PINK HOUSES As Recorded by John Mellencamp ‘ (From the Mercury Recording UH-HUH) The John Mellencamp Guitar Collection (OO690505, $19.95) features note- Words and Music by John Mellencamp for-note tab transcriptions for nearly 20 hits from this heartland hero. Contact Music Dispatch today to order (800-637-2852, musicdispatch.com). Arranged by Adam Per/mutter G C F D X 0 O {-4 XX D __ __ I _ ___. I I I I I I I J 21 34 32 1 134211 132 Intro Moderate Rock J = 114 G C G - play3 times ‘ 9 ii4 II. - I — .I: — ' _A\ 74 lI° I °II i ’-I II I II I \§)\J I %Verse C G G ‘ 1.Well,- there’s a black___ man . with a black___._ cat, K - __. man in a t shirt, . - and more — ple, ‘ peo ple. liv —in’ in a . black neig - bor - hood _ He!s an - - got list’ nin’ to a rock !n! roll - in’ sta tion. He!s got a What do they ~ know, know know? A II »-\ / \ ._ /‘T r ‘ I '" .4 F ; F \4 A 4 ; 4"“; 4 4 4 ‘i ‘I T I I I I I I I I P I’ I7 1'. I’ V flu I I I I’ I IV I '\ cl" II \;)U in —ter —state: run - ning through...__ his front yard,j__._ and you know he thinks greas - y hair: and a greas - y smile..____..__. He says, “Lord,___._ work: - - Go to in some high , rise and Va ca F C G ___. he’s got _ it so good. ___.. this must be my des - ti -, na - tion.” tion down at the Gulf of Mex - i - co, oo, yeah. And there’s a wom - an in the kitch - ’Cause told me when I was — they ' youn And there’s win - ‘ ners and there’s los - A “A I f\ It" I '7 - I " " F '7 I". I‘ '1 I I I #——I !-4I’ .I U L. I E I" I1 I I ' - en, clean - ing up eve - ning ‘s1op..._.__ — ger, say - in’ “Boy you!re gon —na be Pres — i - dent.”__ - ain!t no dea1...__ ers, but_ they big I,» _ ' I--—---3-----I, " ; .4 II ’%3:F’''I £5“; ’ - - fI'' I . \ =‘ =' ., I \\v I’ R‘ I’ I’ I - F Q) I L—--I "' I' I ’ W ___. And he looks__ at her and__ says, “Hey dar —lin’, ___.. But just like ev - !ry - thing else, those old cra - - ___. ’Cause the sim ple man, ba - by, pays the © 1983EMI FULL KEEL MUSIC AII Rig h ts Reserved Inter national Co p y r ig h t Secured Used by Permission Rep r in ted by Permission of Hal Leonard Co r p o r atio n JANUARY 2003» G1 The Magazine You can Play 161 Pink Houses ‘ 1* C ' G I can re —mem — ber when you could stop a clock.”_.._.. zy dreams just kind 21 came and went. thrills, . the bills, the pills that kill. } Chorus C G Oh, but ain’t that A —mer — i- ca, for you and me.____. Ain!t that A - mer-i - A C G C it - ca, some -thing to see, ba — by. Ain’t that A - mer - i- Ca, home of the free,_ ToCoda 2 fl} To Coda 1 D I’ {NLC -HG’ '\ /‘\ I 11 1 J?‘ i \Kv r ' i + 1 yeah.__ Lit —tle pink hous - es for 1 you and me.‘ Oh,____ - A Q G C G " ‘P I 1' .4 i\ l E l .4. l " \/ ; '1 - l % .1 .1 1 1 1 .1 .1 .1 I 1 7* A 1 1 1 ‘V17 V e / i i V T \ 1 I \3)\} A i j yeah, for you and me. Ow! 2. Well, there’s a young._ you and me. Oh,.__ ’ G C G V A 1 1 1. 1. 1. ' 1' 1' 1 f 1 1 1 11 1'——F"'TI 1 - J 1 - - 1 1 - - 1 _ L 1 1 1 1 1 I build them, ba —by, for you and me. Interlude C G F C A H " **IL - ‘1 - -ii! — l - ‘ l “A-\. I1- 1 -1I1- 7 1 KKV r1 1 1|1 T 1 2) . D.S. atC0 da 1 G play4 times - 3. Well, there’s peo Coda 1 $ g C G D.S.S. al Coda 2 you and me, oo,____._....__ oo, yeah. Ain!t that A - mer - fl}Coda2 3 3 C /_\ I l I 1 A /\ _ A it 1' -n - 1‘ 1‘ 1‘ 1‘ 1‘ 1 , U ' fl___f______§_n 1'" 5 i l i i i i i 5 1 -4 1 T 1 04 K 1/ I r 11 3@ e 1"1 e s. '1 %1:121 1 ' 1 11 Q) - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah._ Lit—t1e pink hous es, babe, for you and me.__. Outro G C G C G - /-S *1pay 3:‘zmes 3% g I ‘p. m ‘MG ; 11. 1 V ; 1 — .1: — 11 %‘‘‘‘—m‘"3 A - II 1%1' A 1 -11 in fit} \ ll K 1 II II 1‘ T 00, Yeah *3rd time, vocal tacet 162 GUITAR ONE <<guitaronemag.com <<JANUARY 2003 2 J ['7 2 I I I I) f'7/777-7 gm J, ¢ T ¢ T ¢ T ¢ Jr ¢¢1~¢¢ Count: 1‘0ne- and!, two - and, three ‘- and. four -and; one - and, two‘ ~ and, three - and, four -’ am!” -./ I in ‘ring rlmwghmz in ring énraugirow.