Jack and Diane
John Cougar Mellencamp

John Cougar
American Fool
1982

Got this song on MP3 and here it is for you.
It was pretty simple to figure out but has
really cool guitar stuff so I hope you play
it.  Enjoy, and check out the Mellencamp
web site.

Lyrics
Chords

Capo 2nd

INTRO:

   G                 D       G   D     C
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +.  +       +   +     +   +       +   +
e:-3---------------|-2-------3---2---|-0-------------------|---------------------|
B:-0---------------|-3-------0---3---|-1-------------------|---------------------|
G:-0---------------|-2-------0---2---|-0-------------------|---------------------|
D:-0---------------|-0-------0---0---|-2-------.-.---------|---------.-.---------|
A:-2---------------|---------2-------|-3-------3-3---------|---------3-3---------|
E:-3---------------|---------3-------|---------------------|---------------------|

The verse appears as such, 2x per verse (with some ad-lib):

       little ditty..Jack and Diane      two American kids...heartland
   G D               C     D           G D               C D   G
   + . +   +   +     +   +   +   +     + . +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-7-5---2---2-2---|-0--0--2---3-2---|-7-5---2---3-2---|-0-2---3---3-3---|
B:-8-7---3---3-3---|-1--1--3---3-3---|-8-7---3---3-3---|-1-3---3---3-3---|
G:-7-7---2---2-2---|-0--0--2---2-2---|-7-7---2---2-2---|-0-2---0---0-0---|
D:-0-0---0---0-0---|-2--2--0---0-0---|-0-0---0---0-0---|-2-0---0---0-0---|
A:-----------------|-3--3------------|-----------------|-3-----2---------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3---------|

The chorus looks like this:

     Oh yeah         life goes on        long after the..livin' is gone
   G D               C     D   Dsus4   G D               C     D
   + . +   +   +     +   +   +   +     + . +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-7-5---2---2-2---|-0--0--2---3-2---|-7-5---2---2-2---|-0--0--2---3-2---|
B:-8-7---3---3-3---|-1--1--3---3-3---|-8-7---3---3-3---|-1--1--3---3-3---|
G:-7-7---2---2-2---|-0--0--2---2-2---|-7-7---2---2-2---|-0--0--2---2-2---|
D:-0-0---0---0-0---|-2--2--0---0-0---|-0-0---0---0-0---|-2--2--0---0-0---|
A:-----------------|-3--3------------|-----------------|-3--3------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

     Oh yeah         life goes on        long after the..livin' is gone
   G D               C     D           G D               C D   G
   + . +   +   +     +   +   +   +     + . +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-7-5---2---2-2---|-0--0--2---3-2---|-7-5---2---3-2---|-0-2---3---3-3---|
B:-8-7---3---3-3---|-1--1--3---3-3---|-8-7---3---3-3---|-1-3---3---3-3---|
G:-7-7---2---2-2---|-0--0--2---2-2---|-7-7---2---2-2---|-0-2---0---0-0---|
D:-0-0---0---0-0---|-2--2--0---0-0---|-0-0---0---0-0---|-2-0---0---0-0---|
A:-----------------|-3--3------------|-----------------|-3-----2---------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------3---------|

This is the interlude:

   C       Dsus2,4       C     D   Dsus4   C       Dsus2,4       C     G
   +   +       +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +       +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-0-0-0-0-------0-0---|-0--0--0---0-0---|-0-0-0-0-------0-0---|-0--0--3---------|
B:-0-1-0-1/3-----3-3---|-1--1--3---3-3---|-0-1-0-1/3-----3-3---|-1--1--3---------|
G:-0-0-0-0-------0-0---|-0--0--x---x-x---|-0-0-0-0-------0-0---|-0--0--0---------|
D:-2-2-2-2/4-----4-4---|-2--2--4---5-4---|-2-2-2-2/4-----4-4---|-2--2--0---------|
A:-3-3-3-3/5-----5-5---|-3--3--5---5-5---|-3-3-3-3/5-----5-5---|-3--3--2---------|
E:---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------3---------|

This is the ending:

   G     D           G         G   D   C
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +.  +       +   +     +   +       +   +
e:-3-----2-----2---|-3-----2---3---2-|-0-------------------|---------------------|
B:-0-----3-----3---|-0-----3---0---3-|-1-------------------|---------------------|
G:-0-----2-----2---|-0-----2---0---2-|-0-------------------|---------------------|
D:-0-----0-----0---|-0-----0---0---0-|-2-------.-.---------|---------.-.---------|
A:-2---------------|-2---------2-----|-3-------3-3---------|---------3-3---------|
E:-3---------------|-3---------3-----|---------------------|---------------------|

LYRICS:

play intro

A little ditty about Jack and Diane
Two American kids growin' up in the heartland
Jacky gonna be a football star
Diane's debutante backseat of Jacky's car

play interlude

Suckin' on chili dogs outside the Tastee Freeze
Diane's sittin' on Jacky's lap he's got his hand between her knees
Jacky say "Hey Diane lets run off behind a shade tree
Dribble off those Bobby Brooks let me do what I please"

CHORUS
Said oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin' is gone
Said oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin' is gone
They walk on

play intro 2x


Jacky sits back reflects his thoughts for the moment
Scratches his head and does his best James Dean
Well hey there Diane we oughtta run off to the city
Diane says "Baby you aint missin' nothin'"

CHORUS
Jacky said oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin' is gone
Oh yeah I said life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin' is gone

BRIDGE
(a-capella)

Gonna let it rock let it roll
Let the Bible Belt come and save my soul
Hold on to sixteen as long as you can
Changes come around real soon make us women and men

play interlude

CHORUS
Said oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin' is gone
Said oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin' is gone
They walk on


A little ditty about Jack and Diane
Two american kids doing the best that they can

play ending 4x and fade


CHORDS:

Dsus2,4		x54030
Dsus4		xx0233
G		xx0787 or 320033
D		xx0775 or xx0232

To learn more about chord theory, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.