Biography:
John Mellencamp (born 7 October 1951 in Seymour, Indiana) is an American singer and a songwriter, known for a long and successful recording and performing career highlighted by a series of 1980s hits, including "Jack & Diane", and by his role in the Farm Aid charity event. Mellencamp currently lives in Bloomington, Indiana.
John's first record released was under the stage name "Johnny Cougar" at the behest of Tony DeFries, his first manager. Mellencamp claims it was against his knowledge and will, and he hated the name.
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Other songs:
- A Gracefull Fall
- A Ride Back Home
- Again Tonight
- Aint Even Done With The Night
- American Fool
- Another Sunny Day 1225
- Authority Song
- Between A Laugh And A Tear
- Big Daddy Of Them All
- Chance Meeting At The Tarantula
- Check It Out
- Cherry Bomb
- China Girl
- Close Enough
- Coming Down The Road
- Crazy Ones
- Crumblin Down
- Dance Naked
- Danger List
- Deep Blue Heart
- Dont Forget About Me
- Each Day Of Sorrow
- Eden Is Burning
- Farewell Angelina
- For The Children
- Freedom Of Speech
- Golden Gates
- Grandview
- Hand To Hold On To
- Hard Times For An Honest Man
- Hot Dogs And Hamburgers
- Human Wheels
- Hurts So Good
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
- Im Not Running Any More
- It All Comes True
- Jack And Diane
- Jackie Brown
- Jackie O
- Jena
- Jim Crow
- Just Like You
- Justice And Independence
- Key West Intermezzo
- Lonely Ol Night
- Longest Days
- Love And Happiness
- Lovin Mother Fo Ya
- Martha Say
- Minutes To Memories
- My Sweet Love
- No Better Than This
- Nobody Cares About Me
- Our Country
- Paper In Fire
- Peaceful World
- Pink Houses
- Rain On The Scarecrow
- Rock In The Usa
- Same Way I Do
- Save Some Time To Dream
- Serious Business
- Small Paradise
- Small Town
- Someday
- Someday The Rains Will Fall
- Sometimes Theres God
- Sugar Marie
- Sweet Suzanne
- Teardrops Will Fall
- Thank You
- The Americans
- The Real Life
- The Same Way I Do
- Thinking About You
- This Time
- Thundering Hearts
- To Mg Wherever She May Be
- To The River
- To Wahington
- Troubled Land
- Troubled Man
- Void In My Heart
- Walk Tall
- Warmer Place To Sleep
- We Are The People
- Weakest Moments
- What If I Came Knocking
- When Jesus Left Birmingham
- Whenever We Wanted
- Wild Nights
- Without Expression
- Women Seem
- Your Life Is Now
- Yours Forever
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John Mellencamp
"Another Sunny Day 12/25"
Dance Naked (1994)
Standard tuning, no capo, key of Am
[Intro]
Am C Am C
[Verse]
Am C
We see it on TV, we get calls on the phone
G Am
By the prophets of doom, they won't leave us alone
Am C
The planet is dying and there's no time to spare
G Am
They spend all our days sowing seeds of despair
Am C
We get enough bad news to harden our hearts
G Am
This fear that we feed on is what's keeping us apart
Am C
To say that we're doomed is just an obvious remark
G Am
And it don't make you right, it just keeps you in the dark
[Chorus]
C G
I don't want to live angry, I don't want to live scared
F Am
I don't need no more prophets crying "brother beware."
C G
Just put some work in my hands and give me a dollar to spare
F Am
And don't let me sow those seeds of despair
[Instrumental]
Am C Am C
[Verse]
Am C
Well, this earth is a graveyard, it will swallow our bones
G Am
It was here long before us, It will be here when we're gone
Am C
And it's a vain generation that looks for a sign
G Am
Don't you think we could make better use of our time
Am C
Yeah, the air could be cleaner and the water could too
G Am
But what we do to each other are the worst things that we do
Am C
And we can treasure our freedom behind our locked doors
G Am
But God speed the day when we're lonely no more
[Chorus]
C G
I don't want to live angry, I don't want to live scared
F Am
I don't need no more prophets crying "brother beware."
C G
Just put some work in my hands and give me a dollar to spare
F Am
And don't let me sow those seeds of despair
[Outro]
Am C Am C
Am
"Another Sunny Day 12/25"
Dance Naked (1994)
Standard tuning, no capo, key of Am
[Intro]
Am C Am C
[Verse]
Am C
We see it on TV, we get calls on the phone
G Am
By the prophets of doom, they won't leave us alone
Am C
The planet is dying and there's no time to spare
G Am
They spend all our days sowing seeds of despair
Am C
We get enough bad news to harden our hearts
G Am
This fear that we feed on is what's keeping us apart
Am C
To say that we're doomed is just an obvious remark
G Am
And it don't make you right, it just keeps you in the dark
[Chorus]
C G
I don't want to live angry, I don't want to live scared
F Am
I don't need no more prophets crying "brother beware."
C G
Just put some work in my hands and give me a dollar to spare
F Am
And don't let me sow those seeds of despair
[Instrumental]
Am C Am C
[Verse]
Am C
Well, this earth is a graveyard, it will swallow our bones
G Am
It was here long before us, It will be here when we're gone
Am C
And it's a vain generation that looks for a sign
G Am
Don't you think we could make better use of our time
Am C
Yeah, the air could be cleaner and the water could too
G Am
But what we do to each other are the worst things that we do
Am C
And we can treasure our freedom behind our locked doors
G Am
But God speed the day when we're lonely no more
[Chorus]
C G
I don't want to live angry, I don't want to live scared
F Am
I don't need no more prophets crying "brother beware."
C G
Just put some work in my hands and give me a dollar to spare
F Am
And don't let me sow those seeds of despair
[Outro]
Am C Am C
Am
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