Peaceful World by John Mellencamp Chords

Peaceful World

by John Mellencamp

on Cuttin' Heads (2001)

Tempo: 88 (bpm)

Chords & Roman Numerals

I	E
IV	A
v	B
V	B
vi	CB

Change Key

currently: E

No Capo E (Original Key)
E A B5 B C#m C#5 Capo 1 Eb
Eb Ab Bb5 Bb Cm C5 Capo 2 D
D G A5 A Bm B5 Capo 3 Db
Db Gb Ab5 Ab Bbm Bb5 Capo 4 C
C F G5 G Am A5 Capo 5 B
B E F#5 F# G#m G#5 Capo 6 Bb
Bb Eb F5 F Gm G5 Capo 7 A
A D E5 E F#m F#5 Capo 8 Ab
Ab Db Eb5 Eb Fm F5 Capo 9 G
G C D5 D Em E5 Capo 10 Gb
Gb Cb Db5 Db Ebm Eb5 Capo 11 F
F Bb C5 C Dm D5

E

Ionian

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- $4
  - - N.C.
    - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
    - B5
    - CB5
- - - CB5
    - B5
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Ay,__
    - yeah.
    - Ay,__
- - - CBm SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - yeah.
    - Ay,__
    - yeah-
    - ah.
- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Ay,__
    - yeah.
    - Ay__
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - yeah.
    - Ay,__
    - yeah.__
E

Ionian

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- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Come
    - on,
    - ba-
    - by,
    - take
    - a
    - ride
    - with
    - me,__
    - I'm
    - up__
- - - CBm SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - from
    - In-
    - di-
    - an-
    - a
    - down
    - to
    - Ten-
    - ses-
    - see.__
- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Ev-
    - 'ry-
    - thing__
    - is
    - cool__
    - as
    - can
    - be
    - in
    - a
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - peace-
    - ful__
    - world.
- @4
  - - N.C.
  - - Well
CBm

Aeolian

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Note: Mute first 4 measures.
- $4
  - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - peo-
    - ple
    - know__
    - this
    - world
    - is
    - a
    - wreck.__
    - We're
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - sick
    - and
    - tired__
    - of
    - bein'
    - po-
    - lit-
    - ic-
    - 'ly
    - cor-
    - rect.
    - I
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - see
    - through
    - it
    - now,__
    - but
    - I
    - did-
    - n't
    - at
    - first.__
    - The
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - hy-
    - po-
    - crites
    - made
    - it
    - worse
    - and
    - worse,
    - look-
    - in'
- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - down
    - their
    - nos-
    - es
    - what
    - peo-
    - ple
    - say.__
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - These
    - are
    - just
    - words__
    - and
    - words
    - are
    - o-
    - kay.__
    - It's
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - what
    - you
    - do__
    - and
    - not
    - what
    - you
    - say.
    - If
    - you're
    - not
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - part
    - of
    - the
    - fu-
    - ture,
    - then
    - get
    - out
    - of
    - the
    - way.__
E

Ionian

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- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Come
    - on,
    - ba-
    - by,
    - take
    - a
    - ride
    - with
    - me,__
    - I'm
    - up__
- - - CBm SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - from
    - In-
    - di-
    - an-
    - a
    - down
    - to
    - Ten-
    - ses-
    - see.__
- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Ev-
    - 'ry-
    - thing__
    - is
    - cool__
    - as
    - can
    - be
    - in
    - a
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - peace-
    - ful__
    - world.
- @4
  - - N.C.
- $4
  - - N.C.
    - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
    - B5
    - CB5
  - - Ay,__
    - yeah.
    - Ay,__
- - - CB5
    - CBm SIX_MINOR
    - B5
  - - yeah.
    - Ay,__
    - yeah.__
CBm

Aeolian

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- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Rac-
    - i-
    - sm
    - lives
    - in
    - the
    - U.
    - S.
    - A.,__
    - get
    - hip__
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - to
    - what
    - Mar-
    - tin
    - Luth-
    - er
    - King
    - had
    - to
    - say.
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - I
    - don't
    - want
    - my
    - kids
    - be-
    - in'
    - brought
    - up
    - this
    - way.
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Hat-
    - red
    - tp
    - each
    - oth-
    - er
    - is
    - not
    - o-
    - kay.__
    - Well,
- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - I'm
    - not
    - a
    - preach-
    - er,
    - just
    - a
    - sing-
    - er,
    - son.__
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - I
    - can
    - see__
    - more
    - work
    - to
    - be
    - done.__
    - It's
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - what
    - you
    - do__
    - and
    - not
    - what
    - you
    - say.
    - If
    - you're
    - not
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - part
    - of
    - the
    - fu-
    - ture,
    - then
    - get
    - out
    - of
    - the
    - way.__
E

