Pink Houses John Mellencamp
Pink Houses
John Mellencamp
The song â??Pink Housesâ?? by John â??Cougarâ?? 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:
RIFF
Verse 1:
Thereâ??s [G]a black man with a black cat
Living in a black neighbourhood
Heâ??s got an interstate runninâ?? through his front yard
You know he [F]thinks heâ[C]??s got in[G] so good
And thereâ??s a woman in the kitchen
Cleaninâ?? up the evening slop
And he looks at her and says â??hey darlin[C]g
I can remember when you could [G]stop a clockâ??
Chorus:
Oh but ainâ??[C]t that America for yo[G]u and me
Ainâ??t that Ame[G]rica, something t[G]o see, baby
Ainâ??t that Ame[C]rica, home of th[D]e free, yeah
Little pink houses for [C]you and me
Oh, for you and me
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Verse 2:
Well thereâ??s [G]a young man in a T-shirt
Listening to a rock â??nâ?? roll station
Heâ??s got greasy hair, greasy smile
He says, â[F]??Lord this m[C]ust be my d[G]estination
Cause they told me when I was younger
Said, â??Boy, youâ??re gonna be presidentâ??
But just like [F]everything else, those ol[C]d crazy dreams
Just kinda came and [G]wentâ??
Chorus:
Oh but ainâ??[C]t that America for yo[G]u and me
Ainâ??t that Ame[G]rica, something t[G]o see, baby
Ainâ??t that Ame[C]rica, home of th[D]e free, yeah
Little pink houses for [C]you and me
Oh, for you and me
RIFF X4
Bridge:
F C G (Play 4 times)
Verse 3:
Well thereâ??[G]s people and more people
What do they know, know, know
Go to work in some high-rise
And [F]vacation down at th[C]e Gulf o[G]f Mexico, oh yeah
And thereâ??s winners, and thereâ??s losers
But they ainâ??t no big deal,
Cause the [F]simple man baby pays fo[C]r thrills
The bills and the [G]pills that kill
Chorus:
Oh but ainâ??[C]t that America for yo[G]u and me
Ainâ??t that Ame[G]rica, something t[G]o see, baby
Ainâ??t that Ame[C]rica, home of th[D]e free, yeah
Little pink houses for [C]you and me
Oh, for you and me
Oh but ainâ??[C]t that America for yo[G]u and me
Ainâ??t that Ame[G]rica, something t[G]o see, baby
Ainâ??t that Ame[C]rica, home of th[D]e free, yeah
Little pink houses for [C]you and me
Oh, for you and me
RIFF X4
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