John Mellencamp

^C A million poets
^G Screamin' out their words
To a ^C world full of people
Just ^G livin' to be heard
^C Future generations
Ridin' on the ^G highways that we built
I ^F hope they have better ^G understanding
Check it ^C out
Goin' to work on ^G Monday
Check it ^C out
Got yourself a ^G family
Check it ^C out
All utility b ^G ills have been paid
You ^F can't tell your best buddy that you ^G love him
So check it ^C out
Where does our ^G time go
Check it ^C out
Got a brand new house in ^G escrow
Check it ^C out
Sleepin' with your back ^G to your loved one
This is ^F all that we've learned about ^G happiness
Intro
Check it ^C out
Forgot to say hello to my ^G neighbors
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Check it out
Sometimes I question my own ^G behavior
Check it ^C out
Talkin' about the girls ^G that we've seen on the sly
Just to ^F tell our souls that we're still the ^G young lions
So check it ^C out
Gettin' too drunk on ^G Saturdays
Check it ^C out
Playin football with the kids on ^G Sundays
Check it ^C out
Soarin' with eagles ^G all week long
And this is ^F all that we've learned about ^G living
This is ^F all that we've learned about ^G living
Lead Guitar (nearly the same as the intro, but with the change noted)

Then, jam with the following chords
Barre C (3rd fret) Barre G (3rd fret)
Repeat twice
Barre F (lst fret) Barre G (3rd fret)
^C A million your poets
^G Screamin' out their words
^C Maybe someday
Those ^G words will be heard
By ^C future generations
Ridin' on the ^G highways that we built
^F Maybe they'll have a better ^G understanding
Check it ^F out
Hope they'll have a better ^G understanding
Check it ^F out
Maybe they'll have a better ^G understanding
Check it ^F out
Maybe they'll have a better ^G understanding
Check it ^F out
Hope they will have a better ^G understanding
Intro (With the lyrics "Check it out" interspersed.)
Then, the fade with the first two phrases of the intro, followed by the
vocal lines "Check it out".