Jack And Diane Chords & Guitar Lesson

Welcome to my Jack And Diane guitar lesson by John Cougar Mellencamp. This is definitely not and easy song because of the timing, but we are going to try and make this as easy as possible to play since it only uses three chords - C, G and D!

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Jack And Diane Guitar Chords:

Jack And Diane Strumming Patterns:

No don’t yell at me that this isn’t the exact pattern. It’s a bit more complicated but hopefully this will get you through as a framework.

Intro:
The single notes you here sounding in the intro is the top note of your C chord.

Strumming Intro:
G D GD C
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Strumming Verse/Chorus 1:
G D C D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4
DDX D DD DD X D D D

Strumming 2:
G D C D G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 + 4 +
DDX D D D DDD DD

Now if the little X mute is throwing you off, you can simply do
G D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4+
DU DU UD

Jack And Diane Guitar Lesson:

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Jack And Diane Chord Chart:

Intro: Three times through
G |D - G D| C

Verse:
|G D| |C D|
A little ditty bout Jack and Diane
|G D| |C D G|
Two American kids grown up in the heartland
|G D| |C D|
Jack, he's gonna be a football star
|G D| |C D G|
Diane debutante, back seat of Jacky's car

Instrumental:
|G D | |C D|
|G D| |C D G|

Verse:
|G D| |C D|
Suckin' on chili dog outside the Tasty Freeze
|G D | |C D G|
Diane sittin' on Jacky's lap, he got his hands between her knees
|G D | |C D|
Jacky says "Hey Diane, lets run off behind a shady tree"
|G D| |C D G|
Dribble off those Bobby Brooks, let me do what I please, sayin'

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..

Intro: Two times through
G |D - G D| C

Verse:
|G D| |C D|
Jack, he sits back, collects his thoughts for a moment
|G D| |C D G|
Scratches his head and does his best James Dean
|G D| |C D|
"Well there Diane, we gotta run off to the city"
|G D| | C D G|
Diane says, "Baby you ain't missin' nothing", but Jacky says

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|

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

|G D| | G D C| x4

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This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.

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