Pink Houses
John MellencampVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
4x
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 thinks he's got it so good
And there's a woman, in the kitchen, cleaning up the evening slop.
And he looks at her and says, "Hey darlin'
I can remember when you could stop a clock"
Oh, but ain t that America, for you and me?
Ain t that America, something to see baby?
Ain t that America, home of the free?
Little pink houses, for you and me
2x
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,
"Lord this must be my destination"
Cause they told me, when I was younger,
"Boy you're gonna be President"
But just like everything else those old crazy dreams,
just kinda came and went
Oh, but ain t that America, for you and me?
Ain t that America, something to see baby?
Ain t that America, home of the free?
Little pink houses, for you and me
3x
4x
Well there's people, and more people; what do they know?
Go to work in some high rise, and vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico
And there's winners, and there's losers;
but they ain t no big deal
Because the simple man baby pays for the thrills, the bills,
the pills that kill
Oh, but ain t that America, for you and me?
Ain t that America, something to see baby?
Ain t that America, home of the free?
Little pink houses, for you and me
Oh, but ain t that America, for you and me?
Ain t that America, something to see baby?
Ain t that America, home of the free?
Little pink houses, for you and me
ooooh yeah 4x
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Readable chord sheet for Pink Houses by John Mellencamp
[G] [C] [G] 4x There's a [G]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 And there's a [G]woman, in the kitchen, cleaning up the evening slop. And he [F]looks at her and says, "Hey darlin' [C]I can remember when you could [G]stop a clock" [G]Oh, but ain t that [C]America, for you and [G]me? Ain t that [C]America, something to [G]see baby? Ain t that [C]America, home of the [D]free? Little pink houses, for [C]you and me [G] [C] [G] 2x Well there's a [G]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 desti[G]nation" Cause they told me, when I was younger, "Boy you're gonna be President" But just like [F]everything else those old crazy [C]dreams, just kinda came and [G]went [G]Oh, but ain t that [C]America, for you and [G]me? Ain t that [C]America, something to [G]see baby? Ain t that [C]America, home of the [D]free? Little pink houses, for [C]you and me [G] [C] [G] 3x [F] [C] [G] 4x Well there's [G]people, and more people; what do they know? Go to work in some high rise, and [F]vacation down at the G[C]ulf of Mexic[G]o And there's [G]winners, and there's losers; but they ain t no big deal Because the [F]simple man baby pays for the [C]thrills, the bills, the [G]pills that kill [G]Oh, but ain t that [C]America, for you and [G]me? Ain t that [C]America, something to [G]see baby? Ain t that [C]America, home of the [D]free? Little pink houses, for [C]you and me [G]Oh, but ain t that [C]America, for you and [G]me? Ain t that [C]America, something to [G]see baby? Ain t that [C]America, home of the [D]free? Little pink houses, for [C]you and me [G] [C] [G]ooooh yeah 4x [G] [E] [F] [D] [C] [A] [D] [B]