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Cherry Bomb Tab

by John Cougar Mellencamp



Title: Cherry Bomb - John Mellencamp 
>From album: The Lonesome Jubilee

Intro:                          

Verse1:
                     
Well, I lived on the outskirts of town
                 
In an eight room farm-house, baby
                    
When my brothers and friends were around
                 
There was always something doin’
                       
Had me a couple of real nice girlfriends
                    
Stopped by to see me once in a while
                      
When I think back a-bout those days
                               
All I can do is sit and smile

Chorus:
              
That’s when a sport was a sport
                 
And groovin’ was groovin’
                 
And dancin’ meant everything
                    
We were young and we were improvin’
                   
Laughin’, laughin’, with our friends
                    
Holdin’ hands meant somethin’, baby
                  
Outside the club Cherry Bomb,
               
Our hearts were really thumpin’,
                   /-/Am (quickly)
Say yeah, yeah, yeah
(no chord)            
Say yeah, yeah, yeah 

Verse2:
The winter days they last forever
But the weekends went by so quick
Went ridin’ around this little country town
We were goin’ nuts girl, out in the sticks
One night, me with my big mouth
A couple guys had to put me in my place
When I see those guys these days
We just laugh and say, Do you remember when?

Repeat chorus

1/2 length intrumental chorus 

Verse3:
Now, seventeen has turned thirty-five
I’m surprised that we’re still livin’
If we’ve done any wrong
I hope that we’re forgiven
Got a few kids of my own
And some days I still don’t know what to do
I hope that they’re not laughin’ too loud
When they hear me talkin’ like this to you

Repeat chorus

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Suggested chords:
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e-------3----------------2----
B-----------1---1---1----3----
G-----------2------------4----
D---2-------2-------2----4----
A---2---2-------x---3----2----
E-------3---x---x---x----2----

Enjoy!
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George Quebbeman (and a guitar pickin' friend)
Brighton, MI, USA
"Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world."
                                    -J.P.Morgan
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