Intro: Three times through
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Verse:
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A little ditty bout Jack and Diane
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Two American kids grown up in the heartland
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Jack, he”s gonna be a football star
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Diane debutante, back seat of Jacky”s car
Instrumental:
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|G D| |C D G|
Verse:
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Suckin” on chili dog outside the Tasty Freeze
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Diane sittin” on Jacky”s lap, he got his hands between her knees
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Jacky says “Hey Diane, lets run off behind a shady tree”
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Dribble off those Bobby Brooks, let me do what I please, sayin”
Chorus:
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Ooh yeah, Life goes on
|G D| |C D|
Long after the thrill of livin” is gone, sayin”
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Ooh yeah, Life goes on
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Long after the thrill of livin” is gone, they walk on..
Intro: Two times through
G |D – G D| C
Verse:
|G D| |C D|
Jack, he sits back, collects his thoughts for a moment
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Scratches his head and does his best James Dean
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“Well there Diane, we gotta run off to the city”
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Diane says, “Baby you ain”t missin” nothing”, but Jacky says
Chorus:
|G D| |C D|
Ooh yeah, Life goes on
|G D| |C D|
Long after the thrill of livin” is gone, sayin”
|G D| |C D|
Ooh yeah, Life goes on
|G D| |C D G|
Long after the thrill of livin” is gone, they walk on..
Drum Solo:
Bridge: No Chords
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 comin” “round real soon, make us women and men
Drum Solo:
Instrumental:
|G D | |C D|
|G D| |C D G|
Chorus:
|G D| |C D|
Ooh yeah, Life goes on
|G D| |C D|
Long after the thrill of livin” is gone, sayin”
|G D| |C D|
Ooh yeah, Life goes on
|G D| |C D G|
Long after the thrill of livin” is gone, they walk on..
Outro:
|G D| |C D|
A little ditty bout Jack and Diane
|G D| |C D G|
Two American kids doin” the best they can
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