JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP 1982

  [Verse]

A F#m

You can laugh and joke and make fun of your friends

A F#m

Spin in the middle when the troubles begin

D E

Take it nice and easy and always pretend

D E

That you're cool, so cool, so cool

[Verse]

A F#m

Say I'm alone and I'm wild and I will not be tamed

A F#m

Talk like a jerk or an educated brain

D  E

Be an old girl drivin' the young boys insane

D E

Be a joker, a preacher, it does not matter

[Chorus]

A F#m

Every one needs a hand to hold on to

A F#m

Every one needs a hand to hold on to

D E

Don't need to be no strong hand

D E

Don't need to be no rich hand

D E A

Every one just needs a hand to hold on to

 D E

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[Verse]

A F#m

Havin' good luck with your financial situation

A F#m

Play the ponies, be president of the United Nations

D E

Go to work and be a Hollywood stud

D E

Drive your four-wheel drive right into the mud, yeah

[Chorus]

A F#m

Every one needs a hand to hold on to

A F#m

Every one needs a hand to hold on to

D E

Don't need to be no strong hand

D E

Don't need to be no rich hand

D E A

Every one just needs a hand to hold on to

[Bridge]

A F#m A

And then those hours when you're alone

F#m A

And there's no body there except yourself

F#m A

I know it, you wanna pick up the phone

D

And say, "Talk to me, talk to me

E

Somebody please talk to me"

Oh, yeah..

[Solo]

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[Chorus]

A F#m

Every one needs a hand to hold on to

A F#m

Every one needs a hand to hold on to

D E

Don't need to be no strong hand

D  E

Don't need to be no rich hand

D E A

Every one just needs a hand to hold on to

  Amaj7 A6 C#m7 Bm7 E7

Well, I know it's kind of late I hope i didn't wake you,

Amaj7 A6 C#m7

But what I got to say can't wait

Bm7 E7

I know you'd understand

D D#dim C#7 F#m D

Ev'ry time I tried to tell you the words just came out wrong

D A E7 D A E7

So I'll have to say I love you in a song. Yeah, I

Amaj7 A6 C#m7 Bm7 E7

Know it's kind of strange but ev'ry time I'm near you,

Amaj7 A6 C#m7 Bm7

I just run out of things to say

Bm7 E7

I know you'd understand

D D#dim C#7 F#m D

Ev'ry time I tried to tell you the words just came out wrong

D A E7 D A E7

So I'll have to say I love you in a song.

Amaj7 A6 C#m7 Bm7 E7 Amaj7 A6 C#m7 Bm7 E7

D D#dim C#7 F#m D

Ev'ry time the time was right al the words just came out wrong

D A E7 D A E7

So I'll have to say I love you in a song. Yeah, I

Know it's kind of late, I hope I didn't wake you,

But there's something that I just got to say,

I know you'd understand.

Every time I tried to tell you the words just came out wrong,

So I'll have to say I love you in a song.

end on A

[Intro]

Ab D#  D# A#  F


[Verse 1]

F                Dm           F                   Dm
Somebody's gonna hurt someone before the night is through
F                A#            F                      C
Somebody's gonna come undone, there's nothing we can do.
F                  Dm              F               Dm
Everybody wants to touch somebody, if it takes all night.
F                  A#                     F                C
Everybody wants to take a little chance, make it come out right.


[Chorus]

       C7         A#7                                       F
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
                  A#7                                       G7
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
       C7
Lord, I know.


[Verse 2]

F                   Dm             F                              Dm
Some people like to stay out late, some folks can't hold out that long.
   F               A#            F                      C
But nobody wants to go home now, there's too much going on.
F                    Dm           F                         Dm
This night is gonna last forever, last all, last all summer long.
F                    A#                F              C
Some time before the sun comes up the radio is gonna play that song.


[Chorus]

       C7         A#7                                       F
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
                  A#7                                       G7
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
       C7
Lord, I know.


[Bridge]

                  F                      F7
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, the moon's shining bright,
  A#7                      Bdim7
so turn out the light, and we'll get it right.
                  F                    C7                  F
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.

Ab D#  D# A#  F   x4


[Verse 1]

F                Dm           F                   Dm
Somebody's gonna hurt someone before the night is through
F                A#            F                      C
Somebody's gonna come undone, there's nothing we can do.
F                  Dm              F               Dm
Everybody wants to touch somebody, if it takes all night.
F                  A#                     F                C
Everybody wants to take a little chance, make it come out right.


[Chorus]

       C7         A#7                                       F
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
                  A#7                                       G7
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know.
       C7
Lord, I know.


