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Pink Houses by John Cougar Mellencamp Chords Tuning (open G): (low to high) D,G,D,G,B,D Chord fingerings: (low to high) G: X,0,0,0,0,0 G5: X,0,0,0,3,5 C: 2,0,2,0,1,3 D: 0,0,0,2,3,4 F6sus2: X,X,0,5,6,5 F6/9: X,X,0,5,6,6 Cadd9: X,5,5,5,5,X or X,5,5,5,5,5 or X,5,5,5,6,X Intro: G,C,G,G,C,G Verse 1: G5/G There’s a black man with a black cat, livin’ in a black neighborhood. He’s got an interstate running through his front yard and you know he thinks F C G5/G G5/G he’s got it good. And there’s a woman in the kitchen cleanin’ up
evening slop and looks at her and says ?F??Hey Darlin’, I can remeCmber when youG5 could stop a clock.
Chorus 1:
Oh but ain’t that America foCr you and me ain’t that GAmerica C Something to see Baby AGin’t that America home of the free C D Little pink houses for you and meC Oh yeah for you Gand me. G
Instrumental break:
OwG C G G Verse 2:C G
G5/G Well there’s a young man in a tee-shirt list’nin to a rock- ‘n’ roller
station. He’s got a greasy hair and a greasy smile. He says “Lord this F must be mCy destination” GCause they told me when I was younger sayin’ “Boy you’re gonna be president” But just like everything else, thoseF old crazCy dreams just kinda came and went. G
Chorus 2: (same as 1) Instrumental break 2: F6sus2 Cadd9 G5 F6sus2 Cadd9 G5 F6sus2 Cadd9 G5 Verse 3:
Well theG5re’s people and more people, what do know, know, know? Go To work on some high rise and vacation at the gulf of Mexico.
Ooh yeah. And there’s winners and there’s losers but they ain’t no
Big deal ‘cause the simple maF6/9n baby, pays for the thrills, the bills, tCadd9he PiGlls that kill.
Chorus 3: (same as 1 & 2) (play twice) Outro: G5 C G5 G5 C G5 G5 C G5 G5 C G5 If you want to learn the exact way to play intro to this song listen to the song or buy the Hal*Leonrad Book titled “John Mellencamp Guitar Collection.”