Cherry Bomb by John Mellencamp Chords

Cherry Bomb

by John Mellencamp

on The Lonesome Jubilee (1987)

Tempo: 112 (bpm)

Chords & Roman Numerals

I	A
II	B
ii	Bm
iii	CBm
IV	D
vi	FBm

Change Key

currently: A

No Capo G (Original Key)
G5 A5 Am Bm C Em Capo 1 Gb
Gb5 Ab5 Abm Bbm Cb Ebm Capo 2 F
F5 G5 Gm Am Bb Dm Capo 3 E
E5 F#5 F#m G#m A C#m Capo 4 Eb
Eb5 F5 Fm Gm Ab Cm Capo 5 D
D5 E5 Em F#m G Bm Capo 6 Db
Db5 Eb5 Ebm Fm Gb Bbm Capo 7 C
C5 D5 Dm Em F Am Capo 8 B
B5 C#5 C#m D#m E G#m Capo 9 Bb
Bb5 C5 Cm Dm Eb Gm Capo 10 A
A5 B5 Bm C#m D F#m Capo 11 Ab
Ab5 Bb5 Bbm Cm Db Fm

A

Ionian

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- $4
  - - A5
- - - B5
    - A5
- - - A5
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
- - - A5
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
- - - A5
- - - A5
  - - Well,__
A

Ionian

qqqq
- - - A5
    - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - I
    - lived
    - on
    - the
    - out-
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
    - A5
  - - skirts
    - of
    - town__
- - - A5
    - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - in an
    - eight
    - room
    - farm-
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
    - A5
  - - house,
    - ba-
    - by.
- - - A5
    - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - When
    - my
    - broth-
    - er's
    - friends__
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
    - A5
  - - were
    - a-
    - round__
- - - A5
    - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - there
    - was
    - al-
    - ways
    - some-
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - thin'
    - do-
    - in'.
FBm

Aeolian

qqqq
- - - FBm
  - - Had
    - me a
    - cou-
    - ple
    - of
    - real__
- - - CBm
  - - nice
    - girl-
    - friends,
    - stopped
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - by
    - to
    - see
    - me
    - ev-
    - ry'
- - - D
  - - once
    - in
    - a
    - while.__
- - - FBm
  - - When
    - I
    - think
    - back
    - a-
    - bout__
- - - CBm
  - - those
    - days,__
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - all
    - I
    - can
    - do
    - is
- - - D
  - - sit
    - and
    - smile.__
A

Ionian

qqqq
- - - A5
  - - That's
    - when
    - a
    - sport
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - was
    - a
    - sport,
- - - A5
  - - and
    - groov-
    - in'
    - was
    - groov-
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - in'.
- - - A5
  - - And
    - danc-
    - in'
    - meant
    - ev-
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - 'ry-
    - thing.
- - - A5
  - - We
    - were
    - young
    - and
    - we__
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - were
    - im-
    - prov-
    - in'.
- - - A5
  - - Laugh-
    - in'.
    - laugh-
    - in'
    - with
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - our
    - friends.
- - - A5
  - - Hold-
    - in'
    - hands
    - meant
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - some-
    - thin',
    - ba-
    - by.
- - - A5
  - - Out-
    - side
    - the
    - club
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - Cher-
    - ry
    - Bomb,__
- - - A5
  - - our
    - hearts
    - were
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - real-
    - ly
    - thump-
    - in'.
    - Say
    - yeah,
- - - A5
  - - yeah,
    - yeah.
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - Say
    - yeah,
    - yeah,
    - yeah.__
- - - A5
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
- - - A5
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
A

Ionian

qqqq
- - - A5
    - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - The
    - win-
    - ter
    - day,
    - they
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
    - A5
  - - last
    - for-
    - ev-
    - er,
- - - A5
    - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - but
    - the
    - week-
    - ends__
    - went
    - by__
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
    - A5
  - - so
    - quick.__
- - - A5
    - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - Went
    - rid-
    - in' a-
    - round
    - this
    - little
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
    - A5
  - - coun-
    - try
    - town,__
- - - A5
    - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - We
    - were
    - go-
    - in'
    - nuts,
    - girl
    - out__
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - in
    - the
    - sticks.
FBm

