February 25th 2001, 2.25pm
PRETTY GREEN by THE JAM
Words and music by Paul Weller
Published by Stylist Music Ltd./BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Recorded at Town House Studios, London, June 15 1980
From the LP ‘Sound Affects’ (Polydor, 1980)
Chords used:
G: xxx-12-12-10 E: 022100 D5: x577xx
B5: x244xx C: x3555x
C5: x355xx A: 577655
G: 320033 E: x7999x
D: xx023x C#5: x466xx
Intro:
N.C. (G bass)
N.C. (G bass)
I’ve got a pocket full of pretty green –
I’m going to put it in the fruit machine –
I’m going to put in the jukebox –
It’s going to play all the records in the hit parade –
G*
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G*
I’ve got a pocket full of pretty green –
G*
I’m going to give it to the man behind the counter –
G*
He’s going to give me food and water –
G*
I’m going to eat that and look for more –
B5
This the pretty green – this is society –
C5
You can’t do nothing – unless it’s in the pocket –
G D
– oh no –
G D
I’ve got a pocket full of pretty green –
G D
I’m going to put it in the fruit machine –
G D
I’m going to put it in the juke box –
G D
It’s going to play all the records in the hit parade –
B5
This is the pretty green – this is is society –
C5
You can’t do nothing – unless it’s in the pocket –
G D
– oh no –
E C
And they didn’t teach me that in school –
E C
It’s something that I’ve learnt on my own –
E A
That power is measured by the pound or the fist –
C5 D5
It’s as clear as this – hey.
A
N.C. (A)
I’ve got a pocket full of pretty green –
I’m going to, I’m going to put it in the fruit machine –
I’m going to put it in the juke box –
It’s going to play all the records in the hit parade –
A (w/phase effect)
I’ve got a pocket full of pretty green –
I’m going to give it to the man behind the counter –
He’s going to give me food and water –
I’m going to eat that and look for more –
C#5
This is the pretty green – this is society –
D5
You can’t do nothing – unless it’s in the pocket –
A E
– oh no –
A E
I’ve got a pocket full of Pretty Green!
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De-tune A string down a whole octave.
