Chords for Pretenders accept award Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions 2005
Tempo:
88.175 bpm
Chords used:
G
B
F#
F
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] Well, I know the Pretenders have looked like a tribute [F#] band for the last 20 years and actually they are a tribute band and
[G] we're paying tribute tonight to James Honeyman Scott and Pete Farndon without whom we wouldn't be here.
[F#] On the other [F] hand without us they might have been here, but that's
that's the way it works in rock and roll.
But all I really have to say about it is two [B] notes boom boom boom boom never [F#] change never change it.
Just keep moving
but never change.
Mark do you have anything to add?
This [F] is going to be a bit of a difficult pleasure
25 years ago tonight
we were playing our third show in America on the first [B] US tour in a place called [G] Syracuse in the state of [Bm] New York.
It's called Uncle Sam's in case you were there and
we tour up the country [G] a couple of times that year a couple of weeks after that
Jim and I were in the front of the
[B] converted Greyhound bus
middle of the night
[G] exotic booze
and he looked out the window and he said
[B] we're crossing the Mississippi
there's Hank Williams on the radio and I went yeah, and we're from Hereford.
It was a [D] great moment
like this is tonight for Jim and Pete from a [B] little market town in England on the west side
on the Welsh borders, I think somebody on table 15 might know where that is and
It's a pleasure it [G] really is a pleasure.
There's a few people extra special people to thank it's a pleasure to have
Jimmy's sister here tonight Lynn [N] Scott and
Dave Hill, Dave our original manager
[G]
[A#] remember Stan Tippins the [Em] on the road guys, you know and
well
[A] There's a lot of people to thank I'd like to thank
Mick Green Mick Green was
Was a is still a great guitar player has been playing over
over 40 years with a band called the Pirates and he helped us out at a very difficult time when we were looking for somebody to
Do the impossible
Step into the shoes of somebody like James Honeyman Scott
Well, we managed to continue and I'd like to thank a lot more people especially the drummers who sat in my seat
Kept it [Bm] warm.
Thank you very much
Back.
Well Martin was playing crap for [N] a while and I had to stay true to the music
So I'd like to thank Blair [G#] Cunningham for filling in for a [B] few years good
Martin could be excused for being
Part of this sunny and Cher show.
Uh-huh
Back away from the drummer and to Robbie McIntosh and
Malcolm [G] Foster.
Yes, certainly a great lineup of ours Bernie Worrell TM Stevens
there's a lot of people to thank and
Get on with it.
Okay, we're gonna play some some songs.
I'd like to thank
[N] I'd like to thank Andy Hobson and Adam Seymour
For playing for the last 15 years and making my life more fun
They really should be and I'd like to thank Chrissy especially for making my life really interesting
[G]
[G] we're paying tribute tonight to James Honeyman Scott and Pete Farndon without whom we wouldn't be here.
[F#] On the other [F] hand without us they might have been here, but that's
that's the way it works in rock and roll.
But all I really have to say about it is two [B] notes boom boom boom boom never [F#] change never change it.
Just keep moving
but never change.
Mark do you have anything to add?
This [F] is going to be a bit of a difficult pleasure
25 years ago tonight
we were playing our third show in America on the first [B] US tour in a place called [G] Syracuse in the state of [Bm] New York.
It's called Uncle Sam's in case you were there and
we tour up the country [G] a couple of times that year a couple of weeks after that
Jim and I were in the front of the
[B] converted Greyhound bus
middle of the night
[G] exotic booze
and he looked out the window and he said
[B] we're crossing the Mississippi
there's Hank Williams on the radio and I went yeah, and we're from Hereford.
It was a [D] great moment
like this is tonight for Jim and Pete from a [B] little market town in England on the west side
on the Welsh borders, I think somebody on table 15 might know where that is and
It's a pleasure it [G] really is a pleasure.
There's a few people extra special people to thank it's a pleasure to have
Jimmy's sister here tonight Lynn [N] Scott and
Dave Hill, Dave our original manager
[G]
[A#] remember Stan Tippins the [Em] on the road guys, you know and
well
[A] There's a lot of people to thank I'd like to thank
Mick Green Mick Green was
Was a is still a great guitar player has been playing over
over 40 years with a band called the Pirates and he helped us out at a very difficult time when we were looking for somebody to
Do the impossible
Step into the shoes of somebody like James Honeyman Scott
Well, we managed to continue and I'd like to thank a lot more people especially the drummers who sat in my seat
Kept it [Bm] warm.
Thank you very much
Back.
Well Martin was playing crap for [N] a while and I had to stay true to the music
So I'd like to thank Blair [G#] Cunningham for filling in for a [B] few years good
Martin could be excused for being
Part of this sunny and Cher show.
Uh-huh
Back away from the drummer and to Robbie McIntosh and
Malcolm [G] Foster.
Yes, certainly a great lineup of ours Bernie Worrell TM Stevens
there's a lot of people to thank and
Get on with it.
Okay, we're gonna play some some songs.
I'd like to thank
[N] I'd like to thank Andy Hobson and Adam Seymour
For playing for the last 15 years and making my life more fun
They really should be and I'd like to thank Chrissy especially for making my life really interesting
[G]
Key:
G
B
F#
F
Bm
G
B
F#
_ _ _ _ [G] Well, I know the Pretenders have looked like a tribute [F#] band for the last 20 years and actually they are a tribute band and
[G] _ we're paying tribute tonight to James Honeyman Scott and Pete Farndon without whom we wouldn't be here. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] On the other [F] hand without us they might have been here, but that's
that's the way it works in rock and roll.
