Chords for John Mellencamp Jack and Diane Live Big Backyard BBQ
Tempo:
103.9 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
A
Bm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [Bm] By Jack and [A] Diane, [E] two married kids growing up in the [A] heartland.
[E] Jacky gonna be [D] a [E] football star.
Diane's a seven-time backseat [A] of Jackie's car, and they go rock.
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [A]
Sucking on a chili dog [D] outside the J [A]-Free.
[E] Diane's sitting on Jackie's left, got her [A] sandwich between her knees.
[E] Jackie say, Diane, let's run [Bm] off behind the [A] shade trees.
[E] Dribble off those barbara roots, girl, let me [A] do what I please to say.
[E] [D] [E]
What do they say?
They say [D] rock.
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[E] Jackie sits back, collects [D] his thoughts for [A] a moment.
[C] Stacks his head, does his [A] best, chain-seam.
[E] Well, then, dear Diane, we [Bm] ought to run off to [A] the city.
[E] Like I said, man, you ain't [A] missing a thing.
And Jackie say, [E] oh, yeah, life [D] [E] goes on.
[E] Life is a thrill of living on.
Jackie say, oh, yeah, [D] [E] life goes on.
Life is a thrill of [A] living on.
Mosie!
[Ab] You see, life goes on, but I don't [D] feel like living.
And if I want to die, well, that's my idea.
I'm [Bb] off the ism, and now I'm flowing with the [C] rhythm.
[B] Mosie, you better do the mega-flip before you can never be Jackie.
I do what works the most, [E] and do what I hold out, [Db] and try to keep it on the low.
Living that low life, rolling up the rock, [B] and suicide, girl, we'll still tackle.
[D] [E] Let it roll.
[D] Let the barbara bell drum [G] and [D] sing my song.
Hold on in 16 as long as you can.
Take a swim around real soon, [E] make me [A] swim.
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[Am]
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Oh,
[E] yeah, [D] they say life [E] goes [A] on.
[E] Life is a thrill [D] of living [E] on.
[A]
[E] Oh, yeah, [D] they say life [E] goes [A] on.
[E] Life is a thrill [D] of living [A] on.
Oh, yeah, [E] [D] they say life [E] goes [A] on.
Oh, [E] [D] [E] [A]
[E] yeah, they [D] say life [E] goes [A] on.
[E] Oh, yeah, they say life goes on.
Life is a thrill [D] of [A]
[E] [D]
[E] [A] [E]
[D] [Am]
[D] living [E] on.
A little jitty [D] by Jack and [E] Diane.
[A] [E] Two married kids [D] doing the [A] best that they can.
[N]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[E] [Bm] By Jack and [A] Diane, [E] two married kids growing up in the [A] heartland.
[E] Jacky gonna be [D] a [E] football star.
Diane's a seven-time backseat [A] of Jackie's car, and they go rock.
[E] [D] [A]
[E] [A]
Sucking on a chili dog [D] outside the J [A]-Free.
[E] Diane's sitting on Jackie's left, got her [A] sandwich between her knees.
[E] Jackie say, Diane, let's run [Bm] off behind the [A] shade trees.
[E] Dribble off those barbara roots, girl, let me [A] do what I please to say.
[E] [D] [E]
What do they say?
They say [D] rock.
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[E] Jackie sits back, collects [D] his thoughts for [A] a moment.
[C] Stacks his head, does his [A] best, chain-seam.
[E] Well, then, dear Diane, we [Bm] ought to run off to [A] the city.
[E] Like I said, man, you ain't [A] missing a thing.
And Jackie say, [E] oh, yeah, life [D] [E] goes on.
[E] Life is a thrill of living on.
Jackie say, oh, yeah, [D] [E] life goes on.
Life is a thrill of [A] living on.
Mosie!
[Ab] You see, life goes on, but I don't [D] feel like living.
And if I want to die, well, that's my idea.
I'm [Bb] off the ism, and now I'm flowing with the [C] rhythm.
[B] Mosie, you better do the mega-flip before you can never be Jackie.
I do what works the most, [E] and do what I hold out, [Db] and try to keep it on the low.
Living that low life, rolling up the rock, [B] and suicide, girl, we'll still tackle.
[D] [E] Let it roll.
[D] Let the barbara bell drum [G] and [D] sing my song.
Hold on in 16 as long as you can.
Take a swim around real soon, [E] make me [A] swim.
[D] [E]
[D] [G] [D] [A]
[D] [D]
[E] [A]
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[E] [A]
[Am]
[A]
Oh,
[E] yeah, [D] they say life [E] goes [A] on.
[E] Life is a thrill [D] of living [E] on.
[A]
[E] Oh, yeah, [D] they say life [E] goes [A] on.
[E] Life is a thrill [D] of living [A] on.
Oh, yeah, [E] [D] they say life [E] goes [A] on.
Oh, [E] [D] [E] [A]
[E] yeah, they [D] say life [E] goes [A] on.
[E] Oh, yeah, they say life goes on.
