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Jack And Diane by John Mellencamp - Guitar Chords

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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4

            Jack and Diane - John Cougar Mellencamp

Added inversions, correct interlude, and (optional) chords to the bridge to previous 
versions of the song.

A -  x07655
E/A - x06454
D/A - x00232

Intro:

|: A      |E/A   A  E/A | D/A      |       :|

1st Verse:
|A       E         |D          E   |
  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

Interlude:
|A  D/A  A E/A | D/A   E/A  |

|A  D/A  A E/A | D/A   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 those Bobby Brooks, let me do what I please, sayin'


Chorus:
A   E      D        E
Ooh yeah, Life goes on
A              E         D         E  
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, they walk on

Intro:

|: A      |E/A   A  E/A | D/A      |       :|

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 then there Diane, we gotta run off to the city"
A             E             D       E  A
Diane says, "Baby you ain't missing a thing", but Jacky says


Chorus:
A   E      D        E
Ooh yeah, Life goes on
A              E         D         E  
Long after the thrill of livin' is gone, sayin'
A   E              D        E
Ooh yeah, they say Life goes on
A              E         D      E  A
Long after the thrill of livin' is gone

Drum Solo:

3 measure drum break

[A Capella]

|A          D    | D        E   |
  So, let it rock, let it roll.
|A        D                  |G       D   A |
  Let the Bible belt come and save my soul
|A              D         |G           D   Dsus2|
  Holdin' on to sixteen as long as you can
|A                    D                 |E         A    |
  Changes come 'round real soon, make us women and men

4 measure drum break

Interlude:
|A  D/A  A E/A | D/A   E/A  |

|A  D/A  A E/A | D/A   A    |

Chorus:
A   E      D        E
Ooh yeah, Life goes on
A              E         D         E  
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)

|: A      |E/A   A  E/A | D/A      |       :| 
        

We also have 17 songs by John Mellencamp

• Aint Even Done With The Night
• Authority Song
• Check It Out
• Cherry Bomb
• Crumblin Down
• Hand To Hold On To
• Hurts So Good
• I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
• Jack And Diane
• Jackie Brown
• Lonely Ol Night
• Minutes To Memories
• Paper In Fire
• Pink Houses
• Rain On The Scarecrow
• Rock In The Usa
• Small Town

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