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 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---|

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CHORDS: Intro: RIFF Verse 1:

There's a ^Gblack man with a black cat Living in a black neighbourhood

He's got an interstate runnin' through his front yard

You know he ^F/Cthinks he's ^Cgot in so ^Ggood And there's a woman in the kitchen

Cleanin' up the evening slop

And he looks^C at her and says "hey darling I can remember whe^Gn you could stop a clock"

Chorus:

Oh but ain't ^Cthat America for you ^Gand me Ain't that Ameri^Gca, something to ^Gsee, baby Ain't that Ameri^Cca, home of the ^Dfree, yeah Little pink houses for ^Cyou and me

Oh, for you and me RIFF X2 Verse 2:

Well there's a ^Gyoung man in a T-shirt Listening to a rock 'n' roll station

He's got greasy hair, greasy smile

He says, "^F/CLord this must ^Cbe my desti^Gnation Cause they told me when I was younger

Said, 'Boy, you're gonna be president'

But just like ^F/Ceverything else, those old ^Ccrazy dreams Just kinda came and ^Gwent"

Chorus:

Oh but ain't ^Cthat America for you ^Gand me Ain't that Ameri^Gca, something to ^Gsee, baby Ain't that Ameri^Cca, home of the ^Dfree, yeah Little pink houses for ^Cyou and me

Oh, for you and me RIFF X4 Bridge: F C G (Play 4 times) Verse 3:

Well there's ^Gpeople and more people What do they know, know, know

Go to work in some high-rise

And ^F/Cvacation down at the ^CGulf of ^GMexico, oh yeah And there's winners, and there's losers

But they ain't no big deal,

Cause the ^F/Csimple man baby pays for ^Cthrills The bills and the ^Gpills that kill

Chorus:

Oh but ain't ^Cthat America for you ^Gand me Ain't that Ameri^Gca, something to ^Gsee, baby Ain't that Ameri^Cca, home of the ^Dfree, yeah Little pink houses for ^Cyou and me

Oh, for you and me

Oh but ain't ^Cthat America for you ^Gand me Ain't that Ameri^Gca, something to ^Gsee, baby Ain't that Ameri^Cca, home of the ^Dfree, yeah Little pink houses for ^Cyou and me

Oh, for you and me RIFF X4

John Mellencamp - Pink houses