• Song:

    Blue Collar Jane

  • Artist:

    The Strypes

What a song. Raucous. To the point.

This is transcribed from the unplugged performance they 
gave at Glastonbury 2013, and adds some nice passing 
notes into the refrain, and also shows the little riff
that runs through the verses (Riff1)

Let's go!

Standard tuning

A (x02220@1)    x02220
A/G    3x2220
A/C    x32220
D (xx0232@1)    xx0232
D/A    x0x232
E (022100@1)    022100



Riff1
=====

E ---0---0---0-------|
B ---2---2---2-------|
G ---2---2---2-------|
D ---2---2---2-------|
A -0-------0---3-0---|
E -----3-----------3-|

Intro
=====

Riff1 x 4 (guitar only)

Riff1 x 4 (guitar + drums)

Verse 1
=======

A (x02220@1)  /G     A (x02220@1) /C /G
Blue collar Jane

A (x02220@1)      /G    A (x02220@1) /C /G
Lives in fifty-four

A (x02220@1)    /G    A (x02220@1)    /C   /G
Always got a teacup when she

A (x02220@1)      /G     A (x02220@1)  /C  /G
Knocks u-pon my door

A (x02220@1)      /G         A (x02220@1)      /C    /G
She just wants some milk and sugar but

A (x02220@1)   /G      A (x02220@1) /C  /G
All I want is her

A (x02220@1)  /G     A (x02220@1)     /C   /G
Blue collar Jane my girl you're

A (x02220@1)     /B      /C
Causing quite a stir

Refrain 1
=========

/Db      DAll (xx0232@1)we could be b-l-u-e

AC-o-l-l-A-r (x02220@1)J-A-n-E oh baby please

DIf (xx0232@1)you could see then you'd agree

E (022100@1)                                 AThat (x02220@1)I love blue collar Jane and she loves me

Riff1 x 2
=========

Verse 2
=======

A (x02220@1)  /G     A (x02220@1) /C /G
Blue collar Jane

A (x02220@1)    /G      A (x02220@1) /C /G
Always in your town

A (x02220@1)   /G        A (x02220@1)        /C    /G
Never wears her hair up be-cause she's

A (x02220@1)    /G       A (x02220@1) /C /G
Always dressing down

A (x02220@1)   /G         A (x02220@1)       /C   /G
You got a four wheel drive you know that's

A (x02220@1)     /G     A (x02220@1) /C /G
How she gets a-round

A (x02220@1)  /G     A (x02220@1)     /C   /G
Blue collar Jane my girl you

A (x02220@1)      /B     /C 
Knock me to the ground

Refrain 2
=========

/Db      DAll (xx0232@1)we could be b-l-u-e

AC-o-l-l-A-r (x02220@1)J-A-n-E oh baby please

DIf (xx0232@1)you could see then you'd agree

E (022100@1)                                 AThat (x02220@1)I love blue collar Jane and she loves me

Watch out!

Inst
====

D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)Verse 3
=======

A (x02220@1)  /G     A (x02220@1) /C /G
Blue collar Jane

A (x02220@1)    /G      A (x02220@1) /C /G
Always in your town

A (x02220@1)   /G        A (x02220@1)        /C    /G
Never wears her hair up be-cause she's

A (x02220@1)    /G       A (x02220@1) /C /G
Always dressing down

A (x02220@1)   /G         A (x02220@1)       /C   /G
You got a four wheel drive you know that's

A (x02220@1)     /G     A (x02220@1) /C /G
How she gets a-round

A (x02220@1)  /G     A (x02220@1)     /C   /G
Blue collar Jane my girl you

A (x02220@1)      /B     /C 
Knock me to the ground

Refrain 3
=========

/Db      DAll (xx0232@1)we could be b-l-u-e

AC-o-l-l-A-r (x02220@1)J-A-n-E oh baby please

DIf (xx0232@1)you could see then you'd agree

E (022100@1)                                 AThat (x02220@1)I love blue collar Jane and she loves me

E (022100@1)                                 AThat (x02220@1)I love blue collar Jane and she loves me

End
===

Riff 1 x 2 (slowing up) then finish on A





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I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
July 2013

watfordkev@gmail.com
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