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Artist/Band: Mellencamp John Tabs
Song: Jack And Diane Tab



INTRO

These are single downstrokes held for the counts indicated:

A (8 beats)  E/A (4 beats)  A, E/A (2 beats each) D/A (half beat)

followed by

e------------------------------
b------------------------------
g------------------------------ 
d------0-0--------------0-0----
a--0h2--------------0h2--------  -> h = hammer on
e------------------------------

Now repeat the above sequence


VERSE I

  E                     D           E
A little ditty    about Jack and Di-ane,


A        E                   D     E     A
(spoken)
two American kids growin' up in the heartland

                 E       D        E
Jack, he's gonna be    a football star;


A      E                   D      E    A        
(spoken)
Diane debutante, back seat of Jack-y's car


(Instrumental)
Strum the following chords for the number of beats indicated
You may have to listen to the CD to get the timing correct.
A(1) Asus4(1) A(1) E/A(3) (0.5)   D/A(0.5) (0.5)  E/A(2) (1) (0.5)

  A(1) Asus4(1) A(1) E/A(3) (0.5)    D/A(0.5) (0.5)  A(5) 


        e                    D               E
Suckin' on a chilli dog   outside the Tastee Freez;


A     E                                     D        E        A
(spoken)
Diane sittin' on Jacky's lap.  He's got his hands between her knees.

               E                           D            E
(spoken)
Jack he says, "Hey, Diane, let's run off behind a shady tree;

A           E                            D      E    A
(spoken)
dribble off those Bobbie Brooks.  Let me do what I please."   Sayin'


CHORUS:

      A	   E       D         E     
	Oh yeah,   life goes on,

      A            E             D         E
	long after the thrill of living is gone.  (Spoken) Sayin'

      A    E       D         E
	Oh yeah,   life goes on,

      A            E              D     E  A
	long after the thrill of living is gone



Jack, he sits back, collects his thoughts for a moment;
(spoken) {Scratches his head and does his   best James Dean.
	 "Well, then, there, Diane, we gotta} run off to the city
(spoken) {Diane says, "Baby,   you ain't missin' a thing."
	 But Jack, he says,}


>Chorus

  (Spoken)   Now walk on.

>Repeat intro sequence (once)


  (no chord)
  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,

A   E                    D          E
  A little ditty   about Jack and Diane,

A                  E                    D         E    A
  (spoken)two American kids doin'   the best that they can


OUTRO:  (Repeat and fade)

-> strum the following chords and let ring for the number of beats in the 
   brakets

A(4)  E/A(3) E/A(2) A(3)  E/A(2) A(1.5) E/A(0.5) D/A(0.5)  & now intro TAB twice


===============================================================================

CHORDS:

A     x 0 2 2 2 0
D     x x 0 2 3 2
E     0 2 2 1 0 0
E/A   x 0 2 1 0 0
D/A   x 0 0 2 3 2
Asus4 x 0 2 2 3 0

===============================================================================

Power intro (distorted electric guitar)
  A       E   A E D
E:5-------4---5-4-2-------------------------------------------------------
B:5-------5---5-5-3-------------------------------------------------------
G:6-------4---6-4-2-------------------------------------------------------
D:7-------6---7-6-0--00---00--00--play 3 times----------------------------
A:0-------0---0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------
E:------------------------------------------------------------------------



Power ending (distorted electric guitar)
  A  E  E A  EA E D
E:5--4--4-5--45-4-2-------------------------------------------------------
B:5--5--5-5--55-5-3-------------------------------------------------------
G:6--4--4-6--46-4-2-------------------------------------------------------
D:7--6--6-7--67-6-0--00---00-0000-repeat and fade-------------------------
A:0--0--0-0--00-0-0-------------------------------------------------------
E:------------------------------------------------------------------------



Verse (Little ditty...)
Play the E and D with the index finger barring the highest three strings.

  A  E    D  E AE A  E    D E A
E:5754-44-2-24-54-5754-44-2-4-5-55----------------------------------------
B:5--5-55-3-35-55-5--5-55-3-5-5-55----------------------------------------
G:6--4-44-2-24-64-6--4-44-2-4-6-66------repeat----------------------------
D:7--6-66-4-46-76-7--6-66-4-6-7-77----------------------------------------
A:------------------------------------------------------------------------
E:------------------------------------------------------------------------


Chorus (Oh yeah life goes on...)
  A  E    D  E    A  E    D   E
E:5754-44-2-24-44-5754-44-2-2-4-44----------------------------------------
B:5--5-55-3-35-55-5--5-55-3-3-5-55----------------------------------------
G:6--4-44-2-24-44-6--4-44-2-2-4-44----------------------------------------
D:7--6-66-4-46-66-7--6-66-4-4-6-66----------------------------------------
A:------------------------------------------------------------------------
E:------------------------------------------------------------------------

  A  E    D  E    A  E    D   E
E:5754-44-2-24-44-5754-44-2-4-5-55----------------------------------------
B:5--5-55-3-35-55-5--5-55-3-5-5-55----------------------------------------
G:6--4-44-2-24-44-6--4-44-2-4-6-66----------------------------------------
D:7--6-66-4-46-66-7--6-66-4-6-7-77----------------------------------------
A:------------------------------------------------------------------------
E:------------------------------------------------------------------------



Cool interlude:  This is the best part of the song...Stuart calls the D
an Asus4.  His are good chords, but I think they are played up the neck.
Barre the A with your index finger.  The D and A use the same barre -
don't move your index finger between A and D.  The E is the same formation
as the D.  Slide up to the E the first time.  Neither E string is played
here.  Also, the consecutive D's are damped, that is, let up on the left
hand pressure after hitting the chords.  They also are slightly
off the beat - you'll just have to listen to the record.
  ADAE    D  E    ADAE    D   A
E:------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:2325-55-3-35-75-2325-55-3-3-2-------------------------------------------
G:2224-44-2-24-44-2224-44-2-2-2-------------------------------------------
D:2426-66-4-46-66-2426-66-4-4-2-------------------------------------------
A:0000-00-0-00-00-0000-00-0-0-0-------------------------------------------
E:------------------------------------------------------------------------




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