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Soldier Jane

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SOLDIER JANE    -       Beck
Tune down ½ 
Intro:
 F#–    E–  A–  B–  F#  
    F#No one cares what dress she wears alone
    ETattered rags and     Apaper     Bbags and      F#all
    F#7She's the one     F#sleeping in the day
    EDrag her down, don't     Alet her     Bdrown in      F#dirt
F#
    F#Lovers drag their canes across the gates
    EGamblers light     Acandles     Bfor the      F#dice
    F#7No one wake her     F#up, she's sleeping still
So     Eput a candle     Aon the     Bwindow      F#sill
F#
Chorus:
    ASoldier Ja –     Bne, 
Don't be a –      F#fraid
    ATake your heart out of the shell
    BTake your heart out of the shell
Throw it a -      F#way
F#
F#i                                                       
     Stars, they strike the darkness in the room
     E/BKnives, they take the     ApoisoBn    from F#/C#the         wound
     F#7Cars, they     F#drag us down into the ruins
    ESweep our cares a -     Away with    Bdirty      F#brooms
Chorus:
   ASoldier Ja –     Bne, 
Don't be a –       F#fraid
        Amaj7Take your heart out of the shell
    B6Take your heart out of the shell
              F#ii                                          
Don’t be a -        fraid
Outro:
F#sus4       8 MEASURES
Ei – F# 
F#sus4
 F–  Eb–  Ab–  F  
F#sus4
 F–  Eb–  Ab–  F  
F#sus4
 E/B–  F#/C#//
     F#2443xx
      E0221xx
      Ax0222x
      Bx2444x
    F#724232x
F#i    244322
    E/Bxxx454
  F#/C#xxx676
  Amaj7x02224
     B6x24444
F#ii   x98676
 F#sus4xx4677
Ei     xx2100

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Soldier Jane

by Beck

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#7

Amaj7

F#sus4

E/B

F#/C#

SOLDIER JANE - Beck

Tune down ½

Intro:

F# E A B F#

– – – –

No one cares what dress she wears alone

E A B F#

Tattered rags and paper bags and all

F#7 F#

She's the one sleeping in the day

E A B F#

Drag her down, don't let her drown in dirt

Lovers drag their canes across the gates

E A B F#

Gamblers light candles for the dice

F#7 F#

No one wake her up, she's sleeping still

E A B F#

So put a candle on the window sill

Chorus:

A B

Soldier Ja – ne,

Don't be a – fraid

Take your heart out of the shell

Throw it a - way

F#i

Stars, they strike the darkness in the room

E/B A B F#/C#

Knives, they take the poison from the wound

F#7 F#

Cars, they drag us down into the ruins

E A B F#

Sweep our cares a - way with dirty brooms

Chorus:

A B

Soldier Ja – ne,

Don't be a – fraid

Amaj7

Take your heart out of the shell

F#ii

Don’t be a - fraid

Outro:

F#sus4 8 MEASURES

Ei – F#

F#sus4

F Eb Ab F

– – –

F#sus4

F Eb Ab F

– – –

F#sus4

E/B F#/C#

– //

2443xx

0221xx

x0222x

x2444x

F#7

24232x

F#i 244322

E/B

xxx454

F#/C#

xxx676

Amaj7

x02224

x24444

F#ii x98676

F#sus4

xx4677

Ei xx2100

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