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