Rooty Toot Toot chords by John Mellencamp

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
1 bar - drums only
1 bar - Gtr Motif 1 with delay
1 bar - drums only
A augmentedA D MajorD G+G A augmentedA
A majorA D MajorD
Gtr Motif 1:
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------0h2---2-0-2~-----|
D MajorD|--4b5-5--5-5-5br4----0h2---2-0-2~-----|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|

Verse 1:
A augmentedA          D MajorD
Got my hands on a little bit of dough
G+G
So I went to the grocery store
   A augmentedA
And got some steaks to go
A augmentedA               D MajorD
Went by and picked up my gal, Teddi Jo
G+G
We had ourselves a picnic
  A augmentedA
Beside a dirt road

Percussion Break:
3 beats

Chorus:
A augmentedA
Rooty toot toot
D MajorD
Rooty toot toot
G+G
We had it made in the shade
A augmentedA
Like a ball through the hoop
A augmentedA            D MajorD
Spinnin' and tumblin' inside this hoola hoop
G+G
Livin' and learnin'
A augmentedA
Rooty toot toot

Gtr Motif 2:
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|  x3
D MajorD|--4b5-5--5-5-5br4----x----------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------0-------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|

Verse 2:
A augmentedA
We laid out a blanket
D MajorD
And started a fire
G+G
Had the radio playin'
A augmentedA
From inside the car
A augmentedA            D MajorD
I took off my shirt and I kicked off my shoes
G+G
She read the paper
A augmentedA
And told me the news
A augmentedA
She said, there's a lot of people out there
D MajorD
Who are at the end of their rope
G+G
Sometimes baby
A augmentedA
You've got to lay low

Gtr Break:
2 beats
G-G F#-G F#F#

Chorus:
A augmentedA
Rooty toot toot
D MajorD
Rooty toot toot
G+G
We had it made in the shade
A augmentedA
Like a ball through the hoop
A augmentedA            D MajorD
Spinnin' and tumblin' inside this hoola hoop
G+G
Livin' and learnin'
A augmentedA
Rooty toot toot

Gtr Motif 2:
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--4b5-5--5-5-5br4----x----------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------0-------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|

Bridge:
D MajorD          A augmentedA
We stayed there all day
D MajorD           A augmentedA
We both got us some real good suntans
D MajorD          A augmentedA
I thought that was ok
G+G          A augmentedA
Sometimes life can be so grand
E MajorE    G+G     A augmentedA   N.C.
Percussion Break:
4 bars

Verse 3:
(percussion only)
We were gettin' ready

To shake out of that place

When the Illinois state trooper

Got in my face

He said, You're on private property

But once he cooled down he was ok

Sometimes you're golden, man

That's all I got to say

Gtr Break:
4 beats
G-G F#-G F#, G-G F#-G F#F#

Chorus:
A augmentedA
Rooty toot toot
D MajorD
Rooty toot toot
G+G
We had it made in the shade
A augmentedA
Like a ball through the hoop
A augmentedA            D MajorD
Spinnin' and tumblin' inside this hoola hoop
G+G
Livin' and learnin'
A augmentedA
Rooty toot toot

Chorus:
A augmentedA
Rooty toot toot
D MajorD
Rooty toot toot
G+G
We had it made in the shade
A augmentedA
Like a ball through the hoop
A augmentedA            D MajorD
Spinnin' and tumblin' inside this hoola hoop
G+G
Livin' and learnin'
A augmentedA
Rooty toot toot


Gtr Break:
4 beats
G-G F#-G F#, G-G F#-G F#F#

Gtr Motif 2:
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--4b5-5--5-5-5br4----x----------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------0-------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|