The Velvet Underground – Sweet Jane (full-length version)
Loaded (1970)
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)
DD DD
Standing on the corner, suitcase in my hand
DD
Jack is in his coat, and Jane is in her vest,
DD
and me I'm in a rock'n'roll band Hah!
DD
Ridin' in a Stutz-Bearcat, Jim
DD
Y'know, those were different times!
DD
Oh, all the poets they studied rules of verse
DD
And those ladies, they rolled their eyes
Chorus
Sweet Jane! Whoa! Sweet Jane, oh-oh-a! Sweet Jane!
Verse 2
(1:07)
DD
I'll tell you something Jack, he is a banker
DD
And Jane, she is a clerk
DD
And both of them save their monies, ha
DD
And when, when they come home from work
DD
Ooooh, sittin' down by the fire, oh!
DD
The radio does play the classical music there, Jim
DD
"The March of the Wooden Soldiers" all you protest kids
DD
You can hear Jack say, get ready, ah
Chorus
Sweet Jane! Come on baby! Sweet Jane! Oh-oh-a! Sweet Jane!
Verse 3
(1:57)
AA DD
Some people, they like to go out dancing
DD
And other peoples, they have to work, Just watch me now!
DD
And there's even some evil mothers
DD
Well they're gonna tell you that everything is just dirt
DD
Y'know that, women, never really faint
DD
And that villains always blink their eyes, woo!
DD
And that, y'know, children are the only ones who blush!
DD
And that, life is just to die!
Bridge
(2:34)
DD
And, everyone who ever had a heart
DD
They wouldn't turn around and break it
DD
And anyone who ever played a part
DD
Oh they wouldn't turn around and hate it!
Chorus
Sweet Jane! Whoa-oh-oh! Sweet Jane! Sweet Jane!
(3:06)
Heavenly wine and roses
Seemed to whisper to her
when he smiled
Heavenly wine and roses
seemed to whisper to her
hey baby she smiled.
(3:33)
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
Outro
(3:50)
Sweet Jane Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane…
Chords Used (I used open for verse, and bar for “And everyone…” part)
OR OR OR
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.