John Mellencamp - Cherry Bomb Bass

INTRO:  {0}
  G      Am      G   Am   G   Am   G   Am
G|--------------|        |        |--------------|
D|--------------|        |        |--------------|
A|--------------|        |        |----------35--|
E|3-033-05-055-0|3...    |    ...0|3-033-0--5---0|3
B|--------------|        |        |--------------|
               x3

VERSE 1:
  G                    Am 
  Well, I lived on the outskirts of town     {1}
  G                Am 
  In an eight room farm-house, baby
  G                    Am
  When my brothers and friends were around
G|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------7/9---7|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|3-  033-          0-5----------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
  G                Am 
  There was always something doin’
  Em                      Bm 
  Had me a couple of real nice girlfriends
G|-------               -------
D|-------               -------
A|-------               -----5-
E|-----3-               -7-57--
B|5--35--               5------
    Am                   C 
    Stopped by to see me once in a while
G|-|--------             ----|
D|-|--------             ----|
A|-|--------             3-5-|
E|7|5-5-5-3-             ----|
B|-|--------             ----|
  Em                  Bm    
  When I think back a-bout those days
G|-------           -------
D|-----5-           -------
A|7--57--           7----5-
E|-------           -7-57--
B|-------           ------
    Am              C
    All I can do is sit and smile
G|-|--------       ----|
D|-|--------       ----|
A|-|--------       3-5-|
E|7|5-5-5-3-       ----|
B|-|--------       ----|
 

CHORUS:
  G             Am 
  That’s when a sport was a sport
  G                Am 
  And groovin’ was groovin’    [7/9-7]
  G                 Am
  And dancin’ meant everything
  G                 Am   
  We were young and we were improvin’    [35]
  G                   Am
  Laughin’, laughin’, with our friends
  G                   Am 
  Holdin’ hands meant somethin’, baby
  G                 Am 
  Outside the club Cherry Bomb,
  G               Am
  Our hearts were really thumpin’,
  Am            G       Am/Am-/Am (quickly)
  Say yeah, yeah, yeah
  (no chord)           G Am
  Say yeah, yeah, yeah
 

VERSE 2:
  G               Am
  The winter days they last forever
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|3-   3-03-      5-    5-05-  --|
B|-------------------------------|
  G               Am
  But the weekends went by so quick
  G               Am                          [ 35|-] 
  Went ridin’ around this little country town [5--|3]
  G               Am
  We were goin’ 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
  We just laugh and say, Do you remember when?

 
CHORUS:
  G             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                   Am
  Laughin’, laughin’, with our friends   {6}
  G                   Am 
  Holdin’ hands meant somethin’, baby
  G                 Am 
  Outside the club Cherry Bomb,
  G               Am
  Our hearts were really thumpin’,
                G       Am/Am-/Am (quickly)
  Say yeah, yeah, yeah
                       G Am
  Say yeah, yeah, yeah


HALF-LENGTH INSTRUMENTAL CHORUS:    {7}
  G Am | G Am                     G Am G Am G Am G    Am
G|     |      |------5--5754-----|    |    |    |12\\\\\3-----|
D|     |      |---7----------5---|    |    |    |-----------02|
A|   usual    |7---------------5-|rest|rest|rest|----------2--|
E|     |      |------------------|    |    |    |-------------|3...
B|     |      |------------------|    |    |    |-------------|


VERSE 3:   {8}
  G                  Am
  Now, seventeen has turned thirty-five
  G                  Am
  I’m surprised that we’re still livin’
  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
  Am              C
  And some days I still don’t know what to do
  Em               Bm
  I hope that they’re not laughin’ too loud
  Am               C
  When they hear me talkin’ like this to you


CHORUS:
  G             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                   Am
  Laughin’, laughin’, with our friends
  G                   Am 
  Holdin’ hands meant somethin’, baby
  G                 Am 
  Outside the club Cherry Bomb,
  G               Am
  Our hearts were really thumpin’,
  Am            G       Am/Am-/Am (quickly)
  Say yeah, yeah, yeah
  (no chord)           G Am
  Say yeah, yeah, yeah