Aeolian

qqqq
- - - FBm
  - - One
    - night,
    - me
    - with
    - my
    - big__
- - - CBm
  - - mouth
    - cou-
    - ple
    - guys__
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - had
    - to
    - put
    - me
    - in__
- - - D
  - - my
    - place.__
- - - FBm
  - - When
    - I
    - see
    - those
    - guys__
- - - CBm
  - - these
    - days,__
    - we
    - just
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - laugh
    - and
    - say,
    - "Do
    - you
    - re-
- - - D
  - - mem-
    - be
    - when?"__
A

Ionian

qqqq
- - - A5
  - - That's
    - when
    - a
    - sport
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - was
    - a
    - sport,
- - - A5
  - - and
    - groov-
    - in'
    - was
    - groov-
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - in'.
- - - A5
  - - And
    - danc-
    - in'
    - meant
    - ev-
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - 'ry-
    - thing.
- - - A5
  - - We
    - were
    - young
    - and
    - we__
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - were
    - im-
    - prov-
    - in'.
- - - A5
  - - Laugh-
    - in'.
    - laugh-
    - in'
    - with
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - our
    - friends.
- - - A5
  - - Hold-
    - in'
    - hands
    - meant
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - some-
    - thin',
    - ba-
    - by.
- - - A5
  - - Out-
    - side
    - the
    - club
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - Cher-
    - ry
    - Bomb,__
- - - A5
  - - our
    - hearts
    - were
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - real-
    - ly
    - thump-
    - in'.
    - Say
    - yeah,
- - - A5
  - - yeah,
    - yeah.
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - Say
    - yeah,
    - yeah,
    - yeah.__
- - - A5
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
- - - A5
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
- - - A5
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
- @4
  - - Bm THREE_MINOR
A

Ionian

qqqq
- $4
  - - A5
    - Bm THREE_MINOR
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
- - - A5
- - - B5
    - A5
  - - Say
    - yeah,
    - yeah,
    - yeah.
- - - A5
- - - B5
    - A5
  - - Say
    - yeah,
    - yeah,
    - yeah.__
- - - A5
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
A

Ionian

qqqq
- - - A5
    - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - Sev-
    - en-
    - teen
    - has
    - turned__
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
    - A5
  - - thir-
    - ty
    - five,__
- - - A5
    - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - I'm
    - sur-
    - prised
    - that
    - we're
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
    - A5
  - - still
    - liv-
    - in'.
- - - A5
    - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - If
    - we've
    - done__
    - any
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
    - A5
  - - wrong,__
- - - A5
    - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - I
    - hope
    - that
    - we're
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - for-
    - giv-
    - en.
FBm

Aeolian

qqqq
- - - FBm
  - - Got
    - a
    - few
    - kids
    - of__
- - - CBm
  - - my
    - own,__
    - and
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - some
    - days
    - I
    - still
    - don't
    - know
- - - D
  - - what
    - to
    - do.
- - - FBm
  - - I
    - hope
    - that
    - they're
    - not
    - laugh-
- - - CBm
  - - ing
    - too
    - loud
    - when
    - they
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - hear
    - me
    - -
    - 'in
    - like
- - - D
  - - this
    - to
    - you.__
A

Ionian

qqqq
- - - A5
  - - That's
    - when
    - a
    - sport
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - was
    - a
    - sport,
- - - A5
  - - and
    - groov-
    - in'
    - was
    - groov-
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - in'.
- - - A5
  - - And
    - danc-
    - in'
    - meant
    - ev-
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - 'ry-
    - thing.
- - - A5
  - - We
    - were
    - young
    - and
    - we__
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - were
    - im-
    - prov-
    - in'.
- - - A5
  - - Laugh-
    - in'.
    - laugh-
    - in'
    - with
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - our
    - friends.
- - - A5
  - - Hold-
    - in'
    - hands
    - meant
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - some-
    - thin',
    - ba-
    - by.
- - - A5
  - - Out-
    - side
    - the
    - club
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - Cher-
    - ry
    - Bomb,__
- - - A5
  - - our
    - hearts
    - were
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - real-
    - ly
    - thump-
    - in'.
    - Say
    - yeah,
- - - A5
  - - yeah,
    - yeah.
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
  - - Say
    - yeah,
    - yeah,
- - - A5
  - - yeah.
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
A

Ionian

qqqq
- - - A5
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
- - - A5
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
- - - A5
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR
- - - A5
- - - Bm THREE_MINOR

Cherry Bomb

John Mellencamp

Cherry Bomb

Chords & Roman Numerals

Change Key currently: A

Change Key

currently: A