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The Face Of The Nation by John Mellencamp

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Face of the Nation by John Mellencamp

Intro:
e|-------------|
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