Cherry Bomb Chords by John Mellencamp

[Start]

[Intro]
G Am G Am7 G Am G Am
■ ■  ■ ■   ■ ■  ■ ■ 


[Verse]
Am7  G                Am               
Well ■ I lived on the outskirts of town
G                  Am            
■ In an eight room farmhouse baby
G                    Am                 
When my brothers and friends were around
G                  Am        Em   
■ There was always somethin' doin'
                   Bm                   
Had me a couple of real nice girlfriends
Am                         C              
Stopped by to see me every once in a while
Em                Bm              
When I think back about those days
Am              C       G    
All I can do is sit and smile


[Chorus]
                    Am         
That's when a sport was a sport
G                  Am      
■ And groovin' was groovin'
    G               Am        
And ■ dancin' meant everything
G                   Am7              
■ We were young and we were improvin'
G                      Am7        
Laughin' laughin' with our friends
G                     Am        Am7 G   
■ Holdin' hands meant somethin' ■   baby
                 Am7        
Outside the club Cherry Bomb
G                 Am7    Am         
■ Our hearts were really ■  thumpin'
    G             
Say yeah yeah yeah
Am               G    Am G
■  Say yeah yeah yeah ■  ■


[Verse]
Am7 G                    Am          
■   The winter days they last forever
G                     Am         
But the weekends went by so quick
G                       Am                 
Went ridin' around this little country town
G                       Am               
We were goin' nuts girl out in the sticks
Em                   Bm7      
One night me with my big mouth
         Am                 C          
A couple guys had to put me in my place
Em               Bm7            
When I see those guys these days
        Am                   C        G   
We just laugh and say Do you remember when


[Chorus]
                    Am         
That's when a sport was a sport
G                  Am      
■ And groovin' was groovin'
    G               Am        
And ■ dancin' meant everything
G                   Am               
■ We were young and we were improvin'
G                 Am7             
Laughin' laughin' with our friends
G                     Am            
■ Holdin' hands meant somethin' baby
G                Am7    Em7  Am7
Outside the club Cherry Bomb ■  
G            Am7         G       
■ Our hearts were really thumpin'
Am7      G        
Say yeah yeah yeah
Am               G   
■  Say yeah yeah yeah
Am G Am Am7 G Am
■  ■ ■  ■   ■ ■ 
G Am G
■ ■  ■


[Inst]
            Am   G7       
Alright Say yeah yeah yeah
Am            G   
Say yeah yeah yeah


[Verse]
              Am               
Seventeen has turned thirtyfive
G                    Am                 G
■ I'm surprised that we're still livin' ■
                  Am  
If we've done any harm
       G      Am    Em      
I hope ■ that we're forgiven


[Chorus]
               Bm       
Got a few kids of my own
Am                               C         
And some days I still don't know what to do
  Em                    Bm7              
I hope that they're not laughin' too loud
          Am                   C       G  
When they hear me talkin' like this to you
              Am        G        
That's when a sport was ■ a sport
    G                    
And groovin' was groovin'
Am  Em G               Am        
And ■  ■ dancin' meant everything
G                   Am               
■ We were young and we were improvin'
G                 Am7             
Laughin' laughin' with our friends
G                     Am7     G   
■ Holdin' hands meant so much baby
                 Am7        
Outside the club Cherry Bomb
G                               
■ Our hearts were really pumpin'
Em       G        
Say yeah yeah yeah
Am               G   
■  Say yeah yeah yeah


[Outro]
Am G Am G Am C G
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