The Eyes Of Portland chords by 
John Mellencamp 
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
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A
D
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D
Verse 1
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As I saw through the
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D
eyes of Portland one day
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There were so many homeless,
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they'd all gone astray
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They slept on the corners during the day
Bm
As not to be harmed
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G
when the sun went away
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Verse 2
There were old ones and young ones,
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white ones and black
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They were all shapes and sizes
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with rags on their backs
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So many people mixed up in this stew
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With no place to go and nothing to do
Verse 3
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G
All of these homeless,
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where do they come from?
A
In this land of plenty where
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D
nothing gets done
To help those who are empty
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D
and un able to run
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Your tears and prayers won't help
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the homeless
Interlude 1
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D
Verse 4
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Some are mentally ill,
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some are higher than kites
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Selling their bodies as day
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turn s to night
Where are their loved ones,
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D
does anyone care?
Bm
To be lost and alone
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G
D
in the middle of nowhere
Verse 5
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All of these homeless,
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where do they come from?
A
In this land of plenty where
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D
nothing gets done
To help those who are empty
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D
and un able to run
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D
Your tears and prayers won't help the
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homeless
Interlude 2
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Verse 6
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What will it take for this country to see
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For the grace of God go they
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and not you and me
The fallen and forgotten,
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who are down on their knees
Bm
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Living here in the gutters
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in this land of the free
Verse 7
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G
All of these homeless,
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where do they come from?
A
In this land of plenty where
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nothing gets done
To help those who are empty
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and un able to run
A
Your tears and prayers
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won't help the homeless
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Your tears and prayers won't
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A
D
help the homeless
Outro 1
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D
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