Crumblin' Down chords by John Mellencamp

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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G 
Some peo (A major) ple ain't  (G major) no damn good
A 
You can't trust  (A major) 'em, you can't love em
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No  (G major) good deed goes unpunished
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G 
And I  (A major) don't mind being  (G major) their whipping boy
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G 
I've  (A major) had that pleasure  (G major) for years and years

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Verse 2

No, no I never was a sinner

tell me what else can I do

Second best is what you get

till you learn to bend this rules

Time respects no person

what you lift up must fall

They're waiting outside

to claim my crumblin' walls

Pre-chorus 1

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

When the walls come tumblin' down

When the walls come crumblin' crumblin'

When the walls come tumblin' tumblin' down

Interlude 1

Verse 3
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Some peo (A major) ple say I'm  (G major) obnoxious and lazy
A 
That  (A major) I'm uneducated
G 
and my  (G major) opinion means nothin'
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G 
But  (A major) I  know I'm  (G major) a  real good dancer
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Don't need  (A major) to look over my shoulder
G 
 (G major) to see what I'm after

Verse 4
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Every (A major) body's got their problems
G 
 (G major) ain't no new news here
A 
I'm the same  (A major) old trouble
G 
you've been  (G major) having for years
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Don't confuse  (A major) the problem with the issue, girl,
G 
 (G major) 'Cause it's perfectly clear
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G 
Just a human  (A major) desire to  (G major) have you come near

Pre-chorus 2

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

When the walls come tumblin' down

When the walls come crumblin' crumblin'

When the walls come tumblin' tumblin'

tumblin' tumblin' down

Interlude 2

Bridge 1

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
E 
 (E major) 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

When the walls come tumblin' down

When the walls come crumblin' crumblin'

When the walls come tumblin' tumblin'

tumblin' tumblin'

Outro 1
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D 
When the  (A major) walls come  (G major) tumblin' down  (D major) 
A 
G 
D 
When the walls  (A major) come  (G major) crumblin' crum (D major) blin'
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G 
D 
When the walls  (A major) come  (G major) tumblin' tum (D major) blin'
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D 
 (G major) tumblin' tum (D major) blin'
[Repeat and fade]