Sweet Jane Lou Reed As recorded by Cowboy Junkies [D] [A] [G] [A] Anyone who’s ever had a heart Wouldn’t turn around and break it Anyone who’s ever played a part Wouldn’t turn around and hate it Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane Ah, sweet sweet Jane We waited for Jimmy down in the alley Waiting there for him to come back home Waited down on the corner Thinking of ways to get back home Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane Ah, sweet sweet Jane Anyone who’s ever had a dream Anyone who’s ever played a part Anyone’s who’s ever been lonely Anyone who’s ever split apart Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane Ah, sweet sweet Jane [D] (5 bars) [D] Heavenly [Db] wine and roses [G] Seem to whisper [A] to me When you smile [D] Heavenly [Db] wine and roses [G] Seem to whisper [A] to me When you smile [D] La la [A] la laaaa [G] la la [A] la. [D] La la [A] laaaa [G] la la [A] la [D] Na na [A] naah [G] na na na [A] na [D] Na na [A] naaa [G] na na [A] na Sweet Jane Sweet sweet Jane Tabbed by Josh Ronsen: I play this clean-tone on my electric, with lots of reverb. All the chords are barre, A and D are at the 5th fret, G is on the 3rd fret, Db is at the 4th bbkim’s note: This is in 2/4 time. Each chord receives 2 beats per measure. The whole song, except what’s in italics, is played in a 4 chord progression: [D] [A] [G] [A] which is repeated over and over. |