Chords for John Mellencamp - Pink Houses (Plain Spoken)

Tempo:
114.9 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Mellencamp - Pink Houses (Plain Spoken) chords
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[C] [G]
He's got a black man with a black cat living in a black neighborhood.
He's got an interstate running through his front yard.
You know he [C] thinks God is so [G] good.
This woman in the kitchen cleaning up the evening slob.
[F] And he looks at her and says, darling, I [C] can't remember when you could talk [G] a blob.
Oh, but ain't that [C] America?
You [G] and me.
Ain't [C] that America?
Something [G] to see, baby.
Ain't [C] that America?
Home [D] of the free, yeah.
Little pink [C] house is for you and me.
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] That young man in a t-shirt.
Listen to a rock and roll station.
He's got a greasy hair and a greasy smile.
[C] Says, Lord, you're my [G] destination.
Young man, when I was younger, said, boy, you're going to be president.
And just like [F] everything else, [C] those old greasy dreams kind [G] of 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] of the free, yeah.
Little pink house is [C] for you and me.
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [F]
[C] [G]
[C]
[G]
[F]
[C] [G]
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[C] [G]
[F]
[C] [G]
[F]
[C] [G]
[F]
[C] [G]
[F] [Em]
[C] [Bb] [G]
Well, there's people and more people.
What do they know, know, know?
Got to work in some of our rights.
[C]
[G] And there's winners and there's losers.
But that ain't no big deal.
[D] God's a simple man, baby.
[C] Peaceful thrills.
And the bills [G] and the pills that kill us here in America.
Ain't that [C] America?
You [G] and me.
Ain't that [C] America?
Something [G] to see, baby.
Ain't that [C] America?
Home of [D] the free, yeah.
Little pink house [C] is for you and me.
[G]
[C] You and [G] me.
Ain't that America?
Something [G] to see, baby.
Ain't that [C] America?
Home of [D] the free.
Little pink house [C] is for you and me.
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[C] [G]
[C] [G]
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Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
D
1321
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To start learning John Mellencamp - (Live) Pink Houses chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F, C, G and C in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 57 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 115 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of C Major.

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_ _ He's got a black man with a black cat _ living in a black neighborhood.
_ He's got an interstate running through his front yard.
You know he [C] thinks _ God is so [G] good.
_ _ _ _ This woman _ in the kitchen _ cleaning up the evening slob. _
[F] And he looks at her and says, darling, I [C] can't remember when you could talk [G] a blob.
_ _ _ _ Oh, but ain't that [C] America?
You [G] and me.
Ain't [C] that America?
Something [G] to see, baby.
Ain't [C] that America?
Home [D] of the free, _ yeah.
Little pink [C] house is for you and _ me.
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[C] _ _ [G] _ That young man in a t-shirt.
_ Listen to a rock and roll station.
_ He's got a greasy hair and a greasy smile.
[C] Says, Lord, you're my [G] destination. _ _ _ _ _
Young man, when I was younger, said, boy, you're going to be president.
_ And just like [F] everything else, [C] those old greasy dreams kind [G] of 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] of the free, yeah. _
Little pink house is [C] for you and me.
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_ _ Well, there's people and more people.
_ _ _ What do they know, know, know?
Got to work in _ some of our rights.
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ And there's winners _ and there's losers.
But _ that ain't no big deal. _
[D] God's a simple man, baby.
[C] Peaceful thrills.
And the bills [G] and the pills that kill us here in America.
Ain't that [C] America?
You [G] and me.
_ Ain't that [C] America?
Something [G] to see, baby.
Ain't that [C] America?
Home of [D] the free, yeah.
Little pink house [C] is for you and me. _
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_ _ _ [C] You _ and [G] me.
Ain't that America?
Something [G] to see, baby.
Ain't that [C] America?
Home of [D] the free.
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