Pink Houses
John Mellencamp

Transcribed by:CPDmusic
E-mail: CPDmusic@hotmail.com

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 (320003@1)         Cadd9 (x32030@1)GE||-----||-----------3------3--3--3--|--3------3------------| (320003@1)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 (320003@1)            Cadd9 (x32030@1)G----------3----3--3--3--3--|--3------3-------------|| (320003@1)----------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:
          GThere's (320003@1)a black man with a black cat

Living in a black neighbourhood

He's got an interstate runnin' through his front yard
            F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)       GYou (320003@1)know he thinks he's got in so good

And there's a woman in the kitchen

Cleanin' up the evening slop
					  CAnd (x32010@1)he looks at her and says "hey darling
		              GI (320003@1)can remember when you could stop a clock"

Chorus:
             C (x32010@1)                  GOh (320003@1)but ain't that America for you and me
                G (320003@1)              GAin't (320003@1)that America, something to see, baby
                C (x32010@1)             DAin't (xx0232@1)that America, home of the free, yeah
                       CLittle (x32010@1)pink houses for you and me

Oh, for you and me

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Verse 2:
               GWell (320003@1)there's a young man in a T-shirt

Listening to a rock 'n' roll station

He's got greasy hair, greasy smile
          F (133211@1)          C (x32010@1)        GHe (320003@1)says, "Lord this must be my destination

Cause they told me when I was younger

Said, 'Boy, you're gonna be president'
              F (133211@1)                      CBut (x32010@1)just like everything else, those old crazy dreams
                    GJust (320003@1)kinda came and went"

Chorus:
             C (x32010@1)                  GOh (320003@1)but ain't that America for you and me
                G (320003@1)              GAin't (320003@1)that America, something to see, baby
                C (x32010@1)             DAin't (xx0232@1)that America, home of the free, yeah
                       CLittle (x32010@1)pink houses for you and me

Oh, for you and me

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Bridge:
F C G (Play 4 times)

Verse 3:
             GWell (320003@1)there's people and more people

What do they know, know, know

Go to work in some high-rise
    F (133211@1)                C (x32010@1)     GAnd (320003@1)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 (133211@1)                    CCause (x32010@1)the simple man baby pays for thrills
                  GThe (320003@1)bills and the pills that kill

Chorus:
             C (x32010@1)                  GOh (320003@1)but ain't that America for you and me
                G (320003@1)              GAin't (320003@1)that America, something to see, baby
                C (x32010@1)             DAin't (xx0232@1)that America, home of the free, yeah
                       CLittle (x32010@1)pink houses for you and me

Oh, for you and me
             C (x32010@1)                  GOh (320003@1)but ain't that America for you and me
                G (320003@1)              GAin't (320003@1)that America, something to see, baby
                C (x32010@1)             DAin't (xx0232@1)that America, home of the free, yeah
                       CLittle (x32010@1)pink houses for you and me

Oh, for you and me

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