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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Face of the Nation by John Mellencamp
Intro:
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B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|---2-4-6-4---|
E|-4-----------|
Verse:
G#m F#
As I run through this life
G#m F#
Sometimes it breaks my heart
G#m F#
Seein' old people goin' downtown
G#m F#
Stumblin' their way through the dark
G#m F#
And the little babies cry
G#m F#
For their mothers' warmth
G#m F#
Sometimes I feel so helpless
G#m F#
I don't know where to start
Chorus:
E
And the face of the nation
F#
Keeps changin' and changin'
E
The face of the nation
F#
I don't recognize it no more
G#m E F#
The face of the nation
G#m E F#
The face of the nation
Interlude:
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|---2-4-6-4---|
E|-4-----------|
Verse:
G#m F#
So many lonely people
G#m F#
Damn those broken dreams
G#m F#
Oh yes it could be better
G#m F#
You can say that about anything
G#m F#
Some got it worse than me
G#m F#
Some got it worse than you
G#m F#
You see the people starvin' underneath the tree
G#m F#
And you wonder what happened to the golden rule
Chorus:
E
And the face of the nation
F#
Keeps changin' and changin'
E
The face of the nation
F#
I don't recognize it no more
G#m E F#
The face of the nation
G#m E F#
The face of the nation
Bridge:
G#m F#
You know babe I'm gonna keep on tryin'
G#m F#
To put things right
G#m F#
If only for me and you
G#m F#
Cause the devil sleeps tonight
Chorus:
E
And the face of the nation
F#
Keeps changin' and changin'
E
The face of the nation
F#
I don't recognize it no more
G#m E F#
The face of the nation
G#m E F#
The face of the nation
E
And the face of the nation
F#
Keeps changin' and changin'
E
The face of the nation
F#
I don't recognize it no more
G#m E F#
The face of the nation
G#m E F#
The face of the nation
Song History
Last Updated: April 19, 2019