Jack and Diane - John Cougar Mellencamp

Capo 2nd Fret


[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
            
A little ditty

             
 bout Jack and

      
 Diane
            
Two American k

             
ids grown up i

             
n the heartlan

       
d
            
Jack, he's gon

              
na be a footba

       
ll star
            
Diane debutant

             
e, back seat o

           
f Jacky's car


[Instrumental]
   
    


[Verse 2]
            
Suckin' on chi

             
li dog outside

              
 the Tasty Fre

 
eze
            
Diane sittin' 

              
on Jacky's lap

             
, he got his h

              
ands between h

        
er knees
            
Jacky says "He

              
y Diane, lets 

             
run off behind

          
 a shady tree"
            
Dribble off Bo

             
bby Brooks, le

          
t me do what I

 please, sayin

'


[Chorus]
            
Ooh yeah, Life

         
 goes on
            
Long after the

             
 thrill of liv

       
in' is gone, s

ayin'
            
Ooh yeah, Life

         
 goes on
             
Long after the

            
 thrill of liv

      
in' is gone, t

hey walk on..


[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
             
Jack, he sits 

             
back, collects

              
 his thoughts 

          
for a moment
             
Scratches his 

            
head and does 

             
his best James

 
 Dean
            
"Well there Di

              
ane, we gotta 

             
run off to the

 
 city"
            
Diane says, "B

            
aby you ain't 

        
missin' nothin

g", but Jacky 

says


[Chorus]
            
Ooh yeah, Life

         
 goes on
            
Long after the

             
 thrill of liv

       
in' is gone, s

ayin'
            
Ooh yeah, Life

         
 goes on
             
Long after the

            
 thrill of liv

      
in' is gone,


[Drum Solo]

[Bridge]
N.C.
Oh, let it rock, let it roll.
N.C.
Let the Bible belt come and save my soul
N.C.
Holdin' on to sixteen as long as you can
N.C.
Change is comin' 'round real soon, make us women and men

[Drum Solo]

[Instrumental]
   
    


[Chorus]
            
Ooh yeah, Life

         
 goes on
            
Long after the

             
 thrill of liv

       
in' is gone, s

ayin'
            
Ooh yeah, Life

         
 goes on
            
Long after the

             
 thrill of liv

      
in' is gone, r

ock on

[Outro]
            
A little ditty

           
 bout Jack and

 Diane
            
Two American k

             
ids doin' the 

                   
best they can

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