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Jack And Diane

John Cougar Mellencamp
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D-DU-UDU
A  little  ditty about Jack  and Diane,  two  American kids growing  up in the
heartland;  Jack, he's gonna be a  football  star, Diane  debutante  back seat of
 Jacky's  car.
 Suckin' on a chili dog outside the Tastee Freez, Diane sittin' on Jacky's lap. He's got his hands between
 knees. Jack, he says, "Hey, Diane, let's run off behind a shady tree; dribble off those Bobbi Brooks,
 me do what I please." Sayin'...
Oh  yeah,  life  goes on, long  after the thrill  of living  is gone.  Sayin'...
Oh  yeah,  life  goes on, long  after the thrill  of living  is gone, now  walk on...
 Repeat intro
 Jack, he sits back, collects his thoughts for a moment, scratches his head and does his best James Dean.
 then, there, Diane, we gotta run off to the city." Diane says, "Baby, you ain't missin' a thing." But
 he says...
 Oh  let it rock, let it roll. Let the bible belt come and save my soul.
 Holdin' on to sixteen as long as you can; change is comin' 'round real soon,
 make us women and men.
 A little ditty about Jack and Diane, tow American kids doin' the best that they
 can.

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Readable chord sheet for Jack And Diane by John Cougar Mellencamp

[A]  [E/A]  [A]  [E] [A] [D]

[A]A li[E]ttle ditty about Jac[D]k and Diane[E], two[A] American kids g[E]rowing up in the      [D]
[E]heartlan[A]d;  Jack, he's gonna be [E]a footba[D]ll star, Di[E]ane d[A]ebutante[E] back seat of           [D]
Jacky'[E]s ca[A]r.

Suckin' on a chili dog outside the Tastee Freez, Diane sittin' on Jacky's lap.  He's got his hands between
knees.  Jack, he says, "Hey, Diane, let's run off behind a shady tree;  dribble off those Bobbi Brooks,
me do what I please."  Sayin'...

[A]Oh yeah,[E] life[D] goes on, l[E]ong[A] after the th[E]rill of living[D] is gone. [E] Sayin'...
[A]Oh yeah,[E] life[D] goes on, l[E]ong[A] after the th[E]rill of living[D] is gone, [E]now walk on...

Repeat intro

Jack, he sits back, collects his thoughts for a moment, scratches his head and does his best James Dean.
then, there, Diane, we gotta run off to the city."  Diane says, "Baby, you ain't missin' a thing."  But
he says...

O[N.C.]h let it rock, let it roll.  Let the bible belt come and save my soul.

Holdin' on to sixteen as long as you can;  change is comin' 'round real soon,

make us women and men.

A little ditty about Jack and Diane, tow American kids doin' the best that they
can.

[A]  [E/A]  [A]  [E] [A]  [A]  [E/A]  [D]

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