D  D/F#  G  A
D  D/F#  G  A
D  D/F#  G  A


[Verse 1]
      D                            D/F#
There ain't much to see here, it's what they say
    G                 A
You just grow up then move away
       D                 D/F#
'Cause one red light and white picket fences
G                        A
Can't cage a wild heart in
D                  D/F#
Head for the city, make a little money
G                   A
Find a good girl if you get lucky
    D                       D/F#
One day, you'll wake up and something's gone missin'
       G                      A
You'll sure miss the way back when


[Chorus]
     D          D/F#
When life was a Mellencamp song
G       A
 It was faded blue jeans
D                 D/F#
 On the hood of a hand-me-down Chevy
G                           A
  With all your first best friends
    D             D/F#
And time says you can't go back
G        A
 Oh, but just like that
D                       D/F#
   You know what it is you've been missin'
G                          A
Friday night, small town, American livin'


[Instrumental]
D  D/F#  G  A
D  D/F#  G  A


[Verse 2]
  D                       D/F#
I sure missed leavin' the doors unlocked
G                    A
Worms on the shovel, fish off the dock
D                  D/F#
Mud up the fender, let down the window
G                       A
Hand flyin' free in the wind
  D                  D/F#
I sure liked knowin' all my neighbors
G                         A
Back when I really meant "see you later"
D                   D/F#
Football lights and fall county fairs
    G                         A
And kissin' on ferris wheels


[Chorus]
     D          D/F#
When life was a Mellencamp song
G       A
 It was faded blue jeans
D                 D/F#
 On the hood of a hand-me-down Chevy
G                           A
  With all your first best friends
    D             D/F#
And time says you can't go back
G        A
 Oh, but just like that
D                      D/F#
  You know what it is you've been missin'
G                          A
Friday night, small town, American livin'


[Instrumental]
D  D/F#  G  A
D  D/F#  G  A


[Bridge]
        Bm                                  G
And one day, there's a for sale sign on the edge of town
         E                                 G
And your roots seem to find their way back in the ground


[Chorus]
     D          D/F#
When life was a Mellencamp song
G       A
 It was faded blue jeans
D                 D/F#
 On the hood of a hand-me-down Chevy
G                           A
  With all your first best friends
    D             D/F#
And time says you can't go back
G        A
 Oh, but just like that
D                     D/F#
   You get what it is you've been missin'
G                          A
Friday night, small town, American livin' (Yeah)


[Outro]
D  D/F#  G                        A
          A little Friday night, small town livin'
D  D/F#  G     A
          Ooh, oh yeah, 
D  D/F#  G     A
 woo