Crumblin' Down chords by 
John Mellencamp 
Key: A major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Some peo ple ain't no damn good
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You can't trust 'em, you can't love em
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No good deed goes unpunished
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And I don't mind being their whipping boy
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I've had that pleasure for years and years
Verse 2
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No, no I never was a sinner
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tell me what else can I do
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Second best is what you get
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till you learn to bend this rules
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Time respects no person
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what you lift up must fall
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They're waiting outside
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to claim my crumblin' walls
Pre-chorus 1
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Saw my picture in the paper
Read the news around my face
And now some people
Don't want to treat me the same
Chorus 1
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When the walls come tumblin' down
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When the walls come crumblin' crum blin'
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When the walls come tumblin' tum blin' down
Interlude 1
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Verse 3
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Some peo ple say I'm obnoxious and lazy
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That I'm uneducated
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and my opinion means nothin'
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But I know I'm a real good dancer
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Don't need to look over my shoulder
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to see what I'm after
Verse 4
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Every body's got their problems
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ain't no new news here
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I'm the same old trouble
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you've been having for years
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Don't con fuse the problem with the issue, girl,
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'Cause it's perfectly clear
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Just a human desire to have you come near
Pre-chorus 2
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Want to put my arms around you
Feel your your breath in my ear
You can bend me, you can break me
But you better stand clear
Chorus 2
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When the walls come tumblin' down
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When the walls come crumblin' crum blin'
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When the walls come tumblin' tum blin'
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tumblin' tum blin' down
Interlude 2
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Bridge 1
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When the walls come tumblin' down
When the walls come crumblin' crumblin'
When the walls (When the walls)
Pre-chorus 3
come tumblin' tumblin' down
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my arms around you
Feel your your breath in my ear
You can bend me, you can break me
But you better stand clear
Chorus 3
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When the walls come tumblin' down
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When the walls come crumblin' crum blin'
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When the walls come tumblin' tum blin'
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tumblin' tum blin'
Outro 1
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When the walls come tumblin' down
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When the walls come crumblin' crum blin'
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When the walls come tumblin' tum blin'
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tumblin' tum blin'
[Repeat and fade]
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