[Verse 3]

      F                              F7
We can beat around the bushes, we can get down to the bone,
      A#7                            Bdim7
we can leave it in a parking lot but either way
                  F                    C7                   F       A#
There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight, I know.
             F                    C7                   F
There'll be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight, I know.

Ab D#  D# A#  F   x4

  [Intro]

D E F#m E

D E F#m E

[Verse 1]

D E F#m E

Tell me do you think it’d be all right, If I could just crash here tonight

D E F#m E

You can see I’m in no shape for driving, And anyway I've got no place to go

D E F#m E

And you know it might not be that bad, You were the best I’d ever had

D E F#m E

If I hadn't blown the whole thing years ago, I might not be alone

[Chorus]

A D A D

Tomorrow we can drive around this town, And let the cops chase us around

F#m E D

The past is gone but something might be found, To take its place

D E F#m E

Hey jealousy, Hey jealousy

D E F#m E

Hey jealousy, Hey jealousy

[Verse 2]

D E F#m E

And you can trust me not to think, And not to sleep around

D E F#m E

If you don’t expect too much from me, You might not be let down

D E F#m E

Cause all I really want is to be with you, Feeling like I matter too

D E F#m E

If I hadn't blown the whole thing years ago, I might be here with you

[Chorus]

A D A D

Tomorrow we can drive around this town, And let the cops chase us around

F#m E D

The past is gone but something might be found, To take its place

D

Hey jealousy,

[Guitar Solo]

D E F#m E

D E F#m E

D E F#m E

D E F#m E

[Chorus]

A D A D

Tomorrow we can drive around this town, And let the cops chase us around

F#m E D

The past is gone but something might be found, To take its place

D E F#m E

Hey jealousy, Hey jealousy

D E F#m E

Hey jealousy, Hey jealousy

[Verse 3]

D E F#m E

Tell me do you think it’d be all right, If I could just crash here tonight

D E F#m E

You can see I’m in no shape for driving, And anyway I’ve got no place to go

D E F#m E

And you know it might not be that bad, You were the best I’d ever had

D E F#m E

If I hadn’t blown the whole thing years ago, I might not be alone

[Out Chorus]

A D A D

Tomorrow we can drive around this town, And let the cops chase us around

F#m E D

The past is gone but something might be found, To take its place

D D

Hey jealousy,

[Out Guitar Solo]

E F#m E

D E F#m E

[Outro]

D E F#m E

Hey jealousy, She took my heart

D E F#m E

There's only one thing I couldn't start

  [Intro]

Piano Plays

C Em Am F

[Verse 1]

C

You know I'm a dreamer

Em

But my heart's of gold

Am

I had to run away high

F

So I wouldn't come home low

C

Just when things went right

Em

It doesn't mean they're always wrong

Am

Just take this song and you'll never 

F

Feel left all alone

C

Take me to your heart

Em

Feel me in your bones

Am

Just one more night, 

And I'm coming off this

F

Long and winding road

[CHORUS 1]

G#

I'm on my way

A#

I'm on my way

C

Home sweet home

Tonight, tonight

 G#

I'm on my way

A# 

I'm on my way

C

Home sweet home

[Verse 2]

C

You know that I seem

Em

To make romantic dreams

Am

Broken lights falling off

F

The silver screen

C

My heart's like an open book

Em

For the whole world to read

Am

Sometimes nothing, keeps me together

F

At the seams

[CHORUS 2]

G#

I'm on my way

A#

I'm on my way

C

Home sweet home

Tonight, tonight

G#

I'm on my way

A#

Just set me free

C A#

Home sweet home

[Solo]

G# A#

Home sweet home

C A#

Home sweet home

G# A#

Home sweet home

[Solo] 8 bars over verse

C A# G# A# C A# G# A#

[CHORUS 3]

G#

I'm on my way

A#

I'm on my way

C

Home sweet home

G#

Yah-ha, I'm on my way

A#

Just set me free

C

Home sweet home

[Outro]

Piano Plays

C Em Am F

M-hmmm in tune to verse

C Em Am F

  [Verse 1]

Bm F#7

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair

A E7

Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air

G D

Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light

Em F#7

My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim; I had to stop for the night.

Bm F#7

There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell

A  E7

And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"

G D

Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way

Em F#7

There were voices down the corridor I thought I heard them say...

[Chorus]

G D 

Welcome to the Hotel California... 

F#7 Bm F#7(on C#)Bm(on D)

Such a lovely place,(such a lovely place)such a lovely face...

G D

Plenty of room at the Hotel California... 

Em F#7

Any time of year,(any time of year)you can find it here...

[Verse 1]

Bm F#7

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes Bends

A E7

She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends

G D

How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat

Em F#7

Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

Bm F#7

So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"

A E7

He said, "We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine"

G D

And still those voices are calling from far away,

Em F#7

Wake you up in the middle of the night just to hear them say...

