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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- 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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hard times for an honest man - John Mellencamp
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Tabbed by: Max Olsson
Email: [email protected]
(During the verse the guitar is changing between E and A)
Verse:
One man does his work
Hes not satisfied not at all
Feels like that hes being used
His self respect starts to fall
His frustration
Runnin very very high he takes it out
On the ones he loves, because its safe
And who they gonna tell
A B
And he hates that cold-bloodedness
E
That runs inside
Chorus:
E
Oh yes
A B E
Its hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
A B E
Very very very hard times
A B E
Hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
A B E
Very very very hard times
Verse:
Sister (sister),
Shes got a lot of pride
You can see it when she walks into the room
But shes young (shes young)
And shes unaware
Of what a brutal world can do to you
So she loves a man
He lies like a dog
Tears her little world all apart
So the walls go up
For the rest of her days
A B
And there aint no man can touch this
E
Girls heart
Chorus:
E
Oh yes
A B E
Its hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
A B E
Very very very hard times
A B E
Hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
A B E
Very very very hard times
Verse:
So we walk
From the front porch to the back yard
Just to laugh and say hello and
Say goodbye
But some days are hard, like a
Soldiers steel-toed boots
A B
And the rent we pay to stay here
E
Gets high
Chorus:
E
Oh yes
A B E
Its hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
A B E
Very very very hard times
A B E
Hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
A B E
Very very very hard times
hard times for an honest man - John Mellencamp
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Tabbed by: Max Olsson
Email: [email protected]
(During the verse the guitar is changing between E and A)
Verse:
One man does his work
Hes not satisfied not at all
Feels like that hes being used
His self respect starts to fall
His frustration
Runnin very very high he takes it out
On the ones he loves, because its safe
And who they gonna tell
A B
And he hates that cold-bloodedness
E
That runs inside
Chorus:
E
Oh yes
A B E
Its hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
A B E
Very very very hard times
A B E
Hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
A B E
Very very very hard times
Verse:
Sister (sister),
Shes got a lot of pride
You can see it when she walks into the room
But shes young (shes young)
And shes unaware
Of what a brutal world can do to you
So she loves a man
He lies like a dog
Tears her little world all apart
So the walls go up
For the rest of her days
A B
And there aint no man can touch this
E
Girls heart
Chorus:
E
Oh yes
A B E
Its hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
A B E
Very very very hard times
A B E
Hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
A B E
Very very very hard times
Verse:
So we walk
From the front porch to the back yard
Just to laugh and say hello and
Say goodbye
But some days are hard, like a
Soldiers steel-toed boots
A B
And the rent we pay to stay here
E
Gets high
Chorus:
E
Oh yes
A B E
Its hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
A B E
Very very very hard times
A B E
Hard times (hard times), for an honest man (honest man)
A B E
Very very very hard times
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