Chords for John Mellencamp - R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock)
Tempo:
82.7 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
The great thing about the 60s was the different types of music you hear on one radio station.
wasn't available to people at the time.
rock, pop, soul, folk rock.
growing up.
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[E] comes [A] from the cities and it comes from the smaller [E] [A] towns.
[E] Beat [A] up cars [D] with the tires [A] and drummers [E] go [A] crack, [D] boom, [A] bam.
[E] [A] All of us became the USA.
wasn't available to people at the time.
rock, pop, soul, folk rock.
growing up.
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[E] comes [A] from the cities and it comes from the smaller [E] [A] towns.
[E] Beat [A] up cars [D] with the tires [A] and drummers [E] go [A] crack, [D] boom, [A] bam.
[E] [A] All of us became the USA.
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The great thing about the 60s was the different types of music you hear on one radio station.
FM [E] radio wasn't available to people at the time.
So as a kid I would listen to one station and I would hear folk, rock, pop, soul, folk rock.
All different types of stuff.
And it was a great education growing up.
I [A] love that music in the 60s.
It [E] _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
[E] comes [A] from the cities and it comes from the smaller [E] [A] towns.
[D] _ [A]
[E] Beat [A] up cars [D] with the tires [A] and drummers [E] go [A] crack, [D] boom, [A] bam.
[E] [A] All of us became the USA.
[E] [A] All of us became the USA.
[E] All [A] of us [D] became the [A] USA.
[B] Yeah, yeah.
We're back in the [E] USA.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
First [A] man to fire the family, second [E] fire the [A] friends.
[D] _ [A]
[E] With the [A] pop names in their heads and very little money [E] in their [A] hands.
[D] _ [A] _
[E] [A] Some are black and some are [E] white.
And [A] they ain't too proud to sleep on the floor [E] tonight.
Blind faith in [D] Jesus, you [A] know that [B] they took my
wagon in [E] the USA.
[A] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [A] _
[D] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _
[D] _ [A] _ [Em] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
[D] _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] Boys [F#m] from the road [E] and boys from the log [A] town.
[D] _ [E] Build [A] our [D] hateful [E] dreams and turn our world [F#m] upside down.
[E] They were strangling and bobbing for a midget rider.
Jack and Wilson Shangri-La's young rascal.
By the light of [F#m] Mother [E] Eve, but don't [B] forget James Brown.
[E] Rocking in the [A] USA.
[D] _ [A] _ [E] All of us [D] became the [A] USA.
[E] [A] All of us became the USA.
[E] [A] All of us [D] became the [A] USA.
[E] [A] All of us became the USA.
[E] All of us became the USA.
All of us became the USA.
All of us [D] became the [E] USA.
All [D] of us [E] became the USA.
All [A] of us became the USA.
Yeah, music was [E] great back then.
I feel real lucky to have grown up listening to [C#] that type of music. _
FM [E] radio wasn't available to people at the time.
So as a kid I would listen to one station and I would hear folk, rock, pop, soul, folk rock.
All different types of stuff.
And it was a great education growing up.
I [A] love that music in the 60s.
It [E] _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
[E] comes [A] from the cities and it comes from the smaller [E] [A] towns.
[D] _ [A]
[E] Beat [A] up cars [D] with the tires [A] and drummers [E] go [A] crack, [D] boom, [A] bam.
[E] [A] All of us became the USA.
[E] [A] All of us became the USA.
[E] All [A] of us [D] became the [A] USA.
[B] Yeah, yeah.
We're back in the [E] USA.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
First [A] man to fire the family, second [E] fire the [A] friends.
[D] _ [A]
[E] With the [A] pop names in their heads and very little money [E] in their [A] hands.
[D] _ [A] _
[E] [A] Some are black and some are [E] white.
And [A] they ain't too proud to sleep on the floor [E] tonight.
Blind faith in [D] Jesus, you [A] know that [B] they took my
wagon in [E] the USA.
[A] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [A] _
[D] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] _
[D] _ [A] _ [Em] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
[D] _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] Boys [F#m] from the road [E] and boys from the log [A] town.
[D] _ [E] Build [A] our [D] hateful [E] dreams and turn our world [F#m] upside down.
[E] They were strangling and bobbing for a midget rider.
Jack and Wilson Shangri-La's young rascal.
By the light of [F#m] Mother [E] Eve, but don't [B] forget James Brown.
[E] Rocking in the [A] USA.
[D] _ [A] _ [E] All of us [D] became the [A] USA.
[E] [A] All of us became the USA.
[E] [A] All of us [D] became the [A] USA.
[E] [A] All of us became the USA.
[E] All of us became the USA.
All of us became the USA.
All of us [D] became the [E] USA.
All [D] of us [E] became the USA.
All [A] of us became the USA.
Yeah, music was [E] great back then.
I feel real lucky to have grown up listening to [C#] that type of music. _