Defecting Grey Chords by The Pretty Things

Tempo:
86.875 bpm
Chords used:

B

A

Bm

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Pretty Things "Defecting Grey" chords
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[B] [E] [B]
[E] [B]
Sitting alone on a bench with you,
Heroes of [A] a million stripes,
[B] Wondering if you would say goodnight,
Be a [A] grave of goodbyes.
[B] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[B] [Bm]
Night [B]
[D] [B] [Bm] [B]
star hangs in blackness,
Light [Bm] threads, patterns leaving,
Somebody going close to play our pieces.
[B] Heart's bending, gardens of shadow,
An ice flash, someone thriving,
Be the straight car on a highway [D] going my way.
[A] [Bm]
[A] [G#] [B]
Sitting alone on a bench with you,
Talking about your life [A] and mine,
[B] I find that you just don't like snakes,
They are just no friend of mine.
[F#m]
[B] [F#m] You seem in love but [Em] you're fucking alone,
[F#m] You passed in car but you're [Em] not close,
[D] You had it all before [Em] you're going home,
[D] You've seen them dying [Em] now they're all alone.
[B]
Sitting alone on a bench with you,
Lifting my eyes [A] straight,
[B]
Breath from your lips, please shake those away,
Hearing the whispers [F#m] of a dream.
[B]
[Bm]
[E]
[B] Sitting alone on a bench with you,
Just as you can [D] tell to [A] me,
[B] Holding my breath as I touch your head,
Left with the brush [F#m] of your sleeve.
[B] [G#]
[A] See you in [D] the morning,
[A]
Down the [G] street.
[B]
Sitting alone on this empty bench,
Mirror above [A] every sky.
[D] [A]
Key:  
B
12341112
A
1231
Bm
13421112
D
1321
Em
121
B
12341112
A
1231
Bm
13421112
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To start learning The Pretty Things - (Unabridged, Top Gear, 3 December 1967 Presented by Brian Matthew) Defecting Grey chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - D, A, D, B, Bm, B, A, B, F#m, B, G, B and A in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 43 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 87 BPM. Considering the song's key of E Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sitting alone on a bench with you,
Heroes of [A] a million stripes, _ _ _ _
[B] Wondering if you would say goodnight,
Be a [A] grave of goodbyes. _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
Night _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _
_ star hangs in blackness,
Light [Bm] threads, patterns leaving,
Somebody going close to play our pieces. _
_ [B] _ Heart's bending, gardens of shadow,
An ice flash, someone thriving,
Be the straight car on a highway [D] going my way.
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ Sitting alone on a bench with you,
Talking about your life [A] and mine,
_ _ _ _ [B] I find that you just don't like snakes,
They are just no friend of mine.
[F#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] You seem in love but [Em] you're fucking alone, _ _
[F#m] You passed in car but you're [Em] not close, _
_ [D] You had it all before [Em] you're going home,
_ _ [D] You've seen them dying [Em] now they're all alone.
_ _ [B] _ _ _
Sitting alone on a bench with you,
Lifting my eyes [A] straight,
_ _ _ _ [B]
Breath from your lips, please shake those away,
Hearing the whispers [F#m] of a dream.
_ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] Sitting alone on a bench with you,
Just as you can [D] tell to [A] me,
_ _ _ _ [B] Holding my breath as I touch your head,
Left with the brush [F#m] of your sleeve.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ See you in [D] the morning,
_ _ [A] _
Down _ _ the [G] street.
[B] _
Sitting alone on this empty bench,
Mirror above [A] every sky. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Facts about this song

This song finds its place within the Live at the BBC album.