JACK AND DIANE

LEVEL 5A · 208 BPM · John Mellencamp
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Print the sheet for the piano stand, or load the MIDI into any app and practise at your own tempo.

HOW TO PLAY

  1. 1Put your right thumb on middle C. Most beginner songs stay under five fingers — you never move your hand.
  2. 2Set the speed down and turn CLICK on. Press each key exactly when the note reaches the line.
  3. 3Loop the bar that keeps breaking until it feels easy, then add the left hand and take the speed back up.

LYRICS

A (E)lit tle dit ty a bout (D)Jack and Di (E)ane,

two A mer i (E)can kids grow in’ up (D)in the (E)heart (A)land.

Jack, he’s gon na (E)be a (D)foot ball (E)star.

Di ane’s (E)deb u tante back seat (D)of Jack (E)y’s (A)car.

Suck in’ (E)on a chil li dog out (D)side the Tas tee (E)Freez; ment; Di ane (E)sit tin’ on Jack y’s lap.

He’s got his (D)hands be (E)tween her (A)knees.

Jack, he says, (E)“Hey, Di ane, let’s run off be (D)hind a shad y (E)tree; y.” drib ble off (E)those Bob bie Brooks.

Let me (D)do what (E)I (A)please.” But Say he in’, Oh (E)yeah,

(D)life goes (E)on,

long af ter (E)the thrill of (D)liv ing is (E)gone.

Say in’, oh (E)yeah,

(D)life goes (E)on,

long af ter (E)the thrill of (D)liv ing (E)is (A)gone.

Now, walk on.

Jack, he (E)sit back, chil col lects his (D)thoughts for a tee (E)mo ment; scratch es (E)his tin’ on head and does his got his (D)best be (E)James her (A)Dean.

“Well, he then, (E)there, Di ane, we got ta be (D)run off to the (E)cit y.” Di ble ane (E)says, “Ba by, Brooks.

you ain’t (D)miss in’ (E)a (A)thing.” But Jack, he says, Oh (E)yeah,

(D)life goes (E)on,

long af ter (E)the thrill of (D)liv ing is (E)gone.

Say in’, oh (E)yeah,

(D)life goes (E)on,

long af ter (E)the thrill of (D)liv ing (E)is (A)gone.

Now, walk on.

Oh, let it rock,

let it roll,

let the Bi ble Belt come and save my soul.

Hold in’ on to six teen as long as you can;

change is com in’ ’round real soon, make us wom en and men.

A (E)lit tle dit ty a bout (D)Jack and Di (E)ane,

two A mer i (E)can kids do in’ the (D)best that (E)they (A)can.

SONG INFO

Level
5 of 5
Key
A
Tempo
208 BPM
Plays
5
Chords
A C D E
Category
Rock
Artist
John Mellencamp

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