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Song title:       Sweet Jane
Original Album:	  Loaded

Words and Music by Lou Reed
Copyright © 1970 Cotillion/Atlantic Records
Published by Atlantic Music Publishing Limited

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Guitar Figure 1 is also the basis for the VERSEs, and is just repeated.
Lou plays open chords, though...


INTRO:
Chords:
D  xx0232    G   320033
A  x02220    Bm  xx4432

[play: Guitar Figure 1]  [x4]


Guitar Figure 1

  D                   A       G                        Bm      A
|-5-----------5-------5-------3--|-3-----------3-------2-------5--|
|-7-----------7-------5-------3--|-3-----------3-------3-------5--|
|-7-----------7-------6-------4--|-4-----------4-------4-------6--|
|-7-----------7-------7-------5--|-5-----------5-------4-------7--|
|-5-----------5-------7-------5--|-5-----------5-------2-------7--|
|---------------------5-------3--|-3-----------3---------------5--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|



VERSE:

[Guitar Figure 1]        [Guitar Figure 1]
  Standing on the corner,  suitcase in my hand

[Guitar Figure 1]
  Jack is in his coat, and Jane is in her vest,       

[Guitar Figure 1]
  And me I'm in a rock'n'roll band, hah!

[Guitar Figure 1]
  Ridin' in a Stutz-Bearcat, Jim,

[Guitar Figure 1]
  Y'know, those were different times!

[Guitar Figure 1]
  Oh, all the poets, they studied rules of verse

[Guitar Figure 1]
  And those ladies, they rolled their eyes


CHORUS:
D       G     D           G        D         G
  Sweet Jane! Whoa, Sweet Jane! Oh-oh, Sweet Jane!


VERSE:            
I'll tell you something, Jack, he is a banker and Jane, she is a clerk
And both of them save their monies, hah!
And when, when they come home from work
Ooooh, sittin' down by the fire, oh!
The radio does play the classical music there, Jim,
"The March of the Wooden Soldiers", all you protest kids
You can hear Jack say, get ready, ah


[repeat CHORUS]


VERSE:
Some people, they like to go out dancing
And other peoples, they have to work, Just watch me now!
And there's even some evil mothers
Well, they're gonna tell you that everything is just dirt
Y'know that women never really faint
And that villains always blink their eyes, woo!  
And that, y'know, children are the only ones who blush!
And that, life is just to die!


BRIDGE:

[Guitar Figure 1]
  And everyone who ever had a heart
[Guitar Figure 1]
  They wouldn't turn around and break it
[Guitar Figure 1]
  And anyone who ever played a part 
[Guitar Figure 1]
  Oh, they wouldn't turn around and hate it!


[repeat CHORUS]


BRIDGE:
Chords:
D    x57775    A  577655
C#m  x46654    B  799877
G#   466544

D           C#m 
   Heavenly     wine and roses
G#                   A              B
   Seemed to whisper to her when he smiled

D           C#m	
   Heavenly     wine and roses
G#                   A
   Seemed to whisper to her
              B
Hey baby, she smiled.


OUTRO:
Chords:
E  x79997    A  577655
D  x57775    B  799877

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

D             G
  Sweet Jane,   Sweet Jane
D             G
  Sweet Jane,   Sweet Jane