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!