Chords for John Mellencamp - Jack and Diane (Live at Farm Aid 2017)

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John Mellencamp - Jack and Diane (Live at Farm Aid 2017) chords
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I don't even know why I play this next song.
I only play [B] it because I know you guys want to hear [A] it.
[G]
You see, [D] I know what was going on [Bb] the night I wrote this song.
Here's the deal.
I was writing a song in one room,
and I was doing something else in the other room.
Well, something else was kind of interesting,
and the songwriting was something
I've done a million times before.
I was only like 25.
So I kept going back and forth between the two rooms,
trying to satisfy both curiosities.
[G] Well, to make a long story short, by 2.30. in the morning, both jobs were complete. And this is the song that came from it. [D] A little tidbit [C] about Jack [D] [G] Diane. You bad [D] kids growing [C] up in [D] LA. [G] Jackie [D] gonna be [C] [D] [G]
[D] Diane's dead top [C] backs. [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[E] Now, [N] there's two verses, and then that is called the chorus, and that comes in. If I had known you guys didn't give a care about the second verse, I could have spent more time in this room. So we're gonna do [G] the second verse. It goes like this. [D] Second, I'm chillin' out [C] outside to [D] take a break. [G] Diane [D] sittin' on Jack's [C] lap, got her chains. [D] [G] Jackie say, [D] Diane, sit on [C] off. [D] [G] Dribble off [D] those robbery books, [C] girl, after you would [D] have a blues. Now, [G] [D] [C] [D]
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[C] [D]
[G] [D]
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[G] [D]
[C] [D]
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[G] Jackie [D] sits back, flexes his [C] hips, and thoughts for [D] the moment. [G] [D] Scratches his head, does [Em] [C] his. [D] [G] Well, [D] then, Diane, yeah. [C] [D] [G] [D] Diane said, baby, you [C] ain't get shit. [D] And Jack [G] say, yeah, [D] [C] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [D]
the truth [C] of livin' [D] is gone. [G] So let [N] it rock, let it roll. Lift the Bible belt, come on. [C] Holdin' on to 16. [G]
Change is comin' around real soon. [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [D] Oh, yeah. [C] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [D] The truth [C] of [D] livin' is gone. [G] [D] A little J, [C] Jack, [D] Diane. [G] Good [D]-bye, kids. Just do [C] the best [D] thing. [G] [D]
[G] [D]
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[Em] [G]
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1321
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
B
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D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
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I don't even know why I play this next song. _
_ _ I only play [B] it because I know you guys want to hear _ [A] it.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You see, _ _ _ [D] I know what was going on [Bb] the night I wrote this song.
Here's the deal. _ _
I was writing a song in one room,
and I was doing something else in the other room.
Well, something else was kind of interesting,
and the songwriting was something
I've done a million times before.
I was only like 25. _ _
_ So I kept going back and forth between the two rooms,
trying to satisfy both curiosities.
_ _ [G] _ Well, to make a long story short, by 2.30. in the morning, both jobs were complete. _ _ _ And this is the song that came from it. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] A little tidbit _ [C] about Jack [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Diane. You bad [D] _ kids growing [C] up in [D] LA. _ _ [G] _ _ Jackie [D] gonna be _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] Diane's dead top [C] backs. _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ Now, _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ there's two verses, _ and then that is called the chorus, and that comes in. _ _ _ If I had known you guys didn't give a care about the second verse, I could have spent more time in this room. _ _ _ _ _ So we're gonna do [G] the second verse. It goes like this. _ _ _ [D] Second, I'm chillin' out [C] outside to [D] take a break. [G] _ _ Diane [D] sittin' on Jack's [C] lap, got her chains. [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Jackie say, [D] Diane, sit on [C] off. _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Dribble off [D] those robbery books, [C] girl, after you would [D] have a blues. Now, [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ Jackie [D] sits back, flexes his [C] hips, and thoughts for [D] the _ moment. _ [G] _ _ [D] Scratches his head, does [Em] [C] his. _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Well, [D] then, Diane, yeah. [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] Diane said, baby, you [C] ain't get shit. [D] _ _ And Jack [G] say, yeah, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
the truth _ _ [C] of livin' [D] is gone. _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ So let [N] it rock, _ _ _ let it roll. _ _ Lift the Bible belt, come on. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ Holdin' on to 16. _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ Change is comin' around real soon. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] Oh, yeah. _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] The truth _ _ [C] of [D] livin' is gone. _ _ [G] _ _ [D] A little J, _ _ _ _ [C] Jack, [D] Diane. _ _ _ [G] _ _ Good [D]-bye, kids. Just do [C] the best [D] thing. _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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