Easter Eve chords by
John Cougar Mellencamp

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Key: A major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Well me

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and my son of only fourteen

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A finer young gentleman

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you've never seen

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We went out walking on Easter Eve

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Just to pass some time

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together

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Verse 2

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Well he asked me some questions

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of things that I'd done

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But I kept it good natured,

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we were just having fun

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And we talked about

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everything under the sun

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And the Easter bells were chiming

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Verse 3

So we walked for

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a while into a cafe we went

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For we were hungry from

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the time we'd spent

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We carried no malice or any contempt

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And both our hearts were shining

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Interlude 1

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Verse 4

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Well we weren't there long

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before my kid said hey

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There's a man over there and

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he's looking our way

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Pay no attention I said to the lad

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Let's just mind our own

business this evening

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Verse 5

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Well the man approached said

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what are you staring at

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And that if we didn't stop gawking

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he'd take us out back

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And teach us some manners,

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it was simple as that

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Keep your eyes to yourselves,

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you bastards

Verse 6

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So I looked up and said why

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don't you just sit down

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You're walking here, sir,

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on very thin ground

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There's nobody gawking or

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looking around

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And you're alarming all of the patrons

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Interlude 2

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Verse 7

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Well I guess that I should

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n't have said that

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Cause he raised his voice said

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get ready to scrap

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And with that he gave my

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kid's head a snap

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And said come and get what

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you've got coming

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Verse 8

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Well my son stood up and hit him a lick

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And I tried to stop him but it

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happened so quick

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Then he smashed the man's

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head down in the deck

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He was giving that fella a beating

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Verse 9

But the man reached down

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pulled out a small gun

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And he pointed it straight

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at the head of my son

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But with a longneck bottle

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the kid slashed at his jaw

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And the pistol fell down on the table

Interlude 3

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Verse 10

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Well thank God the cops came

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and broke up the brawl

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There was blood on the ceiling

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and blood on the wall

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I said to my son you know

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you don't win 'em all

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This has sure been one

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hell of an evening

Verse 11

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He said you know Dad I

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never even saw that gal

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But I wasn't going to stand

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for him threatening us now

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And I hope you forgive me

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for being so wild

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Here on Easter evening

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Verse 12

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Well they arrested us all

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and took us to jail

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But ten minutes later we

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were all out on bail

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And the wife of the man

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came up to my son

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And said thank you young man

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for what you have done

Verse 13

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You know my husband is

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jealous and very cruel

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And whenever we're out he

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always acts like a fool

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And I'm gonna quit him now

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that they got him locked up

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And I hope to hell that he will rot

Interlude 4

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Verse 14

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Well me and my son of only fourteen

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A finer young gentleman

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you've never seen

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We went out walking one Easter eve

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And left with that man's wife that

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evening

Outro 1

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Chords

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Easter Eve by John Cougar Mellencamp is A major.

The primary chords used in Easter Eve are A, D, E.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, D, E, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Easter Eve is approximately 167 beats per minute.

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