But all I really have to say about it is two [B] notes boom boom boom boom never [F#] change never change it.
Just keep moving
but never change.
Mark do you have anything to add? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ This [F] is going to be a bit of a difficult pleasure
_ _ _ _ 25 years ago tonight
we were playing our third show in America on the first [B] US tour in a place called [G] Syracuse in the state of [Bm] New York. _ _ _
It's called Uncle Sam's in case you were there and _
we tour up the country [G] a couple of times that year a couple of weeks after that
Jim and I were in the front of the
[B] converted Greyhound bus
middle of the night
_ _ [G] exotic booze
and he looked out the window and he said
[B] _ we're crossing the Mississippi
there's Hank Williams on the radio and I went yeah, and we're from Hereford.
It was a [D] great moment
like this is tonight for Jim and Pete from a [B] little market town in England on the west side
on the Welsh borders, I think somebody on table 15 might know where that is and
_ It's a pleasure it [G] really is a pleasure.
There's a few people extra special people to thank it's a pleasure to have
_ Jimmy's sister here tonight Lynn [N] Scott and
_ Dave Hill, Dave our original manager
[G] _ _
[A#] remember Stan Tippins the [Em] on the road guys, you know and
well
[A] There's a lot of people to thank I'd like to thank
Mick Green Mick Green was
_ Was a is still a great guitar player has been playing over
over 40 years with a band called the Pirates and he helped us out at a very difficult time when we were looking for somebody to
_ Do the impossible
Step into the shoes of somebody like James Honeyman Scott
_ Well, we managed to continue and I'd like to thank a lot more people especially the drummers who sat in my seat
Kept it [Bm] warm.
Thank you very much _ _ _ _ _
_ Back.
Well Martin was playing crap for [N] a while and I had to stay true to the music
So I'd like to thank Blair [G#] Cunningham for filling in for a [B] few years good
Martin could be excused for being
Part of this sunny and Cher show.
Uh-huh
Back away from the drummer and to Robbie McIntosh and
Malcolm [G] Foster.
Yes, certainly a great lineup of ours Bernie Worrell TM Stevens
_ there's a lot of people to thank and _
_ _ Get on with it.
Okay, we're gonna play some some songs.
I'd like to thank
_ [N] I'd like to thank Andy Hobson and Adam Seymour
For playing for the last 15 years and making my life more fun
They really should be and I'd like to thank Chrissy especially for making my life really interesting
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ we're paying tribute tonight to James Honeyman Scott and Pete Farndon without whom we wouldn't be here. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] On the other [F] hand without us they might have been here, but that's
that's the way it works in rock and roll.
But all I really have to say about it is two [B] notes boom boom boom boom never [F#] change never change it.
Just keep moving
but never change.
Mark do you have anything to add? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ This [F] is going to be a bit of a difficult pleasure
_ _ _ _ 25 years ago tonight
we were playing our third show in America on the first [B] US tour in a place called [G] Syracuse in the state of [Bm] New York. _ _ _
It's called Uncle Sam's in case you were there and _
we tour up the country [G] a couple of times that year a couple of weeks after that
Jim and I were in the front of the
[B] converted Greyhound bus
middle of the night
_ _ [G] exotic booze
and he looked out the window and he said
[B] _ we're crossing the Mississippi
there's Hank Williams on the radio and I went yeah, and we're from Hereford.
It was a [D] great moment
like this is tonight for Jim and Pete from a [B] little market town in England on the west side
on the Welsh borders, I think somebody on table 15 might know where that is and
_ It's a pleasure it [G] really is a pleasure.
There's a few people extra special people to thank it's a pleasure to have
_ Jimmy's sister here tonight Lynn [N] Scott and
_ Dave Hill, Dave our original manager
[G] _ _
[A#] remember Stan Tippins the [Em] on the road guys, you know and
well
[A] There's a lot of people to thank I'd like to thank
Mick Green Mick Green was
_ Was a is still a great guitar player has been playing over
over 40 years with a band called the Pirates and he helped us out at a very difficult time when we were looking for somebody to
_ Do the impossible
Step into the shoes of somebody like James Honeyman Scott
_ Well, we managed to continue and I'd like to thank a lot more people especially the drummers who sat in my seat
Kept it [Bm] warm.
Thank you very much _ _ _ _ _
_ Back.
Well Martin was playing crap for [N] a while and I had to stay true to the music
So I'd like to thank Blair [G#] Cunningham for filling in for a [B] few years good
Martin could be excused for being
Part of this sunny and Cher show.
Uh-huh
Back away from the drummer and to Robbie McIntosh and
Malcolm [G] Foster.
Yes, certainly a great lineup of ours Bernie Worrell TM Stevens
_ there's a lot of people to thank and _
_ _ Get on with it.
Okay, we're gonna play some some songs.
I'd like to thank
_ [N] I'd like to thank Andy Hobson and Adam Seymour
For playing for the last 15 years and making my life more fun
They really should be and I'd like to thank Chrissy especially for making my life really interesting
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _