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John Mellencamp - Jack and Diane Transpose up Transpose down

Originally in A, I play in G

Intro

GDG→ D→ Cx3

GA little dDitty bout JCack and DianeD

GTwo American Dkids growin’ up iCn the heaDrtlandG

GJack, he’s gonna bDe a fCootball stDar

GDiane’s a debutDante, back seat oCf JDacky’s caGr

GDCD

GDC→ D→ G

GSuckin’ on cDhili dog outsCide the Tastee-FreeDz

GDiane sittin’ oDn Jacky’s lap, he got his hCands betweDen her kneGes

GJacky say hey DDiane, lets run off behinCd the shady tDree

GDribble off Dthose Bobbie Brooks, let me dCo wDhat I pGlease, sayin’

GOh yeDah, lCife goes onD

GLong after the tDhrill of Clivin’ is Dgone, sayin’

GOh yeDah, lCife goes onD

GLong after the Dthrill of Clivin’ Dis Ggone, walk on

GDG→ D→ Cx2

GJacky sits Dback, collects his tChoughts for a mDoment

GScratches his hDead and does his bCest DJames GDean

GWell then tDhere Diane, we gotta rCun off to the Dcity

GDiane says bDaby you ain’t mCissin’ DnothiGng, Jacky say

Not a typo, the bass only descends this time

GOh yeD/F#ah, lC/Eife goes onD

GLong after the tDhrill of Clivin’ is Dgone, sayin’

GOh yeDah, they say lCife goes onD

GLong after the Dthrill of Clivin’ Dis Ggone

Bridge, drums only, chords implied

GSo let it rocCk, let it rCo-oDll

GLet the bible Cbelt come and Fsave my sCouDl

GHold on to sixteCen as long as you cCa-aDn

GChanges come around Creal soon, make us wDomen and meGn

Four measures just drums, then...

GDCD

GDC→ D→ G

GOh yeDah, lCife goes onD

GLong after the tDhrill of Clivin’ is Dgone

GOh yeDah, they say lCife goes onD

GLong after the Dthrill of Clivin’ Dis Ggone

GA little dDitty bout JCack and DianeD

GTwo American Dkids doin’ the bCest theyDcanG

GDG→ D→ Cx2