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Title: Cherry Bomb - John Mellencamp

Intro:  G   Am   G   Am   G   Am   G   Am

Verse1:
GG Piano Chord 
                    AmAm Piano Chord 

Well, I lived on the outskirts of town
GG Piano Chord 
                AmAm Piano Chord 

In an eight room farm-house, baby
GG Piano Chord 
                    AmAm Piano Chord 

When my brothers and friends were around
GG Piano Chord 
                AmAm Piano Chord 

There was always something doin'
EmEm Piano Chord 
                      BmBm Piano Chord 

Had me a couple of real nice girlfriends
AmAm Piano Chord 
                   CC Piano Chord 

Stopped by to see me once in a while
EmEm Piano Chord 
                  BmBm Piano Chord 

When I think back a-bout those days
AmAm Piano Chord 
              CC Piano Chord 
                GG Piano Chord 

All I can do is sit and smile

Chorus:
GG Piano Chord 
             AmAm Piano Chord 

That's when a sport was a sport
GG Piano Chord 
                AmAm Piano Chord 

And groovin' was groovin'
GG Piano Chord 
                 AmAm Piano Chord 

And dancin' meant everything
GG Piano Chord 
                 AmAm Piano Chord 

We were young and we were improvin'
GG Piano Chord 
                   AmAm Piano Chord 

Laughin', laughin', with our friends
GG Piano Chord 
                   AmAm Piano Chord 

Holdin' hands meant somethin', baby
GG Piano Chord 
                 AmAm Piano Chord 

Outside the club Cherry Bomb,
GG Piano Chord 
               AmAm Piano Chord 

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:
EmEm Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
  AmAm Piano Chord 
  Am-  CC Piano Chord 
   BmBm Piano Chord 

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
"Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world."
-J.P.Morgan
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