Pretty Green

Song

heliocentric@breathe.com

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.