Standard Tuning (EADGBe)
Intro
DD AA BmBm G AA DD AA BmBm G AA
DD AA BmBm G AA DD AA BmBm G AA
Verse 1
(0:17)
D5 D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5 D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
Standing on the corner, suitcase in my hand
D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
Jack is in his coat, and Jane is in her vest,
D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
and me I'm in a rock'n'roll band Hah!
D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
Ridin' in a Stutz-Bearcat, Jim
D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
Y'know, those were different times!
D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
Oh, all the poets they studied rules of verse
D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
And those ladies, they rolled their eyes
Chorus
D5 G5 D5 G5 D5 G5
Sweet Jane! Whoa! Sweet Jane, oh-oh-a! Sweet Jane!
Verse 2
(1:07)
D5 D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
I'll tell you something Jack, he is a banker
D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
And Jane, she is a clerk
D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
And both of them save their monies, ha
D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
And when, when they come home from work
D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
Ooooh, sittin' down by the fire, oh!
D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
The radio does play the classical music there, Jim
D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
"The March of the Wooden Soldiers" all you protest kids
D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
You can hear Jack say, get ready, ah
Chorus
D5 G5 D5 G5 D5 G5
Sweet Jane! Come on baby! Sweet Jane! Oh-oh-a! Sweet Jane!
Verse 3
(1:57)
D5 D5 AA5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
Some people, they like to go out dancing
D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
And other peoples, they have to work, Just watch me now!
D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
And there's even some evil mothers
D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
Well they're gonna tell you that everything is just dirt
D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
Y'know that, women, never really faint
D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
And that villains always blink their eyes, woo!
D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
And that, y'know, children are the only ones who blush!
D5 A5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
And that, life is just to die!
Bridge
(2:34)
D5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
And, everyone who ever had a heart
D5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
They wouldn't turn around and break it
D5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
And anyone who ever played a part
D5 G5 G5 B5 A5 DD5
Oh they wouldn't turn around and hate it!
Chorus
D5 G5 D5 G5 D5 G5
Sweet Jane! Whoa-oh-oh! Sweet Jane! Sweet Jane!
(3:06)
D5 C#5
Heavenly wine and roses
Ab5 A5
Seemed to whisper to her
B5
when he smiled
D5 C#5
Heavenly wine and roses
Ab5 A5
seemed to whisper to her
B5
hey baby she smiled.
(3:33)
E5 B5
La la la la la la
D5 A5
La la la la la la
E5 B5
La la la la la la
D5 A5
La la la la la la
Outro
(3:50)
D5 G5
Sweet Jane Sweet Jane
D5 G5
Sweet Jane Sweet Jane
D5
Sweet Jane?
Chords Used (I used open for verse, and bar for ?And everyone?? part)
D5 OR D5 A5 OR A5 G5 OR G5 B5 C#5 Ab5 B5 E5
e | 2 5 0 5 3 3 2 4 4 2 0
b | 3 7 2 5 0 3 3 5 4 4 0
g | 2 7 2 6 0 4 4 6 5 4 1
d | 0 7 2 7 0 5 4 6 6 4 2
a | X 5 0 7 2 5 2 4 6 2 2
E | X X X 5 3 3 X X 4 X 0
Chord placements on the words are approximate. Kind of hard to pinpoint. If worse
comes to worse, just play the chord patterns with the song (D A GG Bm A DD) and worry
about the words later. I put the approximate times that the chord is supposed to be
played for each verse and segment of the song. In the third verse, first line, there
are two A's played (listen closely). If you see a mistake, go ahead and correct it.
Overall, the chords should be right. This is a great song by VU (my 2nd favorite).
I spent a lot of time trying to get chords as close as possible. Enjoy it.
