Pink Houses chords by John Mellencamp
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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There's a black man with a black cat
Living in a black neighborhood
He's got an interstate
running' through his front yard
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You know, he thinks, he's got it so good
And there's a woman in the kitchen
cleaning' up evening slop
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And he looks at her and says:
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"Hey darling, I can remember
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when you could stop a clock"
Chorus 1
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Oh but ain't that Ameri ca for you and me
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Ain't that Ameri ca
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we're something to see baby
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Ain't that Ameri ca
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home of the free, yeah
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Little pink houses, for you and me,
Interlude 1
oh for you and me
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Verse 2
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Well there's a young man in a T-shirt
Listenin' to a rock 'n' roll station
He's got a greasy hair, greasy smile
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He says: "Lord, this must be my destination"
'Cause they told me, when I was younger
Sayin' "Boy, you're gonna be president"
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But just like everything else,
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those old crazy dreams
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Just kinda came and went
Chorus 2
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Oh but ain't that Ameri ca for you and me
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Ain't that Ameri ca
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we're something to see baby
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Ain't that Ameri ca
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home of the free, yeah
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Little pink houses, for you and me,
Interlude 2
oh baby for
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(you and me)
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Verse 3
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Well there's people and more people
What do they know, know, know
Go to work in some high rise
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And vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico
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And there's winners, and there's losers
But they ain't no big deal
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'Cause the simple man baby pays the thrills,
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The bills and the pills that kill
Chorus 3
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Oh but ain't that Ameri ca for you and me
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Ain't that Ameri ca
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we're something to see baby
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Ain't that Ameri ca
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home of the free, yeah
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Little pink houses, for you and me,
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ooo, ooo yeah
Chorus 4
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Ain't that Ameri ca for you and me
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Ain't that Ameri ca
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we're something to see baby
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Ain't that Ameri ca
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home of the free,
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Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
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Little pink houses babe for you and me
Outro 1
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Ooo yeah
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Ooo yeah
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Pink Houses
John Mellencamp
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