Originally in A, I play in G
Intro
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A little d | itty bout J | ack and Diane |
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Two American | kids growin’ up i | n the hea | rtland |
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Jack, he’s gonna b | e a f | ootball st | ar |
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Diane’s a debut | ante, back seat o | f J | acky’s ca | r |
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Suckin’ on c | hili dog outs | ide the Tastee-Free | z |
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Diane sittin’ o | n Jacky’s lap, he got his h | ands betwe | en her kne | es |
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Jacky say hey | Diane, lets run off behin | d the shady t | ree |
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Dribble off | those Bobbie Brooks, let me d | o w | hat I p | lease, sayin’ |
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Oh ye | ah, l | ife goes on |
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Long after the t | hrill of | livin’ is | gone, sayin’ |
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Oh ye | ah, l | ife goes on |
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Long after the | thrill of | livin’ | is | gone, walk on |
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Jacky sits | back, collects his t | houghts for a m | oment |
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Scratches his h | ead and does his b | est | James | Dean |
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Well then t | here Diane, we gotta r | un off to the | city |
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Diane says b | aby you ain’t m | issin’ | nothi | ng, Jacky say |
Not a typo, the bass only descends this time
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Oh ye | ah, l | ife goes on |
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Long after the t | hrill of | livin’ is | gone, sayin’ |
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Oh ye | ah, they say l | ife goes on |
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Long after the | thrill of | livin’ | is | gone |
Bridge, drums only, chords implied
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So let it roc | k, let it r | o-o | ll |
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Let the bible | belt come and | save my s | ou | l |
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Hold on to sixte | en as long as you c | a-a | n |
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Changes come around | real soon, make us w | omen and me | n |
Four measures just drums, then...
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→ | → |
G | D | C | D |
Oh ye | ah, l | ife goes on |
G | D | C | D |
Long after the t | hrill of | livin’ is | gone |
G | D | C | D |
Oh ye | ah, they say l | ife goes on |
G | D | C | D | G |
Long after the | thrill of | livin’ | is | gone |
G | D | C | D |
A little d | itty bout J | ack and Diane |
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Two American | kids doin’ the b | est they | can |
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