Welcome to my “Jack & Diane” chord chart! This song is such a classic.
There are a couple acoustic parts that might be a bit tricky, the rest of the song is pretty straight forward. You can follow the chords listed above, they are in order as they appear in the song.
The intro chords are big single strums then there is an open D string on 4+
The first acoustic part is syncopated, there are some notes added to the high E string, the first E chord is then an A then an Asus, this is done by adding the 7th fret of the high E string. The Dsus is done by adding the third fret of High E. The Sus Chord additions are in blue.
1 + 2 + +4
DU DU UD
The second acoustic part is done with sliding the chords.
JACK & DIANE CHORD CHART
Introduction
A E Esus E D A E Esus E D
Verse 1
A Asus E Esus DD E Esus A Asus E Esus DD
A little ditty ’bout Jack & Diane, two American kids growing up in the heart
A
land
A Asus E Esus DD E Esus A Asus E Esus DD
Jack, he’s gonna be a football star, Diane’s debutante, back seat of Jacky’s
A
Car
Interlude
A D/F# A E/G# D/F# D/F# E/G# E/G#sus
A D/F# A E/G# D/F# D/F# A
Verse 2
A Asus E Esus DD E Esus A Asus E Esus
Suckin’ on chilli dog outside the Tastee Freeze, Diane sitting on Jacky’s lap
DD A
Got his hands between her knees
A Asus E Esus DD E Esus A Asus E Esus
Jack he says “Hey, Diane, let’s run off behind a shady tree, Dribble off
A Asus E Esus DD A
those Bobby Brooks, let me do what I please”
Chorus
A E D E A E D E
Saying “Oh yeah, life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone”
A E D E A E D A
Saying “Oh yeah, life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone”
They walk on
Interlude
A E Esus E D A E Esus E D
Verse 3
A Asus E Esus DD E Esus A Asus E Esus
Jack he sits back, collects his thoughts for a moment, scratches his head,
DD A
and does his best James Dean
A Asus E Esus DD E Esus A Asus E Esus
“Well then, there, Diane, we ought to run off to the city”, Diane says “Baby
DD A
you ain’t missing nothing”
But Jack he says, yeah
Chorus
A E D E A E D E
“Oh yeah, life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone”
A E D E A E D A
Saying “Oh yeah, life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone”
Bridge
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 coming ’round real soon
Make us women and men
Chorus
A E D E A E D E
“Oh yeah, life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone”
A E D E A E D A
“Oh yeah”, he’s saying “Life goes on, long after the thrill of living is gone”
Short Verse
A Asus E Esus DD E Esus A Asus E Esus
A little ditty ’bout Jack and Diane, two American kids doin’ the best they can
Outro
A E Esus E D A E Esus E D
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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.