[Chorus]

G D 

Welcome to the Hotel California... 

F#7 Bm F#7(on C#)Bm(on D)

Such a lovely place,(such a lovely place)such a lovely face...

G D

They livin' it up at the Hotel California... 

Em F#7

What a nice surprise,(what a nice surprise)bring your alibis...

[Verse]

Bm F#7

Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice

A  E7

And she said "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"

G

And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast

Em

They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast

Bm F#7

Last thing I remember, I was running for the door

A E7

I had to find the passage back to place I was before

G D

"Relax" said the night man, "We are programmed to receive.

Em  F#7

You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave".

  [Intro]
| Gm | A# | C | D# |
| Gm | D | Gm | D |


[Verse 1]
     Gm   A#        C           D#
There is a house in New Orleans
    Gm        A#      D     D
They call the "Rising Sun"
        Gm       A#       C             D#
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
   Gm     D        | Gm | A# | C | D# | Gm | D | Gm | D |
And God, I know, I'm one               (organ plays E7)


[Verse 2]
  Gm     A#     C        D#
My mother was a tailor (organ: F7)
   Gm       A#        D     D
She sewed my new blue jeans (organ: E7)
  Gm     A#     C        D#
My father was a gambling man
Gm      D    | Gm | A# | C | D# | Gm | D | Gm | D |
Down in New Orleans.            (organ plays E7)


[Verse 3]
       Gm   A#       C         D#
Now the only thing a gambler needs (organ: F7)
    Gm       A#     D     D
Is a suitcase and a trunk (organ: E7)
       Gm   A#      C           D#
And the only time, he's satisfied,
  Gm        D    | Gm | A# | C | D# | Gm | D | Gm | D |
Is when he's on a drunk              (organ plays E7)


[Organ Solo]
| Gm | A# | C | D# |
| Gm | A# | D | % |
| Gm | A# | C | D# |
| Gm | D |
| Gm | A#/D | C | D# |
| Gm | D | Gm | D |


[Verse 4]
   Gm     A#              C       D#
Oh, mother, tell your children (organ: F7)
      Gm      A#      D     D
Not to do what I have done (organ: E7)
Gm         A#        C            D#
Spend your lives in sin and misery
      Gm       D     | Gm | A# | C | D# | Gm | D | Gm | D |
In the House of Rising Sun              (organ plays E7)


[Verse 5]
           Gm       A#      C           D#
Well, I got one foot on the platform (organ plays F7)
   Gm         A#        D     D
The other foot on the train (organ: E7)
   Gm    A#       C           D#
I'm going back to New Orleans (organ: F7)
  Gm        D       | Gm | A# | C | D# | Gm | D | Gm | D |
To wear that ball and chain             (organ plays E7#9)


[Verse 6]
           Gm   A#        C           D#
Well, there is a house in New Orleans (organ: F7)
    Gm        A#      D     D
They call the "Rising Sun" (organ: E7)
        Gm       A#       C           D#
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
   Gm     D7      | Gm | A# | C | D#7 | Gm | D7 |
And God, I know, I'm one


[Coda]
| Gm | Cm | Gm | Cm | Gm | Cm |
(a tempo)
| Gm | Cm | Gm | Cm | Gm
  (ritardando)     (organ plays Am9; guitar equivalent: x-0-5-5-5-7)

  [Intro]

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[VERSE I]

A E F#m D

When I was a young boy, said put away those young boy ways

A E F#m D

Now that I'm gettin' older, so much older I love all those young boy days.

A E A E

With a girl like you, with a girl like you,

F#m D E

Lord knows there are things we can do, baby, just me and you.

Come on and make it . . .

[CHORUS]

A E A E

hurt so good. Come on baby, make it hurt so good.

D F#m D E

Sometimes love don't feel like it should. You make it . . . hurt so good.

[Instrumental]

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[VERSE II] (same chord pattern as Verse I)

Don't have to be so exiting.

Just tryin' to give myself a little bit of fun, yeah.

You always look so invitin' you ain't as green as you are young

Hey baby, its you. Come on, girl, now, its you.

Sink your teeth right through my bones, baby.

Let's see what we can do. Come on and make it . . .

[CHORUS]

A E A E

hurt so good. Come on baby, make it hurt so good.

D F#m D E

Sometimes love don't feel like it should. You make it . . . hurt so good.

[Bridge]

D A  D F#m A

I ain't talkin' no big deals; I ain't made no plans myself.

D E

I ain't talkin' no high heels; Maybe we could walk around all day long,

walk around all day long.

[Outro] (fade out)