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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From: [email protected] (Lefty)
CRUMBLIN' DOWN
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John Cougar Mellencamp
(From the album "Uh-huh")
Yes, even more JCM. This is one of my favourite JCM songs.
The next will probably be "The Authority Song". Once again,
this is from a book of Mellencamp chords, not my own dodgy
interpretation.
Medium Rock Tempo
-----------------
> INTRO:
---------------------3--x-x-x-------------------------3---3-3-------------|
---------------------3--------------------------------3---3-3-----------2-|
---0---2-2-0-2---2-0-4----------------0-2-2-0-2---2-0-4---4-4---------2---|
---0---2-2-0-2---2-0-5----------------0-2-2-0-2---2-0-5---5-5-----4-------|
-------0-0-0-0---0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> VERSE I:
A G/A
Well, some people ain't no damn good.
A G/A
You can trust `em, you can't love `em. No good deed goes unpunished.
A G/A
And I don't mind being their whippin' boy.
A G/A
I've had that pleasure for years and years
A G/A
No, no, I never was a sinner. Tell me, what else can I do?
A G/A
Second best is what you get `till you learn to bend the rules
A G/A
And time respects no person and what you lift up must fall
A G/A
There waitin' outside to claim my crumblin' walls.
E
Saw my picture in the paper, read the news around my face.
And now some people don't want to treat me the same.
> CHORUS:
A G
When the walls come tumblin' down;
D G D
When the walls come crumblin', crumblin';
A G D A
When the walls come tumblin', tumblin' down.
> Repeat Intro
> VERSE II: (same chord pattern as Verse I)
Well some people say I'm obnoxious and lazy,
I'm uneducated, my opinion means nothin'.
But I know I'm a real good dancer.
Don't need to look over my shoulder to see what I'm after.
Everybody's got their problems. Ain't no new news here.
I'm the same old trouble you've been havin' for years.
Don't confuse the problem with the issue, girl. It's perfectly clear.
Just a human desire to have you come near.
Want to put my arms around you, feel your breath in my ear.
You can bend me, you can break me but you better stand clear.
> Repeat Chorus.
> Repeat Intro and fade
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CHORDS:
A x 0 2 2 2 0
G/A x 0 5 4 3 3
E 0 2 2 1 0 0
D x x 0 2 3 2
G 3 X 0 0 0 3
============================================================================
Stuart Hamilton
University of Queensland
St Lucia AUSTRALIA
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"If you really want to taste some cool success, better learn to play guitar.
Play guitar - play guitar. Play guitar - play guitar. . . ."
JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
============================================================================
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: [email protected] (Lefty)
CRUMBLIN' DOWN
==============
John Cougar Mellencamp
(From the album "Uh-huh")
Yes, even more JCM. This is one of my favourite JCM songs.
The next will probably be "The Authority Song". Once again,
this is from a book of Mellencamp chords, not my own dodgy
interpretation.
Medium Rock Tempo
-----------------
> INTRO:
---------------------3--x-x-x-------------------------3---3-3-------------|
---------------------3--------------------------------3---3-3-----------2-|
---0---2-2-0-2---2-0-4----------------0-2-2-0-2---2-0-4---4-4---------2---|
---0---2-2-0-2---2-0-5----------------0-2-2-0-2---2-0-5---5-5-----4-------|
-------0-0-0-0---0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> VERSE I:
A G/A
Well, some people ain't no damn good.
A G/A
You can trust `em, you can't love `em. No good deed goes unpunished.
A G/A
And I don't mind being their whippin' boy.
A G/A
I've had that pleasure for years and years
A G/A
No, no, I never was a sinner. Tell me, what else can I do?
A G/A
Second best is what you get `till you learn to bend the rules
A G/A
And time respects no person and what you lift up must fall
A G/A
There waitin' outside to claim my crumblin' walls.
E
Saw my picture in the paper, read the news around my face.
And now some people don't want to treat me the same.
> CHORUS:
A G
When the walls come tumblin' down;
D G D
When the walls come crumblin', crumblin';
A G D A
When the walls come tumblin', tumblin' down.
> Repeat Intro
> VERSE II: (same chord pattern as Verse I)
Well some people say I'm obnoxious and lazy,
I'm uneducated, my opinion means nothin'.
But I know I'm a real good dancer.
Don't need to look over my shoulder to see what I'm after.
Everybody's got their problems. Ain't no new news here.
I'm the same old trouble you've been havin' for years.
Don't confuse the problem with the issue, girl. It's perfectly clear.
Just a human desire to have you come near.
Want to put my arms around you, feel your breath in my ear.
You can bend me, you can break me but you better stand clear.
> Repeat Chorus.
> Repeat Intro and fade
============================================================================
CHORDS:
A x 0 2 2 2 0
G/A x 0 5 4 3 3
E 0 2 2 1 0 0
D x x 0 2 3 2
G 3 X 0 0 0 3
============================================================================
Stuart Hamilton
University of Queensland
St Lucia AUSTRALIA
============================================================================
"If you really want to taste some cool success, better learn to play guitar.
Play guitar - play guitar. Play guitar - play guitar. . . ."
JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
============================================================================
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