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Sweet Jane

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The Velvet Underground

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published by
iri
Tone
A-
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Slide
A -> La
Video
Chords
	 
[Intro]
D D A A Bm Bm G A A D D A A Bm Bm G A A

D D A A Bm Bm G A A D D A A Bm Bm G A A

[Verse]
D D A G G Bm A D
Standing on the corner,
D D A G G Bm A D D
suitcase in my hand
Standing on the corner, suitcase in my hand
D A
Jack is in his coat, and Jane is in
G G Bm A D D
her vest,
Jack is in his coat, and Jane is in her vest,
D A G G Bm
and me I'm in a rock'n'roll band
A D D
Hah!
and me I'm in a rock'n'roll band Hah!
D A G G
Ridin' in a Stutz-Bearcat,
Bm A D D
Jim
Ridin' in a Stutz-Bearcat, Jim
D A G G
Y'know, those were different
Bm A D D
times!
Y'know, those were different times!
D A G G
Oh, all the poets they studied rules
Bm A D D
of verse
Oh, all the poets they studied rules of verse
D A
And those ladies, they rolled their
G G Bm A D D
eyes.
And those ladies, they rolled their eyes.
[Chorus]
D G D G
Sweet Jane! Whoa! Sweet Jane,
D G
oh-oh-a! Sweet Jane!
Sweet Jane! Whoa! Sweet Jane, oh-oh-a! Sweet Jane!
[Verse]
D D
I'll tell you something
A G G Bm A D D
Jack, he is a banker
I'll tell you something Jack, he is a banker
D A G G Bm A D D
And Jane, she is a clerk
D A G G
And both of them save their monies,
Bm A D D
ha
And both of them save their monies, ha
D A G G
And when, when they come home from
Bm A D D
work
And when, when they come home from work
D A G G
Ooooh, sittin' down by the fire,
Bm A D D
oh!
Ooooh, sittin' down by the fire, oh!
D A G G Bm A D D
The radio does play the classical
music there, Jim
The radio does play the classical music there, Jim
D A G G Bm
"The March of the Wooden Soldiers"
A D D
all you protest kids
"The March of the Wooden Soldiers" all you protest kids
D A G G Bm A D D
You can hear Jack say, get ready,
ah
You can hear Jack say, get ready, ah
[Chorus]
D G D
Sweet Jane! Come on baby! Sweet
G D G
Jane! Oh-oh-a! Sweet Jane!
Sweet Jane! Come on baby! Sweet Jane! Oh-oh-a! Sweet Jane!
[Verse]
D D A A G G Bm A D
Some people, they like to go out
D
dancing
Some people, they like to go out dancing
D A G G
And other peoples, they have to work,
Bm A D D
Just watch me now!
And other peoples, they have to work, Just watch me now!
D A
And there's even some evil
G G Bm A D D
mothers
And there's even some evil mothers
D A
Well they're gonna tell you that
G G Bm A D D
everything is just dirt
Well they're gonna tell you that everything is just dirt
D A G G
Y'know that, women, never really
Bm A D D
faint
Y'know that, women, never really faint
D A G
And that villains always blink their
G Bm A D D
eyes, woo!
And that villains always blink their eyes, woo!
D A G G
And that, y'know, children are the
Bm A D D
only ones who blush!
And that, y'know, children are the only ones who blush!
D A G G
And that, life is just to
Bm A D D
die!
And that, life is just to die!
[Bridge]
D
And, everyone who ever had a
G G Bm A D D
heart
And, everyone who ever had a heart
D
They wouldn't turn around and
G G Bm A D D
break it
They wouldn't turn around and break it
D G G
And anyone who ever played a part
Bm A D D
And anyone who ever played a part
D
Oh they wouldn't turn around and
G G Bm A D D
hate it!
Oh they wouldn't turn around and hate it!
[Chorus]
D G D
Sweet Jane! Whoa-oh-oh!
G D G
Sweet Jane! Sweet Jane!
Sweet Jane! Whoa-oh-oh! Sweet Jane! Sweet Jane!
[Bridge]
D C#m
Heavenly wine and roses
G# A
Seemed to whisper to her
B
when he smiled
D C#m
Heavenly wine and roses
G# A
seemed to whisper to her
B
hey baby she smiled.
[Bridge]
E B
La la la la la la
D A
La la la la la la
E B
La la la la la la
D A
La la la la la la
[Outro]
D G
Sweet Jane Sweet Jane
D G
Sweet Jane Sweet Jane
D
Sweet Jane…