INTRO The chords are: G C G C G VERSE I G There's a black man with a black cat livin' in a black neighbourhood He's got an interstate running through his front yard. F C G You know, he thinks he's got it so good And there`s a woman in the kitchen cleanin' up the evening slop. F And he looks at her and says, "Hey darlin', C G I can remember when you could stop a clock" C G Oh, but ain't that Amer-i-ca, for you and me!- C G Oh, but ain't that Amer-i-ca, somethin' to see, baby! C G Oh, but ain't that Amer-i-ca, home of the free!--- Yeah, little pink houses for you and me, Oh-- yeah, for you and me. > Repeat Intro VERSE II Well there's a young man in a T-shirt listin' to a rockin' rollin' station. He's got greasy hair and a greasy smile that says, "Lord, this must be my destination" 'Cause they told me when I was younger, "Boy, you gonna be President" But just like ev'rything else, those old crazy dreams just kinda came and went > Repeat Chorus and Intro VERSE III Well there's people and more people. What do they know?---- Got to work in some high rise and vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico. And there's winners and there's losers, but they ain't no big deal. `Cause the simple man, baby, pays for the thrills, the bills, and the pills that kill. > Repeat Chorus