Jack and Diane

A little ditty bout Jack and Diane

Two American kids grown up in the heartland

Jack, he's gonna be a football star

Diane debutante, back seat of Jacky's car

Suckin'on chili dog outside the Tasty Freeze 

Diane sittin'on Jacky's lap, he got his hands between her knees

Jacky says "Hey Diane, lets run off behind a shady tree"

Dribble off those Bobby Brooks, let me do what I please, sayin'

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Ooh yeah, Life goes on

Long after the thrill of livin' is gone, sayin'

Ooh yeah, Life goes on

Long after the thrill of livin' is gone

Jack, he sits back, collects his thoughts for a moment

Scratches his head and does his best James Dean

"Well there Diane, we gotta run off to the city"

Diane says, "Baby we ain't nothing", but Jacky says 

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Gonna 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

Ooh yeah, Life goes on

Long after the thrill of livin' is gone

Ooh yeah, Life goes on

Long after the thrill of livin' is gone

A little ditty bout Jack and Diane

Two American kids doin' the best they can

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I was dreaming of the past.
And my heart was beating fast,
I began to lose control,
I began to lose control,
 

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I didn't mean to hurt you,
I'm sorry that I made you cry,
I didn't want to hurt you,
I'm just a jealous guy,
 

I was feeling insecure,
you might not love me any more,
I was shivering inside,
I was shivering inside, 

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Whistle

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I was trying to catch your eyes
Thought that you was trying to hide
I was swallowing my pain

I was swallowing my pain

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Oh where, oh where, can my baby be?

The Lord took her away from me
She's gone to heaven, so I've got to be good
So I can see my baby when I leave this world
 

We were out on a date in my daddy's car 

We hadn't driven very far
There in the road, straight ahead 

A car was stalled, the engine was dead
 

I couldn't stop, so I swerved to the right
I'll never forget the sound that night
The screamin’ tires, the bustin' glass
The painful scream that I heard last
 

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When I woke up the rain was pourin' down
There were people standin' all around
Something warm flowing through my eyes
But somehow I found my baby that night
 

I lifted her head, she looked at me and said
“Hold me darling, just a little while”
I held her close, I kissed her our last kiss
I found the love that I knew I had missed
 

Well now she's gone even though I hold her tight
I lost my love, my life, that night

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Oh, oh, oh . . . Yeah, yeah, yeah (Big Finish)
 

G, Em, C, D (all the way through)
 

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She sits alone by a lamppost 

Trying to find a thought that’s escaped her mind 

She says dad’s the one I love the most 

But stipe’s not far behind  

She never lets me in Only tell me where’s she’s been 

When she’s had too much to drink 

I say that I don’t care I just run my hands through her dark hair 

and then I pray to god You gotta help me fly away  

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(And just...) Let her cry...if the tears fall down like rain 

Let her sing...if it eases all her pain 

Let her go...let her walk right out on me 

And if the sun comes up tomorrow Let her be...let her be.  

This morning I woke up alone Found a note by the phone 

Saying maybe, maybe I’ll be back some day 

I wanted to look for you 

You walked in I didn’t know just what I should do 

So I sat back down and had a beer and felt sorry for myself. 

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Last night I tried to leave Cried so much I could not believe 

She was the same girl I Fell in love with long ago 

She went in the back to Get high  

I sat down on my couch and cried 

Yelling oh mama please Help me  Won’t you hold my hand. 

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Verse: G9, D9, C9, G9 

Chorus: C9, G9, C9, G9, D9 . . . C9, G9, D9, C9, G9  

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When I find myself in times of trouble 

Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And in my hour of darkness 

She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be Let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
 

And when the broken hearted people 

Living in the world agree
There will be an answer, let it be
For though they may be parted 

There is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be Let it be, let it be
Yeah there will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be Let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

And when the night is cloudy 

There is still a light that shines on me
Shine on until tomorrow, let it be
I wake up to the sound of music, 

Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Yeah let it be, let it be Let it be, yeah let it be
Oh there will be an answer, let it be
 

Let it be, let it be Let it be, yeah let it be
Oh there will be an answer, let it be
 

Let it be, let it be Ah let it be, yeah let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Verse: G, D, Em, C, G, D, C, G

Chorus: Em, D, C, G, D, C, G

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Just because I'm losing Doesn't mean I'm lost

Doesn't mean I'll stop Doesn't mean I will cross

Just because I'm hurting Doesn't mean I'm hurt

Doesn't mean I didn't get what I deserved

No better and no worse

I just got lost

Every river that I tried to cross

Every door I ever tried was locked

Ohhh and I'm...

