John Mellencamp – The Great Midwest (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
C G F G F C
[Verse 1]
C G F C Everything is slower here, everybody's got a union card C G They get up on Sunday, go to church of their choice F C Come back home, cook out in the backyard
[Chorus]
Am G And they call this the Great Midwest F C Where the cornfields grow and flow Am G They're all 5 years ahead of their time F G Or 25 behind, I just don't know
[Verse 2]
C G And all the young men talk about their 4 wheel drives F C How much money they're gonna make on Friday night C G And they like to brag about how they mistreat their girlfriends F C Hey, let's get drunk, party it up, start a fight
[Chorus]
Am G And they call this the Great Midwest F C Sure make a hell of a car Am G And the old hearts, they race their way through the night F G The upheaval of who they really are
[Verse 3]
C G F C Growin' up under normal conditions, television and radio C G That's just about all of this whole world F C That any of us get to see, get to know
[Chorus]
Am G And they call this the Great Midwest F C Where you sacrifice body and soul Am G No one really wants to get even F G Most of us find it hard enough just lettin' go
[Bridge]
F G Don't get me wrong, I ain't complaining F G I ain't braggin', nor do I mean to place blame F G That's just the way things are around here Am F And there's a future carryin' my name on it Am F Sayin' hey man, you gonna stick around here you better get on it Am F If you're gonna stick around here F G You better make yourself some real good friends
[Verse 4]
C G Well, I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth F G So I can't talk about the big city hi-life C G You wanna talk about bein' bored and runnin' F G Away from yourself, hell, I can talk to you all night
[Chorus]
Am G And they call this the Great Midwest F C Where livin' is just gettin' by Am G And people, they trade in their happiness F G For a smokestack, a big money deal in the sky
[Outro]
C G F G F C