Jack And Diane

by John Cougar Mellencamp · posted by WaltP

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JACK AND DIANE
By: John Mellencamp
Key: A


2  4*  4* -4  -4 2  2    -3  -3  -3 -44*
A lit-tle dit-ty a-bout Jack and Di-ane

Two American kids growin up in the heartland
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Jack he’s gon-na be a foot-ball star

Diane debutante backseat of Jacky's car


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Suck-in' on a chil-li dog 
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Out-side the tast-ee freeze

Diane's sittin' on Jacky's lap
He's got his hand between her knees
Jack he says Hey Diane lets run off
Behind a shady tree
Dribble off those Bobby Brooks
Let me do what I please.
Sayin’

6    6   -6*  6  5*-4
Oh yeah life goes on
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Long af-ter the thrill of liv-in is gone

Say-in 

6    6    -6*   6  5*    
Oh yeah, life goes on
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Long af-ter the thrill of liv-in is gone, 

Now walk on
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Jack he sits back col-lects 
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his thoughts for a mo-ment

Scratches his head 
and does his best James Dean.

Well you know Diane, 
we gotta run off to the city
Diane says Baby, you ain’t missin' a thing
Jack, he say a

6    6   -6*  6   5*-4
Oh yeah life goes  on
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Long af-ter the thrill of liv-in is gone

6    6   -6*  6   5*-4
Oh yeah life goes  on
 4*  4*  4* -3    -4   2  -3  -3 -3  -3
Long af-ter the thrill of liv-in is gone

4*  4* 4*  -5   -5  -5 -56
Oh let it rock, let it roll
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Let the Bi-ble Belt come 
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And Save My  soul
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Hold-in on to 1--6 as long as you can
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Chang-es come-in round real soon
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Make us wom-en and men

6    6   -6*  6   5*-4
Oh yeah life goes  on
 4*  4*  4* -3    -4   2  -3  -3 -3  -3
Long af-ter the thrill of liv-in is gone

6    6   -6*  6   5*-4
Oh yeah life goes  on
 4*  4*  4* -3    -4   2  -3  -3 -3  -3
Long af-ter the thrill of liv-in is gone

2  4*  4* -4  -4 2   2   -3  -3  -3 -4
A lit-tle dit-ty a-bout Jack and Di-ane

Two American kids doing the best they can

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