John Cougar Mellencamp - Jack And Diane

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jake and diane – john cougar mellencamp
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tuning : standard

A : x 0 2 2 2 0
E : 0 2 2 1 0 0
D : x 0 0 2 3 2

barre :
A : 5 7 7 6 5 5
E : x 7 9 9 9 7
D : x 5 7 7 7 5
( hit power chord first , then strum on the higher strings )
↓ ↓
intro ( use barre chords ) : A E D E A A ( x3 )

1st verse :
A E D E
a little ditty bout jack and diane
A E D E A
two american kids grown up in the heartland
A E D E
jack , he’s gonna be a football star
A E D E A
diane debutante , back seat of jacky’s car

A E D E A E D E A

2nd verse :
A E D E
suckin’ on chili dog outside the tasty freeze
A E D E A
diane sittin’ on jacky’s lap , he got his hands between her knees
A E D E
jacky says “hey diane , lets run off behind a shady tree”
A E D E A
dribble off bobby brooks , let me do what i please , sayin’

chorus :
A E D E
ooh yeah , life goes on
A E D E A
long after the thrill of livin’ is gone , sayin’
A E D E
ooh yeah , life goes on
A E D E A
long after the thrill of livin’ is gone

play intro twice

3rd verse :
A E D E
jack , he sits back , collects his thoughts for a moment
A E D E A
scratches his head and does his best james dean
A E D E
“well there diane , we gotta run off to the city”
A E D E A
diane says , “baby we ain’t nothing” , but jacky says

chorus :
A E D E
ooh yeah , life goes on
A E D E A
long after the thrill of livin’ is gone , sayin’
A E D E
ooh yeah , life goes on
A E D E A
long after the thrill of livin’ is gone

drum solo :

oh , let it rock , let it roll .
let the bible belt come and save my soul
holdin’ on to sixteen as long as you can
change is comin’ ’round real soon , make us women and men

A E D E A E D E A

chorus :
A E D E
ooh yeah , life goes on
A E D E A
long after the thrill of livin’ is gone , sayin’
A E D E
ooh yeah , life goes on
A E D E A
long after the thrill of livin’ is gone

A E D E
a little ditty bout jack and diane
A E D E A
two american kids doin’ the best they can

intro ( fade out )

| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer – on
| p pull – off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x mute note
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