Chords for John Cougar: Jack and Diane

Tempo:
103.95 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

D

F#m

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Cougar: Jack and Diane chords
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[A]
[D]
[A]
[D] [Dm]
[A]
[D]
[A] [E] Little diddy [Bm] about Jack and [E] Diane, [A] [E] two American kids growing up in the [A] heartland.
Jacky [E] gonna be [D] a football [E]
[A] star, [E] Diane's dug a tom back [D] seat, [E] oh [A] Jacky's car.
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] [A]
Suckin' [E] on chili dog, [D] outside [E] taste free.
[A] Diane [E] sittin' on Jacky's [D] lap, got his [A] hands between her knees.
Jacky [E] say, hey Diane, [D] let's run off behind the [E] shade of trees.
[A] Dribble [E] off those Bobby Brooks, [D] let me do [A] what I please.
Say, [E] oh yeah, [D] life [E] goes [A] on, long [E] after the thrill [D] of livin' [E] is gone.
[A] Say, [E] oh yeah, [D] life [E] goes [A] on, long [E] after the thrill [D] of [G] livin' [A] is gone.
They walk on,
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A] [E] Jacky sits back, [D] flexes his thoughts for [E] the moment.
[A] [E] Scratches his head and does [D] his [A] best James Dean.
Well, [E] then there's Diane, [D] gotta run off [E] to the city.
[A] Diane [E] says, baby, [D] you ain't missin' [A] a thing.
Jacky say, [E] oh yeah, [D] life [E] goes [A] on, long [E] after the thrill [D] of livin' [E] is gone.
[A] [E] Oh yeah, they [D] say life [E] goes [A] on, long [E] after the thrill [D] of [A] livin' is gone.
[N]
[B] Go let it rock, let [F] it roll, [G#] let the Bible bell [D] come and save my soul.
Hold on to 16 [G] as long as [D] you can.
Changes come around real soon, [E] make us women and [C#m] men.
[G#m] [N]
[F#m] [D]
[A]
[E]
[D] Life [E] goes on, [A] long [E] after the thrill [D] of livin' [E] is gone.
[A] [E] Oh yeah, they [D] say life [E] goes on, [A] long [E] after the thrill [Bm] of livin' [A] is gone.
A [E] little ditty [F#m] about Jack and [A] Diane, two [E] American kids [A] doin' the best they can.
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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To jam and learn the simple chords for John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane chords, practice playing E, D, E, A, E, D and A in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 51 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 104 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: A Major.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] Little diddy [Bm] about Jack and [E] Diane, [A] [E] two American kids growing up in the [A] heartland.
Jacky [E] gonna be [D] a football [E] _
[A] star, [E] Diane's dug a tom back [D] seat, [E] oh [A] Jacky's car.
_ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
Suckin' [E] on chili dog, [D] outside [E] taste free. _
[A] Diane [E] sittin' on Jacky's [D] lap, got his [A] hands between her knees.
Jacky [E] say, hey Diane, [D] let's run off behind the [E] shade of trees.
[A] Dribble [E] off those Bobby Brooks, [D] let me do [A] what I please.
Say, [E] oh yeah, [D] life [E] goes [A] on, long [E] after the thrill [D] of livin' [E] is gone.
[A] Say, [E] oh yeah, [D] life [E] goes [A] on, long [E] after the thrill [D] of [G] livin' [A] is gone.
They walk on, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] Jacky sits back, [D] flexes his thoughts for [E] the moment.
[A] _ [E] Scratches his head and does [D] his [A] best James Dean.
Well, [E] then there's Diane, [D] gotta run off [E] to the city.
[A] Diane [E] says, baby, [D] you ain't missin' [A] a thing.
Jacky say, [E] oh yeah, [D] life [E] goes [A] on, long [E] after the thrill [D] of livin' [E] is gone.
[A] _ [E] Oh yeah, they [D] say life [E] goes [A] on, long [E] after the thrill [D] of [A] livin' is gone.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ [B] Go let it rock, let [F] it roll, [G#] let the Bible bell [D] come and save my soul.
Hold on to 16 [G] as long as [D] you can.
Changes come around real soon, [E] make us women and [C#m] men.
[G#m] _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[D] Life [E] goes on, [A] long [E] after the thrill [D] of livin' [E] is gone.
[A] _ [E] Oh yeah, they [D] say life [E] goes on, [A] long [E] after the thrill [Bm] of livin' [A] is gone.
A [E] little ditty [F#m] about Jack and [A] Diane, _ two [E] American kids [A] doin' the best they can. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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It's John Mellencamp who authored this song.

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