Jack And Diane - John Mellencamp

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Little ditty a

             
bout Jack and 


Diane
            
Two American k

             
ids growin' up

         
 in the heartl

and
            
Jackie gonna b

            
e a football s

tar
            
Diane debutant

             
e backseat of 

         
Jackie's car

             
Suckin' on chi

            
li dogs outsid

      
e the tastee f

reeze
             
Diane's sittin

             
' on Jackie's 

              
lap  He's got 

             
his hand betwe

       
en her knees
            
Jackie say, he

              
y, Diane   Let

             
's run off beh

            
ind a shady tr

ees
             
Dribble off th

             
ose Bobby Broo

             
ks  Let me do 

       
what I please
Say a
            
Oh yeah, life 

    
goes on  
             
Long after the

            
 thrill of liv

       
in' is gone
Say a
            
Oh yeah, life 

    
goes on  
             
Long after the

            
 thrill of liv

       
in' is gone
They walk on

            
Jackie sits ba

              
ck   Reflects 

             
his thoughts f

       
or the moment
             
Scratches his 

             
head   And doe

             
s his best Jam

   
es Dean
             
Well you know,

             
 Diane   We ou

             
ghta run off t

      
o the city
            
Diane says, ba

              
by  You ain't 

        
missin' nuth-i

n
Jackie, say-a

             
Oh yeah, life 

             
goes on  Long 

              
after the thri

             
ll of livin' i

   
s gone
Say a
             
Oh yeah, life 

             
goes on  Long 

              
after the thri

             
ll of livin' i

   
s gone

-No Chords-
Gonna let it rock  Let it roll

Let the Bible Belt come  And save my soul

Hold on to sixteen as long as you can  Changes come around real soon

Make us women and men

                

            
Oh yeah, life 

    
goes on  
             
Long after the

            
 thrill of liv

       
in' is gone
Say a
            
Oh yeah, life 

    
goes on  
             
Long after the

            
 thrill of liv

       
in' is gone

            
Little ditty a

             
bout Jack and 


Diane
            
Two American k

              
ids doing the 

         
best they can

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