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Jack & Diane Tab by John Mellencamp

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Intro 1
(A major) (E/A) (A major) (E/A)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-10-------------------------------|-9---------------10------9--------| G|-9--------------------------------|-9---------------9-------9--------| D|-11-------------------------------|-9---------------11------9--------| A|-0--------------------------------|-0---------------0-------0--------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(D major) (D major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-7--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-7--------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-7-------0-0-0-0------------------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0------------------| A|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(A major) (E/A) (A major) (E/A)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-10-------------------------------|-9---------------10------9--------| G|-9--------------------------------|-9---------------9-------9--------| D|-11-------------------------------|-9---------------11------9--------| A|-0--------------------------------|-0---------------0-------0--------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(D major) (D major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-7--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-7--------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-7-------0-0-0-0------------------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0------------------| A|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(A major) (E/A) (A major) (E/A)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-10-------------------------------|-9---------------10------9--------| G|-9--------------------------------|-9---------------9-------9--------| D|-11-------------------------------|-9---------------11------9--------| A|-0--------------------------------|-0---------------0-------0--------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(D major) (D major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-7--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-7--------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-7-------0-0-0-0------------------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0------------------| A|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 1
(A major) A little ditty (E major) 'bout (D major) Jack an' Di (E major) ane
E|-5---7-------4-------4---4--------|-2-----2-----4-------5---4--------| B|-5---5-------5-------5---5--------|-3-----3-----5-------5---5--------| G|-6---6-------4-------4---4--------|-2-----2-----4-------4---4--------| D|-7---7----------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(A major) Two 'Merican (E major) kids growing up
E|-5---7-------4-------4---4--------| B|-5---5-------5-------5---5--------| G|-6---6-------4-------4---4--------| D|-7---7----------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
(D major) in the heart (A major) land
E|-2-----4-----5-------5---5--------| B|-3-----5-----5-------5---5--------| G|-2-----4-----6-------6---6--------| D|-------------7-------7---7--------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
(A major) Jack, he gon' (E major) be a (D major) football (E major) star
(A major) Diane's debutante, (E major)
back seat (D major) of Jacky's (A major) car

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Interlude 1
(A major) (E/A) (D/A) (E/A)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-2---3---2---5-----------5--------|-3-----3-----5-------5---5--------| G|-2---2---2---4-----------4--------|-2-----2-----4-------6---4--------| D|-2---4---2---6-----------6--------|-4-----4-----6-------6---6--------| A|-0-----------0-------0------------|-0-----------0-----------0--------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(A major) (E/A) (D/A) (A major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-2---3---2---5-----------5--------|-3-----3-----2--------------------| G|-2---2---2---4-----------4--------|-2-----2-----2--------------------| D|-2---4---2---6-----------6--------|-4-----4-----2--------------------| A|-0-----------0-------0------------|-0-----------0--------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 2
(A major) Suckin' on (E major) chilli dog
out (D major) side the Tastee (E major) Freez
(A major) Diane sitting (E major) on Jacky's lap
Got his (D major) hands 'tween her (A major) knees
(A major) Jack he says (E major) "Hey, Diane,
let's run off be (D major) hind the shady (E major) trees
(A major) Dribble off (E major) those Bobbie Brooks
Let me (D major) do what I (A major) please" Saying
Chorus 1
(A major) "Oh (E major) yeah
(D major) Life goes (E major) on,
(A major) long after (E major) the thrill of (D major) living is (E major) gone"
Saying (A major) "Oh (E major) yeah
Life (D major) goes (E major) on,
(A major) long after (E major) the thrill of (D major) living is (A major) gone"
They walk on
Interlude 2
(A major) (E/A) (A major) (E/A)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-10-------------------------------|-9---------------10------9--------| G|-9--------------------------------|-9---------------9-------9--------| D|-11-------------------------------|-9---------------11------9--------| A|-0--------------------------------|-0---------------0-------0--------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(D major) (D major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-7--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-7--------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-7-------0-0-0-0------------------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0------------------| A|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(A major) (E/A) (A major) (E/A)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-10-------------------------------|-9---------------10------9--------| G|-9--------------------------------|-9---------------9-------9--------| D|-11-------------------------------|-9---------------11------9--------| A|-0--------------------------------|-0---------------0-------0--------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(D major) (D major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-7--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-7--------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-7-------0-0-0-0------------------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0------------------| A|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 3
(A major) Jack he sits (E major) back,
collects his (D major) thoughts for the (E major) moment
(A major) Scratches his (E major) head,
and does his (D major) best James (A major) Dean
(A major) "Well then, (E major) there, Diane,
we ought to (D major) run off to the (E major) city"
(A major) Diane says (E major)
"Baby, you ain't (D major) missing no (A major) thing"
But Jack he says, yeah
Chorus 2
(A major) "Oh yeah
Life (D major) goes (E major) on,
(A major) long after (E major) the thrill of (D major) living is (E major) gone"
(A major) "Oh (E major) yeah
He's saying Life (D major) goes (E major) on,
(A major) long after (E major) the thrill of (D major) living is (A major) gone"
[Drums]
Bridge 1
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 coming 'round real soon
Make us women and men
|Drums]
Interlude 3
(A major) (E/A) (D/A) (E/A)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-2---3---2---5-----------5--------|-3-----3-----5-------5---5--------| G|-2---2---2---4-----------4--------|-2-----2-----4-------6---4--------| D|-2---4---2---6-----------6--------|-4-----4-----6-------6---6--------| A|-0-----------0-------0------------|-0-----------0-----------0--------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(A major) (E/A) (D/A) (A major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-2---3---2---5-----------5--------|-3-----3-----2--------------------| G|-2---2---2---4-----------4--------|-2-----2-----2--------------------| D|-2---4---2---6-----------6--------|-4-----4-----2--------------------| A|-0-----------0-------0------------|-0-----------0--------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Chorus 3
(A major) "Oh (E major) yeah
(D major) Life goes (E major) on,
(A major) long after (E major) the thrill of (D major) living is (E major) gone"
(A major) Oh (E major) yeah
They say "Life (D major) goes (E major) on,
(A major) long after (E major) the thrill of (D major) living is (A major) gone"
Outro 1
(A major) A little (E/A) ditty 'bout (D/A) Jack and Di (E/A) ane
(A major) Two American (E/A) kids doin' (D/A) best they (A major) can
(A major) (E/A)
E|----------------------------------| B|-10----------9-----------9--------| G|-9-----------9-----------9--------| D|-11----------9-----------9--------| A|-0-----------0-----------0--------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
(A major) (E/A) (A major) (E/A)
E|----------------------------------| B|-10----------9-------10----9------| G|-9-----------9-------9-----9------| D|-11----------9-------11----9------| A|-0-----------0-------0-----0------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
(D major) (D major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-7--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-7--------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-7-------0-0-0-0------------------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0------------------| A|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(A major) (E/A)
E|----------------------------------| B|-10----------9-----------9--------| G|-9-----------9-----------9--------| D|-11----------9-----------9--------| A|-0-----------0-----------0--------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
(A major) (E/A) (A major) (E/A)
E|----------------------------------| B|-10----------9-------10----9------| G|-9-----------9-------9-----9------| D|-11----------9-------11----9------| A|-0-----------0-------0-----0------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
(D major) (D major)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-7--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-7--------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-7-------0-0-0-0------------------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0------------------| A|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[Repeat and fade]
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