JAM - "pretty green" Tablature

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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*
--10\--
--12\--
--12\-- (x2)
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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.