Intro: G |C G| x4
Verse:
G G G G
There”s a black man with a black cat livin” in a black neighborhood
G G
He”s got an interstate runnin” through his front yard
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You know he thinks that he”s got it so good
G G G G
And there”s a woman in the kitchen cleanin” up the evenin” slop
F C
And he looks at her and says, “Hey darlin”, I can remember when
G G
you could stop a clock.”
Chorus:
C G C
Oh but ain”t America for you and me Ain”t that America
G C D D
Somethin” to see baby Ain”t that America home of the free
C C
Little pink houses for you and me
G |C G| x2
Verse:
G G G G
Well 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 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 G
But just like everything else, those crazy dreams, kinda came and went
Chorus:
C G C
Oh but ain”t America for you and me Ain”t that America
G C D D
Somethin” to see baby Ain”t that America home of the free
C C
Little pink houses for you and me
Instrumental Break:
G |C G| (x3)
F C G G (x4)
Verse:
G G G G
Now there”s people, and more people, and what do they know know know
G |F C| G
Go to work in some high-rise, and vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico!
G
(ooooh yeah)
G G G G
And there”s winners, and there”s losers, but that ain”t no big deal
F C G G
Cause the simple man, baby, pays for thrills, with bills, and pills that kill
Chorus:
C G C
Oh but ain”t America for you and me Ain”t that America
G C D D
Somethin” to see baby Ain”t that America home of the free
C C G G
Little pink houses for you and me Ooo
C G
Ain”t America for you and me
C G
Ain”t that America something to see
C D
Ain”t that America home of the free
D
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
C C
Yeah, Little Pink Houses for you and me
G | C G| (x4)