Cherry Bomb bass tab by John Mellencamp

INTRO: {0}
 G   Am   G  Am  G  Am  G  Am
G|--------------|    |    |--------------|
D|--------------|    |    |--------------|
A|--------------|    |    |----------35--|
E|3-033-05-055-0|3...  |  ...0|3-033-0--5---0|3
B|--------------|    |    |--------------|
        x3

VERSE 1:
 G          Am
 Well, I lived on the outskirts of town   {1}
 G        Am
 In an eight room farm-house, baby
 G          Am
 When my brothers and friends were around
G|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------7/9---7|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|3- 033-     0-5----------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
 G        Am
 There was always something doin’
 Em           Bm
 Had me a couple of real nice girlfriends
G|-------        -------
D|-------        -------
A|-------        -----5-
E|-----3-        -7-57--
B|5--35--        5------
  Am          C
  Stopped by to see me once in a while
G|-|--------       ----|
D|-|--------       ----|
A|-|--------       3-5-|
E|7|5-5-5-3-       ----|
B|-|--------       ----|
 Em         Bm
 When I think back a-bout those days
G|-------      -------
D|-----5-      -------
A|7--57--      7----5-
E|-------      -7-57--
B|-------      ------
  Am       C
  All I can do is sit and smile
G|-|--------    ----|
D|-|--------    ----|
A|-|--------    3-5-|
E|7|5-5-5-3-    ----|
B|-|--------    ----|

CHORUS:
 G       Am
 That’s when a sport was a sport
 G        Am
 And groovin’ was groovin’  7/9-7:
 G         Am
 And dancin’ meant everything
 G         Am
 We were young and we were improvin’  35:
 G          Am
 Laughin’, laughin’, with our friends
 G          Am
 Holdin’ hands meant somethin’, baby
 G         Am
 Outside the club Cherry Bomb,
 G        Am
 Our hearts were really thumpin’,
 Am      G    Am/Am-/Am (quickly)
 Say yeah, yeah, yeah
 (no chord)      G Am
 Say yeah, yeah, yeah


VERSE 2:
 G        Am
 The winter days they last forever
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|3-  3-03-   5-  5-05- --|
B|-------------------------------|
 G        Am
 But the weekends went by so quick
 G        Am              35|-:
 Went ridin’ around this little country town 5--|3:
 G        Am
 We were goin’ nuts girl, out in the sticks
 Em          Bm
 One night, me with my big mouth
 Am             C
 A couple guys had to put me in my place
 Em          Bm
 When I see those guys these days
 Am           C
 We just laugh and say, Do you remember when?


CHORUS:
 G       Am
 That’s when a sport was a sport
 G        Am
 And groovin’ was groovin’
 G         Am
 And dancin’ meant everything
 G         Am
 We were young and we were improvin’
 G          Am
 Laughin’, laughin’, with our friends  {6}
 G          Am
 Holdin’ hands meant somethin’, baby
 G         Am
 Outside the club Cherry Bomb,
 G        Am
 Our hearts were really thumpin’,
        G    Am/Am-/Am (quickly)
 Say yeah, yeah, yeah
            G Am
 Say yeah, yeah, yeah


HALF-LENGTH INSTRUMENTAL CHORUS:  {7}
 G Am | G Am           G Am G Am G Am G  Am
G|   |   |------5--5754-----|  |  |  |12\\\\\3-----|
D|   |   |---7----------5---|  |  |  |-----------02|
A|  usual  |7---------------5-|rest|rest|rest|----------2--|
E|   |   |------------------|  |  |  |-------------|3...
B|   |   |------------------|  |  |  |-------------|


VERSE 3:  {8}
 G         Am
 Now, seventeen has turned thirty-five
 G         Am
 I’m surprised that we’re still livin’
 G       Am
 If we’ve done any wrong
 G       Am
 I hope that we’re forgiven
 Em       Bm
 Got a few kids of my own
 Am       C
 And some days I still don’t know what to do
 Em        Bm
 I hope that they’re not laughin’ too loud
 Am        C
 When they hear me talkin’ like this to you


CHORUS:
 G       Am
 That’s when a sport was a sport
 G        Am
 And groovin’ was groovin’
 G         Am
 And dancin’ meant everything
 G         Am
 We were young and we were improvin’
 G          Am
 Laughin’, laughin’, with our friends
 G          Am
 Holdin’ hands meant somethin’, baby
 G         Am
 Outside the club Cherry Bomb,
 G        Am
 Our hearts were really thumpin’,
 Am      G    Am/Am-/Am (quickly)
 Say yeah, yeah, yeah
 (no chord)      G Am
 Say yeah, yeah, yeah