Jane Akkorde von 
Christine Lavin 
N/A1 Aufrufe
Key: B minor•
Verse 1
Bm
Last time I saw her was
C
Csus2
1969.
Bm
Sophomore in high school,
C
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G
the oldest child hood friend of mine.
A#
We grew up together
A
on the grounds of a private school.
A#
Both of our dads were teachers,
G
A
but we preten ded that we were cool.
Bm
When she was four years old,
C
she wore lip stick
Csus2
and plastic high heels.
Bm
Strutted around the campus,
C
I thought she was a very, very big deal.
Csus2
G
A#
Though I was one year older,
A
she was so much bolder.
A#
When the school went bankrupt,
A
we par ted,
A#
but I told her we'd be friends for all time.
A
That was 1969.
G
Bm
C
What are we doing with our lives?
G
I can't see the disappoint
Bm
C
ment in your eyes.
G
Bm
C
You look like one of those so ciety wives,
Bm
oh Jane
I was at the Indianapolis airport,
C
chucking my machine
Bm
When I heard your message,
C
guess who this is, Christine
A#
A voice from your past,
A
getting back in touch
A#
I'm coming to New York next week.
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I want to see you so much.
Bm
I was stunned I called her.
C
G
We laughed just like old times.
Bm
Picked up where we both
C
G
left off in 1969.
A#
Talked about the passing years,
A
A#
made plans to rendezvous.
A
Oh Jane, it was so good to hear from you.
G
C
What are we doing with our lives?
G
I can see the disappoint
Bm
G
C
ment in your eyes
G
Bm
C
You look like one of those so ciety wives
Bm
Oh, Jane
You arrive at my apartment
C
We laugh and hug and squeal
Bm
Say that we both look the same
C
When we know that's not for me
A#
We bring each other up to date
A
Both our dads are gone
A#
A
Marvel at how well our moms
have carried on
Bm
You're not surprised at how I live
C
You say you always knew
G
Bm
I would not take the beaten path
C
I had thought the same for you
G
A#
What happened to that little girl
A
Who bent all the rules?
A#
The four -year -old in lipstick
A
Raising hell in that private school
G
C
What are we doing with our lives?
G
I can see the disappoint
Bm
C
ment in your eyes
G
You look like one of those
Bm
G
C
so ciety wives
Bm
Oh, Jane
You show me pictures of
your second husband
C
Your horses and your kids
Bm
Though out wardly you're happy
C
I suspect you're keep ing a tight lid
A#
I take you to a restaurant,
A
A#
recommen ded by the times
We order a la carte,
A
we wash it down with wine,
A#
we drink a toast
A
To 1969
Bm
Your words are tumbling,
C
too fast for me to hear
Bm
The pas t and present are colliding,
C
you look close to tears
A#
But you do not break,
you laugh and joke,
A
then take another sip
A#
I pretend not to see that
A
tremble in your lip
G
Bm
C
What are we doing with our lives?
G
I can't see the disappoint
Bm
C
ment in your eyes
G
You look like one of those
Bm
C
G
Bm
so ciety wives
C
I put you in a taxi as it begins to rain
Bm
I hug you, it was so good
C
to fi nally see you Jane
G
A#
You drive off and I feel guilty,
A
A#
cause I know I could
have probed much deeper,
A
but you said you had to go
Bm
What made you place that phone call?
C
Are you longing for the past?
Bm
Are you grasp ing for the friendship
C
Teen agers think will last?
G
A#
Are you the girl that I remember?
A
Are you the woman that I see?
A#
Are you as confused
A
when you look at me?
G
Bm
C
What are we doing with our lives?
G
I can't see the disappoint
Bm
C
ment in your eyes
G
Bm
C
You look like one of those so ciety wives
Bm
G
Oh Jane, what are we doing
C
with our lives?
G
I can't see the disappoint
Bm
C
ment in your eyes
G
Bm
C
You look like one of those so ciety wives
D
Oh Jane you
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Akkorde & SongtexteBm C Csus2 G A#...
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Csus2
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