Pink Houses Chords & Lyrics by John Mellencamp

Pink Houses

guitar chords lyrics

John Mellencamp

Pink Houses
John Mellencamp

Transcribed by:CPDmusic
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The song �Pink Houses� by John �Cougar� Mellencamp was written in 1983, reached No. 8 on
Billboard charts, and remains a rock radio staple to this day. It is recommended for
to intermediate guitar players. The song only uses a few basic chords, and has a pretty
main riff, based off of the G and Cadd9 chords.

RIFF:
G Cadd9 G
E||-----||-----------3------3--3--3--|--3------3------------|
B||-----||-----------3------3--3--3--|--3------3------------|
G||-----||*-------0--0------0--0--0--|--0------0------------|
D||-----||*----------0------0--0--0--|--2------0------------|
A||-----||---0h2-----2------2--2--2--|--3------2------------|
E||--3--||-----------3------3--3--3--|---------3--------3---|

G Cadd9 G
----------3----3--3--3--3--|--3------3-------------||
----------3----3--3--3--3--|--3------3-------------||
-------0--0----0--0--0--0--|--0------0------------*||
----------0----0--0--0--0--|--2------0------------*||
--0h2-----2----2--2--2--2--|--3------2-------------||
----------3----3--3--3--3--|---------3--------3----||

CHORDS:

Intro:

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Verse 1:
G
There�s a black man with a black cat

Living in a black neighbourhood

He�s got an interstate runnin� through his front yard
F/C C G
You know he thinks he�s got in so good

And there�s a woman in the kitchen

Cleanin� up the evening slop
C
And he looks at her and says �hey darling
G
I can remember when you could stop a clock�

Chorus:
C G
Oh but ain�t that America for you and me
G G
Ain�t that America, something to see, baby
C D
Ain�t that America, home of the free, yeah
C
Little pink houses for you and me

Oh, for you and me

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Verse 2:
G
Well there�s a young man in a T-shirt

Listening to a rock �n� roll station

He�s got greasy hair, greasy smile
F/C C G
He says, �Lord this must be my destination

Cause they told me when I was younger

Said, �Boy, you�re gonna be president�
F/C C
But just like everything else, those old crazy dreams
G
Just kinda came and went�

Chorus:
C G
Oh but ain�t that America for you and me
G G
Ain�t that America, something to see, baby
C D
Ain�t that America, home of the free, yeah
C
Little pink houses for you and me

Oh, for you and me

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Bridge:
F C G (Play 4 times)

Verse 3:
G
Well there�s people and more people

What do they know, know, know

Go to work in some high-rise
F/C C G
And vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico, oh yeah

And there�s winners, and there�s losers

But they ain�t no big deal,
F/C C
Cause the simple man baby pays for thrills
G
The bills and the pills that kill

Chorus:
C G
Oh but ain�t that America for you and me
G G
Ain�t that America, something to see, baby
C D
Ain�t that America, home of the free, yeah
C
Little pink houses for you and me

Oh, for you and me
C G
Oh but ain�t that America for you and me
G G
Ain�t that America, something to see, baby
C D
Ain�t that America, home of the free, yeah
C
Little pink houses for you and me

Oh, for you and me

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