Jeremy Brett chords by Poi Dog Pondering

G D C G D C

Verse 1:
G         D   C
I'm in love with Jeremy Brett.
G             Am    C
He was the single greatest Sherlock Holmes, yeah!
G         D C
In a series on the BBC
G             Am  C
I used to watch him here on a & e.


Interlude:
G D C
G Am C

Verse 2:
G             D   C
Hair slicked back and impeccably dressed.
G             Am   C
His only prop could be a single cigarette.
G           D  C
He was an actor in the old regard,
G              Am   C     D
who took the stage intent to fully become his part.

Chorus:
D     C          G
A sort of dandy in the classic tradition,
Am    C             G
a bon vivant filled with bouts of depression.

G D C G
G Am C G

Verse 3:
G        D     C
Sundown sunday, Kensington High Street
G          Am   C
in a cabretta with a floral scarf.
G              D    C
London's yours, man! You got Macbeth tonight.
G              Am  C
A scull in your hands in the fire light.

Chorus:
D      C              G
Tobacco and champagne and you're feelin alright!
Am      C        G
A cab across town and a kiss goodnight.

G D C G
G Am C G

Verse 4:
G              D         C
He played a Holmes that was deep and dark with faults -
G         Am      C
richly complex and brilliantly detailed.
G             D     C
A "Damaged penguin" with genious intuition,
G          Am    C
animated spider with singular vision,

Chorus:
D           C     G
whose only need was a case to consume him
Am              C    G
to stave his addiction to a certain solution.

G D C G
G Am C G

Verse 5:
G        D   C
David Burke and Edward Hardwicke,
G             Am     C
played it perfect as his friend and companion.
G        D    C
A kind-hearted, affable Watson.
G         Am   C
Everyready with a loyal hand in

Chorus:
D       C       G
any case that Holmes would command him.
Am       C      G
I always felt Holmes couldn't do without him.

G D C G
G Am C G

Interlude:
G D C
G Am C
G D C
G Am C


Verse 6:
G            D C
Brett's wife died back '85,
G            Am    C
all the grief triggered manic depression.
G                D     C
See it in his face, man - he was heavily grieving.
G                D   C   G
His heart grew thin and finally stopped beating.

Chorus:
D     C       G
Oh, Jeremy Brett! I never knew you.
Am     C             G
Oh, Jeremy, Darling! I dedicate this song to you!

G D C G
G Am C G