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Pop Singer

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(Playing note: The whole song is basically A D7, with no guitar playing during the verse)
[Intro]
A D7 A D7 A D7 A D7
[Verse 1]
ANeD7ver wanted to be no pop singer,
ANeD7ver wanted to write no pop songs.
ANeD7ver had no weird hair to get my songs over.
A..D7.Never wanted to hang out after the show.
[Chorus]
APoD7p singer, of pop songs
[Verse 2]
ANeD7ver wanted to have my, uh picture taken.
ANoD7w, who would want, tuh  - look into these eyes?
AJuD7st want to make it real - good, bad or indifferent.
AThD7at's the way that I live and the way that I'll die (As a)
[Chorus]
Aa D7Pop singer, writing, pop songs.
Aa D7Pop singer, of pop songs
[Bridge]
A4 D7bars just bass, then 4 all in.
(sing 'pop singer' on bar 7)
[Chorus]
ANeD7ver wanted to be no, pop singer,
ANeD7ver want to write no, pop songs.
ANeD7ver wanted to have a manager, over for dinner.
A..D7.Never wanted to hang out, after the show.
[Chorus]
APoD7p singer, of pop songs.
APoD7p singer, writing, pop songs.
ANeD7ver wanted to be no, pop singer,
A..D7..of pop songs.
[Outro]
AA D7pop singer.
ANeD7ver wanted to write no pop songs.

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Pop Singer

by John Mellencamp

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

(Playing note: The whole song is basically A D7, with no guitar playing during the verse)

[Intro]

A D7 A D7 A D7 A D7

[Verse 1]

A D7

Never wanted to be no pop singer,

A D7

Never wanted to write no pop songs.

A D7

Never had no weird hair to get my songs over.

A D7

...Never wanted to hang out after the show.

[Chorus]

A D7

Pop singer, of pop songs

[Verse 2]

A D7

Never wanted to have my, uh picture taken.

A D7

Now, who would want, tuh - look into these eyes?

A D7

Just want to make it real - good, bad or indifferent.

A D7

That's the way that I live and the way that I'll die (As a)

[Chorus]

A D7

a Pop singer, writing, pop songs.

A D7

a Pop singer, of pop songs

[Bridge]

A D7

4 bars just bass, then 4 all in.

(sing 'pop singer' on bar 7)

[Chorus]

A D7

Never wanted to be no, pop singer,

A D7

Never want to write no, pop songs.

A D7

Never wanted to have a manager, over for dinner.

A D7

...Never wanted to hang out, after the show.

[Chorus]

A D7

Pop singer, of pop songs.

A D7

Pop singer, writing, pop songs.

A D7

Never wanted to be no, pop singer,

A D7

....of pop songs.

[Outro]

A D7

A pop singer.

A D7

Never wanted to write no pop songs.

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