Life is a thrill [D] of [A]
[E] [D]
[E] [A] [E]
[D] [Am]
[D] living [E] on.
A little jitty [D] by Jack and [E] Diane.
[A] [E] Two married kids [D] doing the [A] best that they can.
[N]
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[E] _ _ [Bm] By Jack and [A] Diane, _ [E] two married kids growing up in the [A] heartland. _
[E] Jacky gonna be [D] a [E] football star. _
Diane's a seven-time backseat [A] of Jackie's car, and they go rock.
[E] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Sucking on a chili dog [D] outside the J [A]-Free. _ _
[E] Diane's sitting on Jackie's left, got her [A] sandwich between her knees. _
[E] Jackie say, Diane, let's run [Bm] off behind the [A] shade trees.
[E] Dribble off those barbara roots, girl, let me [A] do what I please to say.
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ What do they say?
_ They say [D] rock.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Jackie sits back, collects [D] his thoughts for [A] a moment.
[C] Stacks his head, does his [A] best, chain-seam. _
[E] Well, then, dear Diane, we [Bm] ought to run off to [A] the city.
[E] Like I said, man, you ain't [A] missing a thing.
And Jackie say, [E] oh, yeah, life [D] _ [E] goes on. _
[E] Life is a thrill of living on.
Jackie say, oh, yeah, [D] [E] life goes on.
Life is a thrill of [A] living on.
Mosie!
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] You see, life goes on, but I don't [D] feel like living.
And if I want to die, well, that's my idea.
I'm [Bb] off the ism, and now I'm flowing with the [C] rhythm.
[B] Mosie, you better do the mega-flip before you can never be Jackie.
I do what works the most, [E] and do what I hold out, [Db] and try to keep it on the low.
Living that low life, rolling up the rock, [B] and suicide, girl, we'll still tackle. _ _
[D] _ _ _ [E] Let it roll.
[D] Let the barbara bell drum [G] and [D] sing my song.
Hold on in 16 as long as you can.
Take a swim around real soon, [E] make me [A] swim. _ _ _
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Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] yeah, [D] they say life [E] goes [A] on.
[E] Life is a thrill [D] of living [E] on.
_ [A] _
[E] Oh, yeah, [D] they say life [E] goes [A] on.
[E] Life is a thrill [D] of living [A] on.
Oh, yeah, [E] _ [D] they say life [E] goes [A] on.
Oh, [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] yeah, they [D] say life [E] goes [A] on.
[E] Oh, yeah, they say life goes on.
Life is a thrill [D] of _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [D] living [E] on.
A little jitty [D] by Jack and [E] Diane.
_ [A] _ [E] Two married kids [D] doing the [A] best that they can.
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[E] _ _ [Bm] By Jack and [A] Diane, _ [E] two married kids growing up in the [A] heartland. _
[E] Jacky gonna be [D] a [E] football star. _
Diane's a seven-time backseat [A] of Jackie's car, and they go rock.
[E] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Sucking on a chili dog [D] outside the J [A]-Free. _ _
[E] Diane's sitting on Jackie's left, got her [A] sandwich between her knees. _
[E] Jackie say, Diane, let's run [Bm] off behind the [A] shade trees.
[E] Dribble off those barbara roots, girl, let me [A] do what I please to say.
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ What do they say?
_ They say [D] rock.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Jackie sits back, collects [D] his thoughts for [A] a moment.
[C] Stacks his head, does his [A] best, chain-seam. _
[E] Well, then, dear Diane, we [Bm] ought to run off to [A] the city.
[E] Like I said, man, you ain't [A] missing a thing.
And Jackie say, [E] oh, yeah, life [D] _ [E] goes on. _
[E] Life is a thrill of living on.
Jackie say, oh, yeah, [D] [E] life goes on.
Life is a thrill of [A] living on.
Mosie!
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] You see, life goes on, but I don't [D] feel like living.
And if I want to die, well, that's my idea.
I'm [Bb] off the ism, and now I'm flowing with the [C] rhythm.
[B] Mosie, you better do the mega-flip before you can never be Jackie.
I do what works the most, [E] and do what I hold out, [Db] and try to keep it on the low.
Living that low life, rolling up the rock, [B] and suicide, girl, we'll still tackle. _ _
[D] _ _ _ [E] Let it roll.
[D] Let the barbara bell drum [G] and [D] sing my song.
Hold on in 16 as long as you can.
Take a swim around real soon, [E] make me [A] swim. _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] yeah, [D] they say life [E] goes [A] on.
[E] Life is a thrill [D] of living [E] on.
_ [A] _
[E] Oh, yeah, [D] they say life [E] goes [A] on.
[E] Life is a thrill [D] of living [A] on.
Oh, yeah, [E] _ [D] they say life [E] goes [A] on.
Oh, [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] yeah, they [D] say life [E] goes [A] on.
[E] Oh, yeah, they say life goes on.
Life is a thrill [D] of _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [D] living [E] on.
A little jitty [D] by Jack and [E] Diane.
_ [A] _ [E] Two married kids [D] doing the [A] best that they can.
_ _ [N] _