Jack & Diane Chords by John Mellencamp
Tempo:
103.35 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
Bm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
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[Dm] [A] [E] little ditty.
[D] About Jack [E] and Diane.
[A] [E] Two American kids growing up [E] in [A] the heartland.
[E] Jackie gonna be a [D] [E] football star.
[A] [E] Diane's debutante backseat [E] of [A] Jackie's car.
[E] Sucking on chili dog [D] outside [E] to taste the freeze.
[A] [E] Diane sitting on Jackie's lap, [D] got his [A] hands between her knees.
[E] Jackie say, hey Diane, let's [D] run off [E] behind the shade of trees.
[A] [E] Dribble off those Bobby Brooks, let [D] me do [A] what I please.
Say, [E] oh yeah, [D] [E] life goes on.
[A] [E] Long after the thrill [D] of [E] living is gone.
Say, [A] [E] oh yeah, [D] life [E] goes on.
[A] [E] Long after the thrill [Bm] of [A] living is gone.
They walk on.
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[Dm] [A] [E] Jackie sits back, collects [D] his thoughts for [E] the moment.
[A] Scratches [E] his head and does [D] his [A] vest change thing.
Well, [E] then there Diane [D] got a ride up [E] to city.
[A] Diane [E] says, baby, [D] you ain't [A] missing a thing.
Jackie say, [E] oh yeah, [D] life [E] goes [A] on.
Long [E] after the thrill [D] of living [E] is gone.
[A] [E] Oh yeah, they [D] say life [E] goes [A] on.
Long [E] after the thrill [D] of [C] living [A] is gone.
[B] [N] .
So let it rock, [Bm] let it [Em] roll.
[G] Let the Bible band come and save [D] my soul.
[F#m] Hold on to 16 [G] as long as you [A] [Em] can.
Changes come around real soon, [E] make us women and men.
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[E] Oh yeah, [D] life [E] goes on.
[A] Long [E] after the thrill [D] of living [E] is gone.
[A] [E] Oh yeah, [D] they say life [E] goes on.
[A] Long [E] after the thrill [Bm] [A] of living is gone.
[E] A little ditty about [F#m] Jack and [A] Diane, two [E] American kids.
[A] doing the best they can.
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[G] [A] .
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[A] .
[D] [Dm] .
[A] .
[D] .
[Dm] [A] [E] little ditty.
[D] About Jack [E] and Diane.
[A] [E] Two American kids growing up [E] in [A] the heartland.
[E] Jackie gonna be a [D] [E] football star.
[A] [E] Diane's debutante backseat [E] of [A] Jackie's car.
[E] Sucking on chili dog [D] outside [E] to taste the freeze.
[A] [E] Diane sitting on Jackie's lap, [D] got his [A] hands between her knees.
[E] Jackie say, hey Diane, let's [D] run off [E] behind the shade of trees.
[A] [E] Dribble off those Bobby Brooks, let [D] me do [A] what I please.
Say, [E] oh yeah, [D] [E] life goes on.
[A] [E] Long after the thrill [D] of [E] living is gone.
Say, [A] [E] oh yeah, [D] life [E] goes on.
[A] [E] Long after the thrill [Bm] of [A] living is gone.
They walk on.
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[D] .
[A] .
[D] .
[Dm] [A] [E] Jackie sits back, collects [D] his thoughts for [E] the moment.
[A] Scratches [E] his head and does [D] his [A] vest change thing.
Well, [E] then there Diane [D] got a ride up [E] to city.
[A] Diane [E] says, baby, [D] you ain't [A] missing a thing.
Jackie say, [E] oh yeah, [D] life [E] goes [A] on.
Long [E] after the thrill [D] of living [E] is gone.
[A] [E] Oh yeah, they [D] say life [E] goes [A] on.
Long [E] after the thrill [D] of [C] living [A] is gone.
[B] [N] .
So let it rock, [Bm] let it [Em] roll.
[G] Let the Bible band come and save [D] my soul.
[F#m] Hold on to 16 [G] as long as you [A] [Em] can.
Changes come around real soon, [E] make us women and men.
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[D] .
[A] .
[F#m] [A] .
[E] Oh yeah, [D] life [E] goes on.
[A] Long [E] after the thrill [D] of living [E] is gone.
[A] [E] Oh yeah, [D] they say life [E] goes on.
[A] Long [E] after the thrill [Bm] [A] of living is gone.
[E] A little ditty about [F#m] Jack and [A] Diane, two [E] American kids.
