PINK HOUSES
by John Mellencamp
Album: Uh-Huh
(c) 1983
[Retune GTR 2: DGDGBD]
INTRO:
GTR 1: (ACOUSTIC)
G C G
| E 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 |
| B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 |
| A 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 |
| E 3 5/7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5/7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
GTR 2: (CLEAN ELECTRIC)
| D 0 0 0 0 |
| B 1 0 1 0 |
| G 0 0 0 0 |
| D 2 0 2 0 |
| G 0 0 0 0 |
| D |
GTR 1:
| E 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 |
| B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 |
| A 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 |
| E 3 5/7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5/7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
GTR 2:
| D 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 |
| G 2/4 0 0 0 0 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D * * |
-------- *=reverse stroke
VERSE 1:
G
There's a black man with a black cat living in a black neighborhood.
He's got an interstate running through his front yard,
F C G
You know he thinks he's got it so good
G
And there's a woman in the kitchen cleaning up the evening's slop,
F
And he looks at her and says, "Hey darlin'
C G
I can remember when you could stop a clock."
CHORUS:
G C G
Oh but ain't that America for you and me.
C G
Ain't that America. We're something to see baby.
C D
Aint that America. Home of the free, yeah,
C
Little pink houses for you and me, oh yeah, for you and me
GTR 1 & 2:
G C G C G
| D 0 0 0 0 |
| B 1 0 0 0 1 0 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 |
| G 2/4 0 0 0 0 0 2/4 0 0 0 0 |
| D 0 |
VERSE 2:
G
Well there's a young man in a tee-shirt
listening to a rockin' rollin' station.
He's got greasy hair and a greasy smile he says,
F C G
"Lord this must be my destination."
Cause they told me when I was younger,
"Boy you're gonna be president."
F C
But just like everything else those old crazy dreams
G
just kinda came and went.
CHORUS:
G C G
Oh but ain't that America, for you and me.
C G
Ain't that America. We're something to see baby.
C D
Aint that America. Home of the free, yeah,
C
Little pink houses for you and me, oh baby, for you and me.
GTR 1 & 2:
G C G C G
| D 0 |
| B 1 0 0 1 0 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 |
| G 2/4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/4 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D |
INSTRUMENTAL: [GTR 1: RHYTHM Acoustic-Notes Shown]
GTR 2:
G C G C G
| D 0 |
| B 1 0 0 1 0 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 |
| G 2/4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/4 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D |
C G F G C
| D 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 |
| B 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 0 5 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 x 5 5 5 0 5 5 |
| D 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 |
| G 2/4 0 0 0 5 |
| D 5 |
G F G
| D 5 5 5 5 |
| B 5 6 5 5 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 |
| G 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 2^ 0 2^ 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 |
| D 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G 0 2/4 0 0 0 0 |
| D |
C G F
| D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 |
| B 0 5 5 6 5 5 0 (0) 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 0 6 0 0 6 6 6 0 |
| G 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 0 |
| D 5 5 5 5 5 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G 5 5 0 (0) |
| D |
Oh oh
C G
| D |
| B 5 6 5 5 0 0 0 |
| G 5 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 5 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 |
| G 0 5 5 0 0 2^^ 2^^ 0 2^^ 0 2^^ 0 |
| D 5 |
F C G
| D 5 5 5 |
| B 6 6 6 6 0 6 6 6 6 5 5 |
| G 5 5 5 5 0 7 7 7 7 5 5 0 0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| D 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 |
| G 0 0 0/2 |
| D |
oh oh oh yeah
VERSE 3:
G
Well there's people and more people what do they know, Know, know.
F C G
Go to work in some high rise and vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico.
G
And there's winners and there's losers,
But they aint no big deal,
F C
Because the simple man baby pays for the thrills, the bills,
G
the pills that kill.
Chorus:
GTR 2:
G C G
| D 5 |
| B 0 0 5 5 6p5 0 0 0 |
| G 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G 0 0 2^^ 0 5 5 2/4 |
| D 5 5 |
Oh, but ain't that America, for you and me. Ain't that America
C G C D
| D 5 0 5 5 7 7 7 |
| B 5 5 6p5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 5 6 0 8p7 7 0 7 |
| G 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 7 7 7 0 7 |
| D 5 5 5 5 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 7 7 7 |
| G 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 7 7 |
| D 5 5 5 7 |
something to see baby. Ain't that America, Home of the free, yeah,
C G
| D 7 7 7 |
| B 7 7 7 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 0 |
| G 7 7 7 x x 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G 7 7 7 7 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2/4 0 0 0 |
| D 7 7 |
Little pink houses for you and me, ooh. Ooh, yeah
C G C
| D 5 5 5 5 |
| B 0 0 5 5 6 5 5 5 0 0 5 6p5 5 |
| G 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 |
| D 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 |
| G 0 2/4 2/4 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 2/4 0 5 5 |
| D 5 5 |
Ain't that America, for you and me. Ain't that America,
G D
| D 0 7 |
| B 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 5 6p5 7 8p7 7 7 7 8 7 |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 |
| D 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 |
| G 0 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 |
| D 0 |
something to see baby. Ain't that America, oh, the home of the free, ooh yeah
C G C G
| D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 |
| B 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 1 0 |
| G 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 5 5 0 0 0 0 |
| D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 2 0 |
| G 5 5 5 5 5 0 2/4 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D 5 |
Little pink houses, baby, for you and me ooh yeah
C
| D 0 0 0 |
| B 1 0 1 0 1 0 (0)~~~~ |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0)~~~~ |
| D 2 0 2 0 2 0 (0)~~~~ |
| G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0)~~~~ |
| D |
ooh yeah ooh yeah
CHORDS:
G CHORD C CHORD F CHORD D CHORD
eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe
++++++ ++++0+ 0+++00 ++++++
+0++++ ++0+++ +++0++ +++0+0
0++++0 +0++++ +00+++ ++++0+