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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5 Version 6[Intro] G C G (x4) When you're doing the intro, just let off the A string for that Johnny Cougar feel... [Verse] G G There's a black man, with a black cat G G Living in a black neighborhood G G He's got a interstate running through his front yard G F C G You know he thinks he's....got it so good. G G G And there's a woman, in the kitchen, cleaning up the evening slop G F And he looks at 'er and says C G Hey Darlin' I remember when you could, stop a clock [Chorus] C G But ain't that America, for you and me C G Ain't that America, somethin' to see baby C D Ain't that America, home of the free C G Little Pink Houses for you and me, yeah for you and me G C G (x4) [Verse] G G G G Now there's a young man, in a t-shirt, listening to a rock and rollin' station G G He's got greasy hair and a, greasy smile, F C G he says "Lord this must be my destination" G G G G Cause he told me, when I was younger, sayin' "Boy ya gonna be President" F C G But just like everything else, those crazy dreams, kinda came and went [Chorus] C G But ain't that America, for you and me C G Ain't that America, somethin' to see baby C D Ain't that America, home of the free C G Little Pink Houses for you and me, yeah for you and me G C G (x4) [Verse] G G G Now there's people, and more people, and what do they know know know G G F C G Go to work in some high-rise, and vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico!!! (ooooh yeah) G G G G There's winners, and there's losers, but that ain't no big deal F C G Cause the simple man, baby, pays for thrills, with bills, and pills that kill [Chorus] C G But ain't that America, for you and me C G Ain't that America, somethin' to see baby C D Ain't that America, home of the free C G Little Pink Houses for you and me, yeah for you and me G C G (x4) G