[A] doing the best they can.
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[D] .
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[G] [A] .
[E] [Bm] .
Key:
E
A
D
Bm
Dm
E
A
D
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ [A] [E] little ditty.
[D] About Jack [E] and Diane.
_ [A] [E] Two American kids growing up [E] in [A] the heartland.
_ [E] Jackie gonna be a [D] [E] football star.
[A] [E] Diane's debutante backseat [E] of [A] Jackie's car.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] Sucking on chili dog [D] outside [E] to taste the freeze.
_ [A] [E] Diane sitting on Jackie's lap, [D] got his [A] hands between her knees.
_ [E] Jackie say, hey Diane, let's [D] run off [E] behind the shade of trees.
_ [A] [E] Dribble off those Bobby Brooks, let [D] me do [A] what I please.
Say, [E] oh yeah, _ [D] [E] life goes on.
[A] [E] Long after the thrill [D] of [E] living is gone.
Say, [A] [E] oh yeah, [D] life [E] goes on.
[A] [E] Long after the thrill [Bm] of [A] living is gone.
They walk on.
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ [A] [E] Jackie sits back, collects [D] his thoughts for [E] the moment.
[A] Scratches [E] his head and does [D] his [A] vest change thing.
_ Well, [E] then there Diane [D] got a ride up [E] to city.
[A] Diane [E] says, baby, [D] you ain't [A] missing a thing.
Jackie say, [E] oh yeah, [D] life [E] goes [A] on.
Long [E] after the thrill [D] of living [E] is gone.
[A] _ [E] Oh yeah, they [D] say life [E] goes [A] on.
Long [E] after the thrill [D] of [C] living [A] is gone.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [N] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ So let it rock, [Bm] let it [Em] roll.
[G] Let the Bible band come and save [D] my soul.
[F#m] Hold on to 16 [G] as long as you [A] [Em] can.
Changes come around real soon, [E] make us women and men.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Oh yeah, [D] life [E] goes on.
[A] Long [E] after the thrill [D] of living [E] is gone.
[A] _ [E] Oh yeah, [D] they say life [E] goes on.
[A] Long [E] after the thrill [Bm] [A] of living is gone.
_ [E] A little ditty about [F#m] Jack and [A] Diane, _ two [E] American kids.
[A] doing the best they can.
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ [A] [E] little ditty.
[D] About Jack [E] and Diane.
_ [A] [E] Two American kids growing up [E] in [A] the heartland.
_ [E] Jackie gonna be a [D] [E] football star.
[A] [E] Diane's debutante backseat [E] of [A] Jackie's car.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] Sucking on chili dog [D] outside [E] to taste the freeze.
_ [A] [E] Diane sitting on Jackie's lap, [D] got his [A] hands between her knees.
_ [E] Jackie say, hey Diane, let's [D] run off [E] behind the shade of trees.
_ [A] [E] Dribble off those Bobby Brooks, let [D] me do [A] what I please.
Say, [E] oh yeah, _ [D] [E] life goes on.
[A] [E] Long after the thrill [D] of [E] living is gone.
Say, [A] [E] oh yeah, [D] life [E] goes on.
[A] [E] Long after the thrill [Bm] of [A] living is gone.
They walk on.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ [A] [E] Jackie sits back, collects [D] his thoughts for [E] the moment.
[A] Scratches [E] his head and does [D] his [A] vest change thing.
_ Well, [E] then there Diane [D] got a ride up [E] to city.
[A] Diane [E] says, baby, [D] you ain't [A] missing a thing.
Jackie say, [E] oh yeah, [D] life [E] goes [A] on.
Long [E] after the thrill [D] of living [E] is gone.
[A] _ [E] Oh yeah, they [D] say life [E] goes [A] on.
Long [E] after the thrill [D] of [C] living [A] is gone.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [N] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ So let it rock, [Bm] let it [Em] roll.
[G] Let the Bible band come and save [D] my soul.
[F#m] Hold on to 16 [G] as long as you [A] [Em] can.
Changes come around real soon, [E] make us women and men.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Oh yeah, [D] life [E] goes on.
[A] Long [E] after the thrill [D] of living [E] is gone.
[A] _ [E] Oh yeah, [D] they say life [E] goes on.
[A] Long [E] after the thrill [Bm] [A] of living is gone.
_ [E] A little ditty about [F#m] Jack and [A] Diane, _ two [E] American kids.
[A] doing the best they can.
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