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Pink Houses  John Mellencamp

PINK HOUSES
(c) 1983
(Retune GTR 2: DGDGBD)
 
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INTRO:
 
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GTR 1: (ACOUSTIC)
[G] [C] [G]  
 
 E----------3-3-3-3-----0-----3-3-3-3------------3-3-3-3-----0----3----3-3---|
 B----------0-0-0-0-----1--0--0-0-0-0---------0--0-0-0-0-----1--0-0----0-0---|
 G--------0-0-0-0-0--0--2--0--0-0-0-0---------0--0-0-0-0-----0--0-0----0-0---|
 D----------0-0-0-0-----3--0--0-0-0-0------------0-0-0-0--0--2--0-0----0-0---|
 A----------2-2-2-2-----0-----2-2-2-2------------2-2-2-2-----3----2----------|
 E-3--5/7---3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3--3--5/7----3-3-3-3--3-------3--------3-|

GTR 2: (CLEAN ELECTRIC)
 
 D----------------------0--0---------------------------------0----0----------|
 B----------------------1--0---------------------------------1----0----------|
 G----------------------0--0---------------------------------0----0----------|
 D----------------------2--0---------------------------------2----0----------|
 G----------------------0--0---------------------------------0----0----------|
 D---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

GTR 1:
 
 E----------3-3-3-3-----0-----3-3-3-3------------3-3-3-3-----0----3----3-3---|
 B----------0-0-0-0-----1--0--0-0-0-0---------0--0-0-0-0-----1--0-0----0-0---|
 G--------0-0-0-0-0--0--2--0--0-0-0-0---------0--0-0-0-0-----0--0-0----0-0---|
 D----------0-0-0-0-----3--0--0-0-0-0------------0-0-0-0--0--2--0-0----0-0---|
 A----------2-2-2-2-----0-----2-2-2-2------------2-2-2-2-----3----2----------|
 E-3--5/7---3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3--3--5/7----3-3-3-3--3-------3--------3-|

GTR 2:
 
 D----------------------0--0---------------------------0-----0----0----------|
 B------------0---------1--0---------------------------0-----1--0-0----------|
 G----------0-0---------0--0---------------------------0-----0--0-0----------|
 D--------0-0-0---------2--0--------0--0------0---0--0-0-----2--0-0----------|
 G----2/4-0-------------0--0--------0--0--2/3-0---0--0-0-----0--0-0----------|
 D----------------------*--*-------------------------------------------------|
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VERSE 1:
 
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[G]There's 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 [F]thinks he's [C]got it so [G]good
[G]And there's a woman in the kitchen cleaning up the evening's slop,
And he lo[F]oks at her and says, "Hey darlin'
[C]I can remember when you could [G]stop a clock."
 
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CHORUS:
 
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[G]Oh but ain't that [C]America for you and [G]me.
Ain't that [C]America. We're somet[G]hing to see baby.
Aint that [C]America. Home of the[D] free, yeah,
Little pink houses for [C]you and me, oh yeah, for you and me
 
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GTR 1 & 2:
 
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[G] [C] [G] [C] [G]  
 
 D----------------------0----0----------------------------------0----0------|
 B----------------------1----0----0--------------------0--------1----0------|
 G--------0-------------0----0-----------------0--0----0--------0----0------|
 D-----------0-------0--2----0--------------------0---------0---2----0------|
 G----2/4----0-------0--0----0---------0--2/4-----0---------0---0----0------|
 D-------------------------------------------------------------------0------|
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VERSE 2:
 
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[G]Well there's a young man in a tee-shirt
listening to a rockin' rollin' station.
He's got greasy hair and a greasy smile he says,
"[F]Lord this must [C]be my [G]destination."
Cause they told me when I was younger,
"Boy you're gonna be president."
But just like e[F]verything else those old crazy [C]dreams
just kinda came and [G]went.
 
