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231

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intermediate

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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...

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Tabs by: George21

Published: 21 May, 2013

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