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John Mellencamp - Rock In The U S A - The Romantics - What I Like About You

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R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A.
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[Intro]
 E   A   D   A[8x]
[Verse 1]
They Ecome from the Acities and they Dcome from the Asmaller towns,E  A  D  A  
EBeat up cAars with guitDars and drummers gAoin' cErack, bAoom, bamD.A  
[Chorus]
ER. O. AC. K.  in the DU. S. AA.
ER. O. AC. K.  in the DU. S. AA  
ER. O. AC. K.  in the DU. S. AA, yeah, Byeah
N.C.
Rockin' in the U.S.A.
E  A  D  A
E  A  D  A
[Verse 2]
ESaid gAoodbye to theiDr familAies, said goodbye to their friends;
EWith pAipedreams in tDheir heAads and very little money in their hands.
ESome aAre black and sDome are Awhite, aint't too proud to sleep on the floor tonight.
EWith tAhe blind faith Dof JesAus, you know that they just Bmight . . . be
N.C.
Rockin' in the U.S.A.
E  A  D  A
[Chorus]
ER. O. AC. K.  in the DU. S. AA.
ER. O. AC. K.  in the DU. S. AA  
ER. O. AC. K.  in the DU. S. AA, yeah, Byeah
N.C.
Rockin' in the U.S.A.
E  A  D  A
E  A  D  A
[Verse 3]
EVoices Afrom nowhere Dand voiAces from the larger towns
EFilled Aour head full Dof dreAams, turned our world upside down
EThere Awas Frankie LyDmon, BoAbby Fuller, Mitch Ryder (they were rockin')
EJackie AWilson, ShangDrilas, AYoung Rascals (they were rockin')
ESpotliAght on Martha DReeves, Alet's don't forget James BBrown.
N.C.
Rockin' in the U.S.A.
E  A  D  A
E  A  D  A
[Pan Flute Solo] [8 bars]
[Guitar Solo]    [8 bars]
  E    A    D       A[2x]
[Pan Flute transition] [2x]
What I Like About You
------------------------------------
N.C.
Hey!
    E      A           DUh,… hEuh…     A     D      AHey!…
    E      A           DUh,… hEuh…     A     D      AWhat I like a-bout…
[VERSE #1]
Eyou,    A     Dyou hold me EtighAtD  A  
ETell me I’m the Aon-ly one, Dwanna come over EtoniAght DYeaAh…
[CHORUS #1]
EKeep on Awhisperin’Din my ear
ETell me all the Athings that DI wanna Ahear cause that’s 
ETrue              A            DThat’s what I like a-bout 
EYou                         A          D     AWhat I like a-bout…
[VERSE #2]
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Eyou,    A         Dyou really know how to
EDancAe        D  AWhen you go 
EUp town, Ajump around, Dthink about true ro-
EmancAe          DYeah…
[CHORUS #2]
---------
EKeep on Awhisperin’Din my Aear
ETell me all the Athings that DI wanna hear cause that’s
ETrue              A      DThat’s what I Alike about
EYou               A      DThat’s what I like about
EYou               A      DThat’s what I Alike about
EYou               A      DThat’s what I like about
you!
[Bridge]
G      D      G      A
  A    D    D      A    B    E         B    B  BHey!
E[Pan FluAte Solo] [D8 M]A  
[Guitar Solo]    [8 M]
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What I like a-bout                  
EYou     A             DYou keep me warm at EnigAhtD  A  
ENever wanna Alet you go, DKnow you make me feel al-
Eright.      A  DYeAah.
[CHORUS #3]
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EKeep on Awhisperin’Din my Aear
ETell me all the Athings that DI wanna hear cause that’s
ETrue              A      DThat’s what I Alike about
EYou               A      DThat’s what I like about
EYou               A       DThat’s what I Alike about
EYou               A      DThat’s what I like about
[softer]
EYou               A      DThat’s what I Alike about
EYou               A      DThat’s what I like about
EYou               A      DThat’s what I Alike about
EYou               A      DThat’s what I like about 
Eyou.              A         DHey!
E A D A
E A D
E A D A
E A D
[Outro]
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A E A   D         A         A E   A   D
A E A   D         A         A E   A   D
A E A   D         A         A E   A   D
A E A   D         A         A E   A   D
EHey!

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John Mellencamp - Rock In The U S A - The Romantics - What I Like About You

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R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A.

----------------------

[Intro]

E A D A

[8x]

[Verse 1]

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.

Rockin' in the U.S.A.

E A D A

[Verse 2]

E A D A

Said goodbye to their families, said goodbye to their friends;

E A D A

With pipedreams in their heads and very little money in their hands.

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 . . . be

N.C.

Rockin' in the U.S.A.

E A D A

[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.

Rockin' in the U.S.A.

E A D A

[Verse 3]

E A D A

Voices from nowhere and voices from the larger towns

E A D A

Filled our head full of dreams, 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.

Rockin' in the U.S.A.

E A D A

[Pan Flute Solo] [8 bars]

[Guitar Solo] [8 bars]

E A D A

[2x]

[Pan Flute transition] [2x]

What I Like About You

------------------------------------

N.C.

Hey!

E A D E A D A

Uh,… huh… Hey!…

E A D E A D A

Uh,… huh… What I like a-bout…

[VERSE #1]

E A D E A D A

you, you hold me tight

E A D E A D A

Tell me I’m the on-ly one, wanna come over tonight Yeah…

[CHORUS #1]

E A D

Keep on whisperin’in my ear

E A D A

Tell me all the things that I wanna hear cause that’s

E A D

True That’s what I like a-bout

E A D A

You What I like a-bout…

[VERSE #2]

--------

E A D

you, you really know how to

E A D A

Dance When you go

E A D

Up town, jump around, think about true ro-

E A D

mance Yeah…

[CHORUS #2]

---------

E A D A

Keep on whisperin’in my ear

E A D

Tell me all the things that I wanna hear cause that’s

E A D A

True That’s what I like about

E A D

You That’s what I like about

E A D A

You That’s what I like about

E A D

You That’s what I like about

you!

[Bridge]

G D G A

A D D A B E B B B

Hey!

E A D A

[Pan Flute Solo] [8 M]

[Guitar Solo] [8 M]

--------------

What I like a-bout

E A D E A D A

You You keep me warm at night

E A D

Never wanna let you go, Know you make me feel al-

E A D A

right. Yeah.

[CHORUS #3]

---------

E A D A

Keep on whisperin’in my ear

E A D

Tell me all the things that I wanna hear cause that’s

E A D A

True That’s what I like about

E A D

You That’s what I like about

E A D A

You That’s what I like about

E A D

You That’s what I like about

[softer]

E A D A

You That’s what I like about

E A D

You That’s what I like about

E A D A

You That’s what I like about

E A D

You That’s what I like about

E A D

you. Hey!

E A D A

E A D

E A D A

E A D

[Outro]

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A E A D A A E A D

Hey!

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