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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---|
----------3----G3--3--3--3--|--Cadd93------G3-------------|| ----------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 Ga 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/Cthinks he’Cs got in sGo good And there’s a woman in the kitchen
Cleanin’ up the evening slop
And he looksC at her and says “hey darling I can remember wheGn you could stop a clock”
Chorus:
Oh but ain’Ct that America for yoGu and me Ain’t that AmeGrica, something tGo see, baby Ain’t that AmeCrica, home of thDe free, yeah Little pink houses for Cyou and me
Oh, for you and me RIFF X2 Verse 2:
Well there’s Ga 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 musCt be my desGtination 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’Ct that America for yoGu and me Ain’t that AmeGrica, something tGo see, baby Ain’t that AmeCrica, home of thDe free, 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’Gs people 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’Ct that America for yoGu and me Ain’t that AmeGrica, something tGo see, baby Ain’t that AmeCrica, home of thDe free, yeah Little pink houses for Cyou and me
Oh, for you and me
Oh but ain’Ct that America for yoGu and me Ain’t that AmeGrica, something tGo see, baby Ain’t that AmeCrica, home of thDe free, yeah Little pink houses for Cyou and me
Oh, for you and me RIFF X4