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Rock In The Usa by John Mellencamp - Guitar Chords

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            R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A.
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Very easy - the basic chord pattern is  E A D A (open chords)
Generally, the strumming pattern (I think) is two downstrokes on
the beat for each chord and then change to the next chord with
an upstroke on the change.

The only exceptions are replacing the E chord of the sequence
with a B chord at the end of the chorus.  Also, use only a single downstroke
and no upstroke in the first verse for each word in "crack, boom, bam".

Anyway, it goes something like this:

[Intro]

E A D A  x8

[Verse 1](Fast rock beat)
     E             A               D             A             E A D A
They come from the cities and they come from the smaller towns,
E           A            D             A     E      A       D    A
beat up cars with guitars and drummers goin' crack, boom, bam.

[Chorus]
 E     A             D      A
 R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A.
 E     A             D      A
 R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A
 E     A             D      A           B
 R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A, yeah, yeah
 N.C.                 E  A  D  A   E  A  D  A 
 Rockin' in the U. S. A.

[Verse 2]
          E        A            D                  A            E        A D A
Well they said goodbye to their families, said goodbye to their friends
           E                   A              D            A        E     A D A        
with their pipedreams in their heads and very little money in their hands.
E        A         D        A      E                   A            D       A
Some are black and some are white, aint't too proud to sleep on the floor tonight
         E              A          D         A         B
With the blind faith of Jesus, you know that they just might . . .

N.C.               E A D       E A D
be rockin in the USA      Hey!

[Solo]
E A D A  E A D A  E A D A  E A D A
E A D A  E A D A  E A D A  E A D A
E        E

[Verse 3]
E           A           D               A      E     A D A
Voices from nowhere and voices from the larger towns
E          A            D                      A     E      A    D   A
Filled our head full of dreams, and turned our world upside down
          E              A             D            A
There was Frankie Lymon, Bobby Fuller, Mitch Ryder (they were rockin')
E              A           D              A
Jackie Wilson, Shangrilas, Young Rascals (they were rockin')
E            A      D                   A            B
Spotlight on Martha Reeves, let's don't forget James Brown.
N.C.                 E  A  D  A    
Rockin' in the U. S. A.          Hey!

[Outro]
 E     A             D      A
 R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A.
 E     A             D      A
 R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A
 E     A             D      A    
 R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A
 E     A             D      A    
 R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A
 E     A             D      A    
 R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A
 E     A             D      A    
 R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A, 
 E     A             D      A    
 R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A  
        

We also have 17 songs by John Mellencamp

• Aint Even Done With The Night
• Authority Song
• Check It Out
• Cherry Bomb
• Crumblin Down
• Hand To Hold On To
• Hurts So Good
• I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
• Jack And Diane
• Jackie Brown
• Lonely Ol Night
• Minutes To Memories
• Paper In Fire
• Pink Houses
• Rain On The Scarecrow
• Rock In The Usa
• Small Town

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