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CHORUS:
 
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[G]Oh but ain't that [C]America, for you and[G] me.
Ain't that [C]America. We're somet[G]hing to see baby.
Aint that [C]America. Home of the[D] free, yeah,
Little pink houses for [C]you and me, oh baby, for you and me.
 
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GTR 1 & 2:
 
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[G] [C] [G] [C] [G]  
 
 D-------------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
 B----------------------1----0---------------------------0-----1---0---------|
 G--------0-------0--0--0----0-----------------0--0------0-----0---0---0-----|
 D-----------0----0--0--2----0--------------------0------0-----2---0---------|
 G----2/4----0----0--0--0----0---------0--2/4-----0------0-----0---0-------0-|
 D---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 -------------

INSTRUMENTAL: (GTR 1: RHYTHM Acoustic-Notes Shown)
 
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GTR 2:
[G] [C] [G] [C] [G]  
 
 D-------------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
 B----------------------1----0---------------------------0-----1---0---------|
 G--------0-------0--0--0----0-----------------0--0------0-----0---0---0-----|
 D-----------0----0--0--2----0--------------------0------0-----2---0---------|
 G----2/4----0----0--0--0----0---------0--2/4-----0------0-----0---0-------0-|
 D---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[C] [G] [F] [G] [C]  
 
 D-------------------------0----0-------0--0----5-----5---5-5----------5-|
 B-------------------0--0--1----0----0--0--0----6-----6---6-6-0--------5-|
 G--------0-------0--0--0--0----0----0--0--0----5---x-5---5-5-0----5---5-|
 D-----------0----0--0-----2----0----0--0--0----0---------0-0-0----5-----|
 G----2/4----0-------------0----0----------------------------------5-----|
 D-----------------------------------------------------------------5-----|

[G] [F] [G]  
 
 D-5-5---------------------------------------------------5---------5------|
 B-5-6-5-5-----------0-----------------0----------0-0------6---6---6------|
 G-5-5-5-5-----------0---0-----0---2^--0-----2^---0-0-5------5---5-5----5-|
 D-----5-5-0---------0---0---0-0-0-----0---0------0-0-0------0---0--------|
 G---------0-----2/4---------0-0-0---------0------------------------------|
 D------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[C] [G] [F]  
 
 D-----------5------------5-----5---------5-5---5----5-------6-------5-5-----|
 B-0-5---5-6-5-5-0----(0)-3-----3----0----3-3---3----3-0-------6-0-0-6-6-6-0-|
 G-0-5---5-5-5-5-0----(0)-0-0---0----0----0-0-0-0----0-0-------5-0-0-5-5-5-0-|
 D---5---5-5-5-5-0----(0)-0---0--------0------0----------0-------0-0-----0-0-|
 G-----------5-5-0----(0)----------------------------------------------------|
 D---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Oh oh
[C] [G]  
 
 D------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-----5---6-5-5-0---------------------------------------0-0--|
 G-5-0-5---5-5-5-0---0-0-----0-------0-----------------0-0-0--|
 D-5-0-5---5-5-5-0---0----------------------------0-----------|
 G---0-------5-5-0---0---2^^---2^^-0---2^^-0-2^^--0-----------|
 D-------5----------------------------------------------------|

[F] [C] [G]  
 
 D-5-----5----5-----------------------------------------------------|
 B---6---6----6-6-0-----6-6-6-6-5-5---------------------------------|
 G-----5-5----5-5-0-----7-7-7-7-5-5-0--------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
 D-----0------0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-5-0-------------------------------|
 G--------------------0-------------0----0/2------------------------|
 D------------------------------------------------------------------|

oh oh oh yeah
 
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VERSE 3:
 
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[G]Well there's people and more people what do they know, Know, know.
Go to work in some high rise and [F]vacation down at the [C]Gulf of [G]Mexico.
[G]And there's winners and there's losers,
But they aint no big deal,
Because the [F]simple man baby pays for the [C]thrills, the bills,
the [G]pills that kill.
 