Ionian

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- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Come
    - on,
    - ba-
    - by,
    - take
    - a
    - ride
    - with
    - me,__
    - I'm
    - up__
- - - CBm SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - from
    - In-
    - di-
    - an-
    - a
    - down
    - to
    - Ten-
    - ses-
    - see.__
- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Ev-
    - 'ry-
    - thing__
    - is
    - cool__
    - as
    - can
    - be
    - in
    - a
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - peace-
    - ful__
    - world.__
    - So
- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - lay
    - back
    - the
    - top
    - and
    - ride
    - with
    - me,__
    - I'm
    - up__
- - - CBm SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - from
    - In-
    - di-
    - an-
    - a
    - down
    - to
    - Ten-
    - ses-
    - see.__
- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Ev-
    - 'ry-
    - thing__
    - is
    - cool__
    - as
    - can
    - be
    - in
    - a
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - peace-
    - ful__
    - world.
B

Ionian

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- - - B FIVE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - (Da,
    - da,
    - da,
    - da,
    - da.
- - - B FIVE_MAJOR
    - CB5
    - B5
  - - Da,
    - da,
    - da,
    - da,
    - da.
- - - B5
    - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Da,
    - da,
    - da,
    - da,
    - da.)
- - - B FIVE_MAJOR
    - B5
CBm

Aeolian

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Note: Accordion/Violin Solo
- - - CBm SIX_MINOR
    - B5
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
- - - CBm SIX_MINOR
    - B5
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
    - N.C.
CBm

Aeolian

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Note: Mute first 4 measures.
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Mon-
    - ey's
    - good,
    - work's
    - o-
    - kay,__
    - it's
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - like
    - ev-
    - 'ry-
    - thing
    - is
    - rol-
    - lin'
    - our
    - way
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - 'til
    - you
    - got-
    - ta
    - look
    - the
    - dev-
    - il
    - in
    - the
    - eye.
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - You
    - know
    - the
    - bas-
    - tards
    - one
    - big
    - lie.__
    - So
    - be
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - care-
    - ful
    - with
    - your
    - heart
    - and
    - what__
    - you
    - love.__
    - Make
    - sure__
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - that
    - it_
    - was
    - sent__
    - from
    - a-
    - bove.
    - It's
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - what
    - you
    - do__
    - and
    - not
    - what
    - you
    - say.
    - If
    - you're
    - not
- - - CBm7 SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - part
    - of
    - the
    - fu-
    - ture,
    - then
    - get
    - out
    - of
    - the
    - way.__
E

Ionian

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- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Come
    - on,
    - ba-
    - by,
    - take
    - a
    - ride
    - with
    - me,__
    - I'm
    - up__
- - - CBm SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - from
    - In-
    - di-
    - an-
    - a
    - down
    - to
    - Ten-
    - ses-
    - see.__
- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Ev-
    - 'ry-
    - thing__
    - is
    - cool__
    - as
    - can
    - be
    - in
    - a
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - peace-
    - ful__
    - world.__
    - So
- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - lay
    - back
    - the
    - top
    - and
    - ride
    - with
    - me,__
    - I'm
    - up__
- - - CBm SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - from
    - In-
    - di-
    - an-
    - a
    - down
    - to
    - Ten-
    - ses-
    - see.__
- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Ev-
    - 'ry-
    - thing__
    - is
    - cool__
    - as
    - can
    - be
    - in
    - a
- - - A FOUR_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - peace-
    - ful__
    - world.
E

Ionian

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- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - (Ay,__
    - yeah.
    - Ay,__
- - - CBm SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - yeah.
    - Ay,__
    - ye-
    - ah.
- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Ay,__
    - yeah.
    - Ay__
- - - CBm SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - yeah.
    - Ay,__
    - ye-
    - ah.
- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - (Ay,__
    - yeah.
    - Ay,__
- - - CBm SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - yeah.
    - Ay,__
    - ye-
    - ah.
- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Ay,__
    - yeah.
    - Ay__
- - - CBm SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - yeah.
    - Ay,__
    - ye-
    - ah.
- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - (Ay,__
    - yeah.
    - Ay,__
- - - CBm SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - yeah.
    - Ay,__
    - ye-
    - ah.
- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Ay,__
    - yeah.
    - Ay__
- - - CBm SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - yeah.
    - Ay,__
    - ye-
    - ah.
- - - E ONE_MAJOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - (Ay,__
    - yeah.
    - Ay,__
- - - CBm SIX_MINOR
    - B FIVE_MAJOR
  - - yeah.
    - Ay,__
    - ye-
    - ah.

Peaceful World

John Mellencamp

Peaceful World

Chords & Roman Numerals

Change Key currently: E

Change Key

currently: E