Intro:   [A] (8 beats)  [E/A] (4 beats)  [A], [E/A] (2 beats each) [D/A] (half beat) x3

v1:       [A]Little [E]ditty 'bout [D]Jack and Di-[E]ane,

            [A]Two American [E]kids growin' up [D]in the [E]heart-[A]land
            [A]Jack, he gon' [E]be a [D]football sta-[E]ar.  

            [A]Diane's debu-[E]tante, back seat of [D]Jack-[E]y's [A]car

bk:       [A] [Asus4] [A]                     [E/A] [D/A][E/A]        [A] [Asus4] [A]                     [E/A][D/A][A]

v2:       [A]Suckin' on a [E]chili dog out-[D]side the Tastee Fre-[E]ez;
            [A]Diane's sittin' on [E]Jacky's lap.  He's got his [D]hands be-[E]tween her [A]knees.
            [A]Jack he say, [E]"Hey, Diane, let's run off [D]a-hind a shady tre-[E]e;
            [A]Dribble off those [E]Bobbie Brooks.  Let me [D]do what [E]I [A]please."   Sayin'

c:         [A]Oh [E]yeah [D]life goes [E]o-on,  [A]long after the [E]thrill of [D]living is [E]gone.  Sayin'
            [A]Oh [E]yeah,  [D]life goes [E]o-on, [A]long after the [E]thrill of [D]living [E]is [A]gone they walk on

            [A] (8 beats)  [E/A] (4 beats)  [A], [E/A] (2 beats each) [D/A] (half beat) x2

v3:       [A]Jack, he sits [E]back, collects his [D]thoughts for the [E]moment;
            [A]Scratches his [E]head and does his [D]best [E]James [A]Dean.
            "Well, then, [E]there, Diane, we oughta [D]run off to the [E]city
            [A]Diane says, [E]"Baby, you ain't [D]missin' [E]no-[A]thing."      But Jack, he say ah,

c:         [A]Oh [E]yeah [D]life goes [E]o-on,  [A]long after the [E]thrill of [D]living is [E]gone. 
            [A]Oh [E]yeah, they say [D]life goes [E]o-on, [A]long after the [E]thrill of [D]living [E]is [A]gone

(no chord)
b:         [A]Oh, let it [D]rock, let it ro-[E]oll.  [A]Let the Bible [D]belt come and [G]save my [D]so-[E]oul.
            [A]Hold on to [D]sixteen as [D]long as you ca-[E]an.  [A]Change is [D]comin' 'round [E]real soon,

            Make us [D]women [E]and [A]men.
(no chord)

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

c:         [A]Oh [E]yeah [D]life goes [E]o-on,  [A]long after the [E]thrill of [D]living is [E]go-one. 
            [A]Oh [E]yeah, they say [D]life goes [E]o-on, [A]long after the [E]thrill of [D]living [E]is [A]gone

v4:       [A]A little [E]ditty 'bout [D]Jack and Di-[E]ane,

            [A]Two American [E]kids doin' the [D]best [E]they [A]can.

Outtro: [A] (8 beats)  [E/A] (4 beats)  [A], [E/A] (2 beats each) [D/A] (half beat) x4