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Sweet Jane by Velvet Underground
Sweet Jane
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)
D D A G G Bm A DD D A G G Bm A DD
Standing on the corner, suitcase in my hand
D A G G Bm A DD
Jack is in his coat, and Jane is in her vest,
D A G G Bm A DD
and me I'm in a rock'n'roll band Hah!
D A G G Bm A DD
Ridin' in a Stutz-Bearcat, Jim
D A G G Bm A DD
Y'know, those were different times!
D A G G Bm A DD
Oh, all the poets they studied rules of verse
D A G G Bm A DD
And those ladies, they rolled their eyes
Chorus
D G D G D G
Sweet Jane! Whoa! Sweet Jane, oh-oh-a! Sweet Jane!
Verse 2
(1:07)
D D A G G Bm A DD
I'll tell you something Jack, he is a banker
D A G G Bm A DD
And Jane, she is a clerk
D A G G Bm A DD
And both of them save their monies, ha
D A G G Bm A DD
And when, when they come home from work
D A G G Bm A DD
Ooooh, sittin' down by the fire, oh!
D A G G Bm A DD
The radio does play the classical music there, Jim
D A G G Bm A DD
"The March of the Wooden Soldiers" all you protest kids
D A G G Bm A DD
You can hear Jack say, get ready, ah
Chorus
D G D G D G
Sweet Jane! Come on baby! Sweet Jane! Oh-oh-a! Sweet Jane!
Verse 3
(1:57)
D D AA G G Bm A DD
Some people, they like to go out dancing
D A G G Bm A DD
And other peoples, they have to work, Just watch me now!
D A G G Bm A DD
And there's even some evil mothers
D A G G Bm A DD
Well they're gonna tell you that everything is just dirt
D A G G Bm A DD
Y'know that, women, never really faint
D A G G Bm A DD
And that villains always blink their eyes, woo!
D A G G Bm A DD
And that, y'know, children are the only ones who blush!
D A G G Bm A DD
And that, life is just to die!
Bridge
(2:34)
D G G Bm A DD
And, everyone who ever had a heart
D G G Bm A DD
They wouldn't turn around and break it
D G G Bm A DD
And anyone who ever played a part
D G G Bm A DD
Oh they wouldn't turn around and hate it!
Chorus
D G D G D G
Sweet Jane! Whoa-oh-oh! Sweet Jane! Sweet Jane!
(3:06)
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.
(3:33)
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
(3:50)
D G
Sweet Jane Sweet Jane
D G
Sweet Jane Sweet Jane
D
Sweet Jane…
Chords Used (I used open for verse, and bar for “And everyone…” part)
D OR D A OR A G OR G Bm C#m G# B E
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
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