Pink Houses — John Mellencamp
Chords and lyrics for Pink Houses by John Mellencamp (key of C).
Intro
[G] [C] [G]
When you're doing the intro, just let off the A string for that Johnny
Cougar feel...
Verse
[G] There's a black man, with a black cat
[G]Living in a black neighborhood
He's got a[G] interstate running through his front yard
You know he [F]thinks [C]he's....got it so [G]good.
And there's a [G]woman, in the kitchen, [G]cleaning up the evening slop
And he [F]looks at 'er and says
Hey [C]Darlin' I remember when you [G]could, stop a clock
Chorus
But ain't that [C]America, for you and [G]me
Ain't that [C]America, somethin' to [G]see baby
Ain't that [C]America, home of the [D]free
Little Pink Houses for [C]you and me, yeah for you and [G]me
[G] [C] [G]
Verse 2
Now there's a [G]young man, in a t-shirt, [G]listening to a rock and rollin'
station
He's got[G] greasy hair and a, greasy smile,
he says [F]"Lord this must[C] be my [G]destination"
Cause he [G]told me, when I was younger, sayin' [G]"Boy ya gonna be President"
But just like [F]everything else, those [C]crazy dreams, kinda came and [G]went
Chorus
But ain't that [C]America, for you and [G]me
Ain't that [C]America, somethin' to [G]see baby
Ain't that [C]America, home of the [D]free
Little Pink Houses for [C]you and me, yeah for you and [G]me
Instrumental
[G] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [G]
Verse 3
Now there's [G]people, and more people,[G] and what do they know know know
[G] Go to work in some high-rise, and [F]vacation down at the [C]Gulf of [G]Mexico!
(ooooh yeah)
And there's [G]winners, and there's losers,[G] but that ain't no big deal
Cause the [F]simple man, baby, pays for [C]thrills, with bills, and [G]pills that
kill
Chorus
Ah, but ain't that [C]America, for you and [G]me
Ain't that [C]America, somethin' to [G]see baby
Ain't that [C]America, home of the [D]free
Little Pink Houses for [C]you and me, ooooh[G]
Ain't that [C]America, for you and [G]me
Ain't that [C]America, somethin' to [G]see baby
Ain't that [C]America, home of the [D]free
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [C]yeah, Little Pink Houses for you and [G]me
[G] [C] [G]
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