International Jet Set Chords by The Specials

Tempo:
109.05 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

C#m

C

Cm

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Specials - International Jet Set chords
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This
[E]
[C#] is your captain [F#] speaking.
[F] flight 51313.
[Dm] feet and airspeed of 600 miles [D] per hour.
[G] provided [C#]
[C] [Dm] [E] [D#] [Dm]
[C#] on
100%  ➙  109BPM
Dm
2311
C#m
13421114
C
3211
Cm
13421113
E
2311
Dm
2311
C#m
13421114
C
3211
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To start learning The Specials - (2002 Remaster) International Jet Set chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Dm, C#m, Cm, Dm, C, Dm and C in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 54 BPM and then match the original tempo of 109 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of D Minor.

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_ _ This _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ is your captain [F#] speaking.
Welcome aboard EC10 [F] flight 51313.
[C] The height of 25 [Dm] feet and airspeed of 600 miles [D] per hour.
Head and tail will be [G] provided _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ [D#] _ [Dm] _
[C#] on_
[Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#m] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#m] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[C#] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [Fm] _ [Em] _ [D#m] _ [Dm] _
[Am] _ [E] _ [G] _ [D] _ [F] _ [Em] _ [D#m] _ [Dm] _
[Am] _ [E] _ [G] _ [D] _ [C#] _ [Em] _ [D#m] _ [Dm] _
[Am] _ [E] _ [G] _ [D] _ [F] _ [D#m] _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [Cm] [Dm] Safety _
[C#m] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#m] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _
[C] belts [Dm] and sickness bags, [Em] jet lag down [Dm] the pills.
[C] Juicy fruit [Dm] and booze and fuck [E] make [Cm] me [Dm] feel ill.
Take the train [Gm] from A to B [F] away from normal [Gm] [C] sanity.
It all seems so [Dm] absurd to me.
[C#m] _ [D#] _ [Dm] _
[A] I've [G#m] seen [G] the [D] [F] carpets [Em] on [B] the [Dm] walls [A] of [E] hotel [G] [D] rooms [F] around [C] [D#m] the [Dm] world.
[Am] I [E] never [G] [A#m] want to [C] hear [D#m] the [Dm] screams of the [E] [G] teenage [D] girls in [F] other [D#m] _
[C#m] people's [C] [Dm] dreams.
_ [C#m] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#m] _ [D#] _ [Dm] _ _
[E] Step up [C#] in heat from the [D] south [F#] China [G] sea to [C] the beach hotel [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _
[D] alley.
_ _ _ [C#] Phone _ _
[C#m] _ _ my [C#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ house [G] again.
_ I [C] say hi, tell [E] [Dm] me here and she [D] says _ very [A] good. _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [C#m] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[E] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#m] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#m] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[C#] _ [D#] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#m] [C] Businessmen [Dm] are having [C#m] [Cm] fun.
[Dm] _ [F] Are they on a [Gm] different plane to me?
[F] I've lost touch with [Gm] [C] reality.
They all seem [Dm] so absurd to me [C#m] like well [Cm]-dressed [Dm] chimpanzees.
[A] _ _ [G] _ [F#m] _
[Fm] _ [Em] _ [D#m] _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ [E] _ [Em] _ [D] _
[F] _ [Em] _ [D#m] _ [Dm] _ [A] [E] Spin [G] and spin [F#m]
[Fm] and [C] spin [D#m] and [Dm] spin.
[E] We'll [G] blow [D] mutes [F] like _ [D#m] _ [C#m] gibbons.
[Cm] _ [Dm] _ _
[E] _ [D#] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#m] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#m] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ [D#] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _
[E] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#m] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[E] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ [Cm] _ [D] _ _ [C#] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _
[E] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#m] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#m] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#] _ [G#] _ [Dm] _ _
[E] _ [G#] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] We'll blow mutes like [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#m] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ [G#] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ [D#] _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ [G#] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ [D#] _ [Dm] _ _ [C#] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[E] _ [D#] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C#] _ [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C#] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[C#m] _ [D#] _ [Dm] [D] gibbons.
_ _ [Dm] _ _
[A] _ [D#] _ [Dm] _ Generous and kind people [A#] are [E] the way [N] most of us are attracted to.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song, written by Jerry Dammers, finds its place within the More Specials album.

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