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:
RIFF
Verse 1:
There’s a [G]black man with a black cat
Living in a black neighbourhood
He’s got an interstate runnin’ through his front yard
You know he [F/C]thinks he’s [C]got in so [G]good
And there’s a woman in the kitchen
Cleanin’ up the evening slop
And he looks at her and says “hey darling[C]
I can remember when you could [G]stop a clock”
Chorus:
Oh but ain’t [C]that America for you [G]and me
Ain’t that Ameri[G]ca, something to [G]see, baby
Ain’t that Ameri[C]ca, home of the [D]free, yeah
Little pink houses for [C]you and me
Oh, for you and me
RIFF X2
Verse 2:
Well there’s a [G]young man in a T-shirt
Listening to a rock ‘n’ roll station
He’s got greasy hair, greasy smile
He says, “[F/C]Lord this must [C]be my desti[G]nation
Cause they told me when I was younger
Said, ‘Boy, you’re gonna be president’
But just like [F/C]everything else, those old [C]crazy dreams
Just kinda came and [G]went”
Chorus:
Oh but ain’t [C]that America for you [G]and me
Ain’t that Ameri[G]ca, something to [G]see, baby
Ain’t that Ameri[C]ca, home of the [D]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 there’s [G]people and more people
What do they know, know, know
Go to work in some high-rise
And [F/C]vacation down at the [C]Gulf of [G]Mexico, oh yeah
And there’s winners, and there’s losers
But they ain’t no big deal,
Cause the [F/C]simple man baby pays for [C]thrills
The bills and the [G]pills that kill
Chorus:
Oh but ain’t [C]that America for you [G]and me
Ain’t that Ameri[G]ca, something to [G]see, baby
Ain’t that Ameri[C]ca, home of the [D]free, yeah
Little pink houses for [C]you and me
Oh, for you and me
Oh but ain’t [C]that America for you [G]and me
Ain’t that Ameri[G]ca, something to [G]see, baby
Ain’t that Ameri[C]ca, home of the [D]free, yeah
Little pink houses for [C]you and me
Oh, for you and me
RIFF X4
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