Just waiting 'til the shine wears off

You might be a big fish

In a little pond

Doesn't mean you've won

'Cause along may come a bigger one

And you'll be lost

Every river that you tried to cross

Every gun you ever held went off . . . Ohhh and I'm...

Just waiting 'til the firing stops . . . Ohhh and I'm...

Just waiting 'til the shine wears off . . .Ohhh and I'm...

Just waiting 'til the shine wears off

Verse: Em, C, G, D

Pre-Chorus (transition): C, G . . .

Chorus: D, C, G, D, C, G, D, C, G, D, C, G, D   

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I remember standin' on the corner at midnight, tryin' to get my courage up

There was this long, lovely dancer in a club downtown

I used to love to watch her do her stuff

Through the long, lonely nights, oh she filled my sleep

Body swayin' softly to that smoky beat

Down on Main Street

Down on Main Street

In the pool halls, the hustlers and the losers
Used to watch 'em through the glass
Well, I'd stand outside at closing time
Just to watch her walk on past

Unlike all the other ladies, she looked so young and sweet
As she made her way alone down that empty street

Down on Mainstreet
Down on Mainstreet

Sometimes even now, when I'm feeling lonely and beat
I drift back in time and I find my feet

Down on Mainstreet
Down on Mainstreet

Down on Mainstreet

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You're always dancing down the street
With your suede blue eyes

And every new boy that you meet

He doesn't know the real surprise

[Here she comes again)
When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky, ooh
She'll make you flip

(Here she comes again)
When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
I kinda like the way she dips

Oh, she's my best friend's girl
Well, she's my best friend's girl, girl
But she used to be mine

You got your nuclear boots
And your drip dry glove

Ooh, when you bite your lip

It's some reaction to love, o-ove, o-ove

(Here she comes again)
When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky, yeah
I'll make you flip

(Here she comes again)
When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky
(Here she comes again)
I kinda like the way, I like the way she dips 

Oh, she's my best friend's girl
Well, she's my best friend's girl, girl
But she used to be mine

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I was a little too tall Could've used a few pounds  

Tight pants points hardly renown 

She was a black-haired beauty with big dark eyes 

And points all her own sitting way up high 

Way up firm and high  

Out past the cornfields where the woods got heavy 

Out in the back seat of my '60 Chevy 

Workin' on mysteries without any clues 

Workin' on our night moves 

Tryin' to make some front page drive-in news 

Workin' on our night moves 

In the summertime In the sweet summertime  

We weren't in love, oh no, far from it 

We weren't searchin' for some pie in the sky summit 

We were just young and restless and bored 

Livin' by the sword 

And we'd steal away every chance we could 

To the backroom, to the alley or the trusty woods 

I used her, she used me But neither one cared 

We were gettin' our share 

Workin' on our night moves 

Tryin' to lose the awkward teenage blues 

Workin' on our night moves 

And it was summertime, sweet summertime summertime  

And oh the wonder 

We felt the lightning 

And we waited on the thunder Waited on the thunder  

I awoke last night to the sound of thunder  

How far off I sat and wondered 

Started humming a song from 1962  

Ain't it funny how the night moves 

When you just don't seem to have as much to lose 

Strange how the night moves 

With autumn closing in  

Big Finish 

Home

Left a good job in the city,
Workin' for The Man ev'ry night and day,
And I never lost one minute of sleepin',
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been.

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Big wheel keep on turnin',
Proud Mary keep on burnin',
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river.

Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis,
Pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans,
But I never saw the good side of the city,
'Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen.

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If you come down to the river,
Bet you gonna find some people who live.
You don't have to worry 'cause you have no money,
People on the river are happy to give.

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Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river.
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river.
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river. 

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