Tabs
July 8, 2016
R.O.C.K. in the USA by John Mellencamp
A good rocking song.
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Tabbed by: Mike Nachaj :: mike@mikemusicbox.com
Song: R.O.C.K. in the USA
By: John Mellencamp
[Intro:] 4 x [ E A D A ] 4 x [ E A D A ] + riff
[verse: 1]
E A D A E A D A
They come from the cities and they come from the smaller towns,
E A D A E (x) A (x) D D
beat up cars with guitars and drummers going crack, boom, bam.
[chorus:]
E A D A
R. O. C. K. in the U. S. A.
E A D A
R. O. C. K. in the U. S. A
E A D A B {let ring}
R. O. C. K. in the U. S. A, yeah, yeah Rockin' in the U. S. A.
[ E A D A E A D A ] + riff
[verse: 2]
E A D A E A D A
Said goodbye to their families, said goodbye to their friends;
E A D A E A D A
with pipedreams in their heads and very little money in their hands.
[ guitar riff #2 ]
E A D A E A D A
Some are black and some are white, ain't too proud to sleep on the floor tonight.
E A D A B {let ring}
With the blind faith of Jesus, you know that they just might.
E A D E A D D
be rockin in the USA Hey!
[solo:] flute (wind instrument) over 4 X [ E A D A]
[solo:] guitar over 4 X [ E A D A]
[solo:] bass + drums over 1 X [ E A D A]
[solo:] bass+drums+keyboard over 1 X [ E A D A]
[verse: 3]
E A D A E A D A
Voices from nowhere and voices from the larger towns
E A D A E A D A
Filled our head full of dreams, turned our world upside down
E A D A E A D A
There was Frankie Lymon, Bobby Fuller, Mitch Ryder (they were rockin')
E A D A E A D A
Jackie Wilson, Shangrilas, Young Rascals (they were rockin')
E A D B {let ring}
Spotlight on Martha Reeves, let's don't forget James Brown.
E A D
Rockin' in the USA. Hey!
[chorus:]
E A D A
R. O. C. K. in the U. S. A.
E A D A
R. O. C. K. in the U. S. A
E A D A B {let ring}
R. O. C. K. in the U. S. A, yeah, yeah Rockin' in the U. S. A.
[ E A D A ]
chords:
A x02220
B 224442
D x00232
E 022100