John Mellencamp - Check It Out

C = 332010
G = 300003
Gsus4 = 3×0013
F = 133211
Am7add4 = x02233
G/B = x20033
Cadd9 = x32033
G2 = 320033
Em7 = 022033
Am = x02210
Fsus2 = 13301
xd5 = xx023
xg3 = 320003

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E – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – 4 – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – 4 – – – – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – |
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G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

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A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

E – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – 3 – 5 – 6 – – – – – 6 – – – – 5 – – – 3 – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

E – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – 3 – 5 – 6 – – – – – 6 – – – – 5 – – – 3 – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

C G Gsus4 G x’s 3
F G
F G

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C G Gsus4 G
a million young poets screamin’ out their words
C G Gsus4 G
to a world full of people , just living’ to be heard
C G Gsus4 G
future generations ridin’ on the highways that we built
F G Gsus4 G
i hope they have a better understanding .

chorus
C G Gsus4 G
( check it out ) goin’ to work on monday
C G Gsus4 G
( check it out ) got yourself a fam’ly
C G Gsus4 G
( check it out ) all utility bills have been paid .
F G
you can’t tell your best buddy that you love him .
Am7add4 G/B
( so check it out ) where does our time go?
Cadd9 G2
( check it out ) got a brand new house in escrow
Cadd9 Em7
( check it out ) sleepin’ with your back to your loved one .
F G
this is all that we’ve learned about happiness .

interlude

C G Gsus4 G x’s 3
F G
F G

verse

C G Gsus4 G
( check it out ) forgot to say hello to my neighbors
C G Gsus4 G
( check it out ) sometimes i guestion my own behavior
C G Gsus4 G
( check it out ) talkin’ about the girls we’ve seen on the sly ,
F G
just to tell our souls we’re still the young lions .

chorus
Am7add4 G/B
( so check it out ) getting’ too drunk on saturdays .
Cadd9 G2
( check it out ) playin’ football with the kids on sundays .
Cadd9 Em7
( check it out ) soarin’ with the eagles all week long
F G Gsus4 G
and this is all that we’ve learned about living .
F G Gsus4 G
this is all that we’ve learned about living .

F Fsus2 F G Gsus4 G
F Fsus2 F G Gsus4 G
F Fsus2 F G

solo

C G Gsus4 G
C G Gsus4 G
C G Gsus4 G
F G

check it out!

Am C G x’s 3
F G Gsus4 G

verse

Cadd9 G Gsus4 G
a million young poets screamin’ out their words
C G Gsus4 G
maybe some day those words will be heard
C G Gsus4 G
by future generations ridin’ on the highways that we built .
F G
maybe they’ll have a better understanding .
Am7add4 G/B
( check it out ) hope they have a better understanding .
Cadd9 G
( check it out ) maybe they’ll have a better understanding .
Cadd9 Em7
( check it out ) maybe they’ll have a better understanding .
F G
( check it out ) hope they have a better understanding .

outro

C G Gsus4 G x’s 3
F G

C D5 G3 ( repeat , fade out )

( regular C on the fade out )