John Cougar Mellencamp - Minutes To Memories Chords

Standard guitar tuning: 
E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


Intro
E   D   A      E   D   A

1st verse:
EOn a grey-hound 30                 DMiles  beyond           AJames town,
He saw the sunset on the           Tennessee               Line
Looked at the young man who was    Riding             be - Side him,
He said I’m  old kinda             Worn   out          in -Side
I worked my whole life in the      Steel  mills near       Gary
And my father before me I          Helped build this       Land
Now I’m 77 and with                God as my               Witness  I
Earned every dollar that           Passed through my       Hands.

1st Pre-chorus:
BMy family and friends are the    ABest things I’ve known through the
Eye of the needle  I’ll          Carry them  home.

1st Chorus:
EDays turn to minutes and        DMinutes to memo - ARies,
Life sweeps  away the dreams    We have           Planned
You are young and               You  are  the fu- Ture
so BSuck it up  and  tough t it out and be the best you canE.  D     A        E           D              A

2nd verse:
EThe rain hit the old dog in the    DTwi-lights last     AGleaming.
He said son it sounds like         Rattl-ing old       Bones
This highway is long but I         Know  some that are Longer
By sun up to-mor-row  I            Guess I’ll be       Home
Through the hill of  Kentucky     ‘Cross the ohio      River
The old man kept talking about his Life and his        Times
He fell asleep with  his head a  - Gainst the          Window he
Said an honest man’s pllow is      His peace of        Mind  this

2nd pre-chorus:
BWorld offers riches        and     ARiches  will grow wings
I don’t take stock in              Those uncertain  things.

2nd Chorus:
EDays turn to minutes  and       DMinutes to memo - ARies,
Life sweeps  away the dreams    We have           Planned
You are young and               You  are  the  fu-Ture

so BSuck it up  and  tough t it out and be the best you canE. D   A      E        D          A

3rd verse
EThe old man a vision that was   DHard for me to     AFollow,
I  do things my way and I       Pay a high         Price
When   I think  back on the     Old man and the    Bus ride
Now that I’m older I can        See he was         Right

E  D   A

Bridge
BAnother hot one out on             AHighway eleven and
This is my life it’s what I have   Choosen to do There’s
No   free rides  no one            Said it’d  easy the
Old man told me this my son I’m    Telling it to you

3rd  Chorus:
EDays turn to minutes  and      DMinutes to memo  -  ARies,
Life sweeps  away the dreams   We have             Planned
You are young and              You  are  the  fu - Ture

so BSuck it up  and  tough t it out and be the best that you caEn.D  A     E       D         A