Check It Out tab by John Mellencamp

solo From: Brian Christman

Check It Out - John Mellancamp (J.Mellancamp)
        The Lonesome Jubilee

Intro: This is played by an accordin or violin, can't tell but the tab follows.
Intro:
    C    G      C    G     C    G
E--------0--------------------0------------------0----------------
B------0---0----------------0---0--------------0---0--------------
G--4h5-------5-4--------4h5-------5-4~~~---4h5-------5-4----------
D----------------5~~~------------------------------------5~~~-----
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------

    F    G     F    G
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D--------7-----------------7--------------------------------------
A--5h7-8---8-7-5~~~--5h7-8---8-7-5~~~-----------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------

During the verses, C and G are open chords, then the F G combo are each barre
chords on the first and third frets, respectively.

C
A ..
G
Screamin' ..
   C
To ..
   G
Just ..
C
Future ..
       G
Ridin' ..
 F           G
I ..

     C
Check ..
         G
Goin' ..
     C
Check ..
        G
Got ..
     C
Check ..
       G
All ..
  F                  G
You ..
      C
So ..
        G
Where ...
     C
Check ..
             G
Got a ..
     C
Check ...
            G
Sleepin' ..
    F              G
This ..


Intro


     C
Check ..
             G
Forgot ...
     c
Check ..
              G
Sometimes ..
     C
Check ..
            G
Talkin' ..
    F                  G
Just ..
      C
So ..
           G
Gettin' ..
     C
Check ..
                 G
Playin ..
     C
Check ..
          G
Soarin' ..
      F              G
And ..
    F              G
This ..


Lead Guitar (nearly the same as the intro, but with the change noted)

D----2--------------2------------2--------------2---5--
A-023--3-2-0-----023--3-2-----023--3-2-0-----023--3------
E------------3-------------3-------------3---------------

Then, jam with the following chords
Barre C (3rd fret) Barre G (3rd fret)
Repeat twice
Barre F (lst fret) Barre G (3rd fret)

C
A ..
G
Screamin' ..
C
Maybe ..
   G
Those ..
  C
By ..
       G
Ridin' ..
F              G
Maybe ..
     F
Check ..
              G
Hope ..
     F
Check ..
              G
Maybe ...
     F
Check ..
              G
Maybe ..
     F
Check ..
               G
Hope ..


Intro (With the lyrics "Check it out" interspersed.)
Then, the fade with the first two phrases of the intro, followed by the
vocal lines "Check it out".