Case 795 (The Family) chords by
John Cougar Mellencamp

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Key: Bb major•

Intro 1

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

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C

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G

G

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G

G

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F

F

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Em

Em

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F

F

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G

G

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F

F

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G

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F

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G

G

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Em

Em

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G

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F

F

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G

G

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Verse 1

Em

Em

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G

G

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Tony Jones stabbed Alice Jones

C

C

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Em

Em

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On their first anniversary

C

C

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D

D

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Down in Dallas, Texas

C

C

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G

G

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In a small apartment

Em

Em

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G

G

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With nobody present

C

C

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He pulled out a knife

G

G

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D

D

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And he stuck it to her

G

G

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He left her bleeding

Em

Em

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On the floor in the kitchen

C

C

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With cake on her fingers

D

D

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And her wedding ring holding

C

C

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G

G

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In her hand was a note

Em

Em

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That said the wicked must suffer

G

G

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C

C

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And he drove off quickly

D

D

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To his girlfriend's apartment

C

C

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But who really suffers in the end?

D

D

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C

C

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D

D

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It's easy enough for us to pretend that

Verse 2

G

G

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[Chorus:]

D

D

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C

C

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Everything's all right with the family

G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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Everything is safe here at home

G

G

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D

D

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Everything's all right

C

C

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with the family

Am

Am

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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The beds are made but there's no sheet

D

D

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G

G

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s on

Interlude 1

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Verse 3

G

G

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From the courtroom stand

Em

Em

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Tony said he was sorry

G

G

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C

C

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That he was sad and mixed up

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D

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And he didn't know what he was doing

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G

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That he'd always loved Alice

Em

Em

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And he begged for for giveness

C

C

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So he threw himself

D

D

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On the mercy of the jury

G

G

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And he told how his father

Had beat and abused him

C

C

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Back in grade school

D

D

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In the basement den

G

G

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And that maybe prison

Em

Em

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Was the best thing for him

C

C

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And he said, "Oh God,

D

D

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C

C

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can you forgive me?" yeah

D

D

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But who really suffers in the en d?

C

C

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D

D

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It's easy enough for us all to pretend that

Interlude 2

G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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G

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D

D

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C

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G

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D

D

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C

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Am

Am

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D

D

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G

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

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C

C

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G

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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G

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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Em

Em

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G

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F

F

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G

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F

F

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Em

Em

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C

C

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Em

Em

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G

G

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F

F

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G

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Em

Em

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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Verse 4

G

G

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[Chorus:]

How many days does it

Em

Em

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take to make us weak?

C

C

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And how many hours do

D

D

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C

C

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people spend lonely?

G

G

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In the heart of the heart the

Em

Em

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C

C

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family lay dying

D

D

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The ruin of a nation lies at our feet,

G

G

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yeah

Interlude 3

C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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D

D

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G

G

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D

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Verse 5

C

C

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[Chorus: Repeat 2X]

Outro 1

G

G

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Am

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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D

D

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G

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C

C

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D

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Am

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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D

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G

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F

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Gsus4

Gsus4

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F

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Chords

G
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F
Em
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Am
Dsus4
Gsus4

Capo: 3

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The original key of Case 795 (The Family) by John Cougar Mellencamp is Bb major.

The primary chords used in Case 795 (The Family) are Bb, Eb, Ab, Gm, F, Cm.

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