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Tabbed by: Mike Nachaj :: mike@mikemusicbox.com

Song: Cherry Bomb
By:   John Mellencamp

[Intro:] {snare}  4 x [ G  Am] 

[verse: 1]
       G               Am 
Well, I lived on the outskirts of town
G                   Am 
  In an eight room farm-house, baby
G                       Am
  When my brothers and friends were around
G                     Am 
(There was always something doing)
 There was always something doing
Em                         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  
                     (and smile)
  All I can do is sit and smile

[Chorus:] (background vocals throughout except where note}
G                Am 
  That's when a sport was a sport
G                  Am 
  And grooving was grooving
G                   Am
  And dancing meant everything
G                     Am   
'  We were young and we were improving
G                   Am
Laughing, laughing, with our friends
G                      Am 
  Holding hands meant something, baby
G                   Am 
  Outside the club Cherry Bomb  {no background vocals}
G                 Am
  Our hearts were really thumping
                 G         Am
Say yeah, yeah, yeah
                 G         Am     G   Am
Say yeah, yeah, yeah 

[verse: 2]
G                      Am   
  The winter days they last forever
G                       Am 
  But the weekends went by so quick
G                          Am
  Went riding around this little country town
G                               Am
(We were going nuts girl, out in the sticks)
 We were going nuts girl, out in the sticks
Em                          Bm
  One night, me with my big mouth
Am                                C       
  A couple guys had to put me in my place
Em                        Bm
  When I see those guys these days
Am                              C
                               (remember when)           
  We just laugh and say, do you remember when?

[chorus:]  repeat

[bridge: ]

G, Am, G, Am, riff    {violin}

G, Am, G Am, {guitar + Drums}
                 G         Am
Say yeah, yeah, yeah
                 G         Am     Am {drum build up}
Say yeah, yeah, yeah


[verse: 3] {whole band comes in}
     G                     Am
Now, seventeen has turned thirty-five
G                           Am
(I'm surprised that we're still living)
 I'm surprised that we're still living
G                 Am
If we've done any wrong
G                 Am
I hope that we're forgiven
Em                 Bm
 Got a few kids of my own
(Got a few kids of my own)
Am                          C
And some days I still don't know what to do
Em                        Bm
I hope that they're not laughing too loud
Am                                 C
                                   (to you)
When they hear me talking like this to you

[chorus:]  repeat

[coda:]    4 x [ G  Am]



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