John Mellencamp – Cherry Bomb (Bass Live Tab)

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Based on existing version at: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/john_mellencamp/cherry_bomb_chords_1751919 Bass tab guidance added by Tim Seeley, Mon 01-July 2019. Some bits are my preference rather than an accurate transcription. Comments welcome if I got anything "wrong" though. :-)

INTRO:  {0}
  G      Am      G   Am   G   Am   G   Am
G|--------------|        |        |--------------|
D|--------------|        |        |--------------|
A|--------------|        |        |----------35--|
E|3-033-05-055-0|3...    |    ...0|3-033-0--5---0|3
B|--------------|        |        |--------------|
               x3

VERSE 1: G Am Well, I lived on the outskirts of town {1} G Am In an eight room farm-house, baby G Am When my brothers and friends were around

G|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------7/9---7|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|3-  033-          0-5----------------|
B|-------------------------------------|

  G                Am 
  There was always something doin’
  Em                      Bm 
  Had me a couple of real nice girlfriends
G|-------               -------
D|-------               -------
A|-------               -----5-
E|-----3-               -7-57--
B|5--35--               5------

    Am                   C 
    Stopped by to see me once in a while
G|-|--------             ----|
D|-|--------             ----|
A|-|--------             3-5-|
E|7|5-5-5-3-             ----|
B|-|--------             ----|

  Em                  Bm    
  When I think back a-bout those days
G|-------           -------
D|-----5-           -------
A|7--57--           7----5-
E|-------           -7-57--
B|-------           ------

    Am              C
    All I can do is sit and smile
G|-|--------       ----|
D|-|--------       ----|
A|-|--------       3-5-|
E|7|5-5-5-3-       ----|
B|-|--------       ----|

CHORUS: G Am That’s when a sport was a sport G Am And groovin’ was groovin’ [7/9-7] G Am And dancin’ meant everything G Am We were young and we were improvin’ [35] 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

VERSE 2:
  G               Am
  The winter days they last forever
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|3-   3-03-      5-    5-05-  --|
B|-------------------------------|

G Am But the weekends went by so quick G Am [ 35|-] Went ridin’ around this little country town [5--|3] G Am We were goin’ nuts girl, out in the sticks Em Bm One night, me with my big mouth Am C A couple guys had to put me in my place Em Bm When I see those guys these days Am C We just laugh and say, Do you remember when? 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 {6} G Am Holdin’ hands meant somethin’, baby G Am Outside the club Cherry Bomb, G Am Our hearts were really thumpin’, G Am/Am-/Am (quickly) Say yeah, yeah, yeah G Am Say yeah, yeah, yeah

HALF-LENGTH INSTRUMENTAL CHORUS:    {7}
  G Am | G Am                     G Am G Am G Am G    Am
G|     |      |------5--5754-----|    |    |    |12\\\\\3-----|
D|     |      |---7----------5---|    |    |    |-----------02|
A|   usual    |7---------------5-|rest|rest|rest|----------2--|
E|     |      |------------------|    |    |    |-------------|3...
B|     |      |------------------|    |    |    |-------------|

VERSE 3: {8} G Am Now, seventeen has turned thirty-five G Am I’m surprised that we’re still livin’ G Am If we’ve done any wrong G Am I hope that we’re forgiven Em Bm Got a few kids of my own Am C And some days I still don’t know what to do Em Bm I hope that they’re not laughin’ too loud Am C When they hear me talkin’ like this to you 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 Instrumental & Fade Out *********************************** | / Slide up | \ Slide down | {7} 70% point in Youtube cover video - press '7' key to jump straight there :-) ***********************************