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Cherry Bomb
John Cougar Mellencamp
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From: 75224.1545@compuserve.com
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996 17:28:08 -0500
Subject: Cherry Bomb by John Mellencamp
Title: Cherry Bomb - John Mellencamp
>From album: The Lonesome Jubilee
Intro: G Am G Am G Am G Am
Verse1:
G Am
Well, I lived on the outskirts of town
G Am
In an eight room farm-house, baby
G Am
When my brothers and friends were around
G Am
There was always something doin�
Em Bm
Had me a couple of real nice girlfriends
Am C
Stopped by to see me once in a while
Em Bm
When I think back a-bout those days
Am C G
All I can do is sit and smile
Chorus:
G Am
That�s when a sport was a sport
G Am
And groovin� was groovin�
G Am
And dancin� meant everything
G Am
We were young and we were improvin�
G Am
Laughin�, laughin�, with our friends
G Am
Holdin� hands meant somethin�, baby
G Am
Outside the club Cherry Bomb,
G Am
Our hearts were really thumpin�,
Am G Am/Am-/Am (quickly)
Say yeah, yeah, yeah
(no chord) G Am
Say yeah, yeah, yeah
Verse2:
The winter days they last forever
But the weekends went by so quick
Went ridin� around this little country town
We were goin� nuts girl, out in the sticks
One night, me with my big mouth
A couple guys had to put me in my place
When I see those guys these days
We just laugh and say, Do you remember when?
Repeat chorus
1/2 length intrumental chorus
Verse3:
Now, seventeen has turned thirty-five
I�m surprised that we�re still livin�
If we�ve done any wrong
I hope that we�re forgiven
Got a few kids of my own
And some days I still don�t know what to do
I hope that they�re not laughin� too loud
When they hear me talkin� like this to you
Repeat chorus
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Suggested chords:
Em G Am Am- C Bm
e-------3----------------2----
B-----------1---1---1----3----
G-----------2------------4----
D---2-------2-------2----4----
A---2---2-------x---3----2----
E-------3---x---x---x----2----
Enjoy!
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George Quebbeman (and a guitar pickin' friend)
Brighton, MI, USA
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