Precious chords by The Jam

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Novice

PRECIOUS by THE JAM

Off ’The Gift’ LP (Polydor, POLD 5055 - March 1982)

Chords used:

Bm:  xx9777     F#7aug: xx11-9-11-10             A: xx7655
G:   xx5433     Em:   xx9987
F#:  xx4322     D:    xx12-11-10-10-|
F#aug: xx4332     Gm/Bb:  xx12-12-11-10-| (Bb played by bass)
F#7:  xx11-9-11-9  D/A:   xx12-11-10-10-| (A played by bass)

Bm

   Bm
Your precious love - that means so much

will it ever stop or will I just lose touch?
    G          F#
What I want to say - but my words just fail

     Bm
Is that I need you so I can’t help myself

Like a hungry child - I just help myself
       G          F#      F#aug
And when I’m all full up - I got out to play
  Bm
Aw! Huh!

    Bm
Lonely as the moors on a winter’s morning

Quiet as the sea on a good calm night
    G          F#
In your tranquil shadow - I try and follow

      Bm
I hear your distant shoe clicks

To the midnight beat -

I feel trapped in sorrow

In this imagery
      G         F#      F#aug
But that’s how I am and why I need you so
  Bm
Aw! Huh!

Bm

F#7 F#7aug

Em          D
 But I don’t mean to bleed you dry
Gm/Bb           D/A
 Or take you over for the rest of your life
Bm       A        G    F#
 It’s just that I need something solid in mine

Believe me baby!

  Bm
You precious love - it means so much

Will it ever stop or will I just lose touch?
    G         F#
What I want to say but my words just fail

      Bm
I hear your distant shoe clicks

To the midnight beat

I’m feeling trapped in sorrow

In this imagery
      G
But that’s how I am
     F#      F#aug
And why I need you so
  Bm
Aw! Huh!

Bm (instrumental)

    Bm
If the sky fell from above

I said who’s your precious love?

If the sky fell from above

I said who’s your precious love?

If the sky fell from above

Buddy, who’s your precious love?
Bm
Huh!