Pretty Green

*
February 25th 2001, *


Words and music by Paul Weller
Published by Stylist Music * 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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--12\--|      
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                  G*
I've got a pocket full of pretty 
green -
I'm going to give it to the man 
                      G*
behind the counter -
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He's going to give me food and water
    G*
 -
I'm going to eat that and look for 
        G*
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                    
It's going to play all the records 
       D
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


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


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De-tune A string down a whole 
octave.