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Chorus:
 
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GTR 2:
[G] [C] [G]  
 
 D------------------------------5----------------------------------|
 B-----------------------0-0----5--5-6p5-----0----------------0-0--|
 G------0----------------0-0----5--5-5---5-5-0------0----0----0-0--|
 D-0----0----0------------------5--5-5---5-5-0------0----0----0-0--|
 G-0---------0-2^^--0-----------5----------5----2/4----------------|
 D------------------------------5----------5-----------------------|

Oh, but ain't that America, for you and me. Ain't that America
[C] [G] [C] [D]  
 
 D-5---------------------0------------------5----5--------------7----7---7-|
 B-5--5-6p5-----0--1-0-1-0-----------0-0----5--5-6--------0-----8p7--7-0-7-|
 G-5--5-5---5-5-0--0-0-0-0----0-------------5--5-5----5-5-0--7--7----7-0-7-|
 D-5--5-5---5-5-0--2-0-2-0----0---0---------5--5------5-5-0--7-----7-----7-|
 G-5----------5-----------------0-0---------5--5------5-5----7-----7-------|
 D-5----------5-----------------------------5----------------------7-------|

something to see baby. Ain't that America, Home of the free, yeah,
[C] [G]  
 
 D----7-------7-7------------------------------------------------------------|
 B----7-------7-7-------5-6-6-6-5-5-6----6-5-5-5-5-0-------------------------|
 G----7-------7-7-----x-x-7-7-7-5-5-7----7-5-5-5-5-0----------0------0-0---0-|
 D----7-7-7---7-----------5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-0----------0----0-0-0-0-0-|
 G----7-7-7-7-----0-0-----5-5-5-----5----5-5-5-5-5---2/4-0---------0-----0---|
 D------7-7------------------------------------------------------------------|

Little pink houses for you and me, ooh. Ooh, yeah
[C] [G] [C]  
 
 D------------------------5--5--------5---------------------------------5-|
 B-----------------0-0----5--5-6--5-5-5-------------------0-0--5----6p5-5-|
 G---0-------------0-0----5--5-5--5-5-5-------------0-----0-0--5--5-5---5-|
 D-0-0-----0-----0-0-0----5--5-5--5-5-5-0------0----0---0-0-0--5--5-5---5-|
 G-0---2/4---2/4-0--------5--5-5--5-5-5-0--2/4----------0------5--5-------|
 D--------------------------------5-5-------------------------------------|

Ain't that America, for you and me. Ain't that America,
[G] [D]  
 
 D-----------0---------------------------------7-----------------------------|
 B---0-1-0-1-0------0------5--5-6p5------------7-8p7---7-7-7-8--7------------|
 G---0-0-0-0-0----0-0------5--5-5-----5-0--7---7-7-----7-7-7-7--7------7---0-|
 D-----2-0-2-0----0-0------5--5-----5-5-0--7---7-7---7-7-7-7-7--7-7----7-0-0-|
 G-0-----------------------5--5-----5-5----7---7-----7-7-7-7------7----7-2---|
 D--------------------0------------------------------------------------------|

something to see baby. Ain't that America, oh, the home of the free, ooh yeah
[C] [G] [C] [G]  
 
 D-----5----5--5----5-5-5-5--------------------------0---------------|
 B-----5----5--5----6-6-6-6-5------------------------1----0----------|
 G-----5----5--5----7-7-7-7-5-5--------0-------------0----0----0-----|
 D-5---5----5--5----5-5-5-5-5-5----------0-----0-0---2----0----------|
 G-5---5----5--5--------------5-0--2/4---0-----0---0-0----0--------0-|
 D-5-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Little pink houses, baby, for you and me ooh yeah
[C]  
 
 D-0-------------------0-------------------0---------------|
 B-1----0--------------1----0--------------1----0--(0)~~~~-|
 G-0----0----0---------0----0----0---------0----0--(0)~~~~-|
 D-2----0--------------2----0--------------2----0--(0)~~~~-|
 G-0----0---------0----0----0---------0----0----0--(0)~~~~-|
 D---------------------------------------------------------|

ooh yeah ooh yeah
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