a kind of tricky song , but it is a classic! it is off bnl’s 1994 album , “maybe you should drive” .

standard tuning

capo 2nd fret

the chords are played as follows :
[ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ] : x32030
G6/B : x20030
A7sus : x02030
Am : x02210
D : xx0232
G : 320033
Dsus/F# : 2×0033
Em7 : 020033
Bm : x24432
C : x32010
Dadd94 : x54030
Dadd94/D# : x64030
Em : 022000
F#m : 244222

[ intro ]
[ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ] , G6/B , A7sus , G6/B ( x2 )

[ verse 1 ]
[ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ] G6/B A7sus G6/B [ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ] G6/B A7sus G6/B
the girl works at the store , sweet jane saint clair
[ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ] G6/B A7sus G6/B [ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ] G6/B A7sus G6/B
was dazzled by her smile while i shopped there
[ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ] G6/B A7sus G6/B [ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ] G6/B A7sus G6/B
it wasn’t long before i lived with her
[ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ] G6/B A7sus G6/B [ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ] G6/B A7sus G6/B Am
i sang her songs ah while she dyed my hair

[ chorus ]
Am D G Dsus/F# Em7 D Am
jane , divided , but i can’t decide which side i’m on
Am D G Dsus/F# Em7 D Am
jane decided only cowards stay , while traitors run
Am D
jane , jane

[ instrumental ]
[ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ] , G6/B , A7sus , G6/B ( x2 )

[ verse 2 ]
i’d bring her gold and frankincense and myrrh
she thought that i was making fun of her
she made me feel i was fourteen again
that’s why she thinks it’s cooler if we’d just stay friends

[ chorus ]
jane doesn’t think a man could ever be faithful
jane isn’t giving me a chance to be shameful
jane , jane

[ bridge ]
Bm G C Dadd94 Dadd94/D# Em
i wrote a letter , she should have got it yesterday
Em F#m Bm
that life could be better by being together
C Dadd94 [ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ]
is what i cannot explain to jane

[ instrumental ]
[ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ] , G6/B , A7sus , G6/B ( x2 )

[ verse 3 ]
the girl works at the store , sweet jane st . clair
still dazzled by her smile while i shoplift there
no promises as vague as heaven
no juliana next to my evan

[ chorus ]
jane , desired by the people at her school and work
jane is tired , ’cause every man becomes a lovesick jerk
jane , jane , come on

[ coda ]
[ ch ] Cadd2 [ /Ch ] , G6/B , A7sus , G6/B ( x8 )

[ end on Cadd2 ]