [G] _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Oh. _
_ Well, there's people _ and more [G]
people.
_ _ _ What do they know?
_ _ _ Go to work and somehow rise
[F] Have vacation down at [C] the Gulf of [G] _ Mexico
_ And there's _ _ _ _ _ _ losers _
But they ain't no big deal _
[F] Our simple man, baby, [C] makes the thrills
And the [G] bills, and the bills that kill us
You, you, _ _
_ [C] _ you
_ [G] _ _
Ain't that [C] America
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ We're home [D] all free _
_ with a pink hat [C] for you and me
_ [G] _ [C] Ain't [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ that [C] America _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ See [G] _ you baby
Ain't [C] that a laughin' thought?
The whole [D] world's free!
Yeah, yeah!
Let's make out!
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] [G] The _ whole _ _ _ [C] _ [G] world's free!
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _