«(Oh) Pretty Woman»
(Roy Orbison — Bill Dees)
Riff 1:
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Riff 2:
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Intro:
drums alone (1 measure)
Riff 1 (acoustic guitar) 2X
Riff 2 (w/ electric and bass guitars) 4X
(more electrics enter on 3rd repeat)
Verse 1:
A F#m
Pretty woman walking down the street
A F#m
Pretty woman the kind I’d like to meet
D
Pretty woman
E
I don’t believe you, you’re not the truth
No one could look as good as you (Mercy!)
(Riff 2, 4X)
Verse 2:
Pretty woman won’t you pardon me
Pretty woman I couldn’t help but see
Pretty woman
That you look lovely as can be
Are you lonely just like me (Rrrrowrr…)
(Riff 2, 4X)
Bridge:
Dm G7
Pretty woman stop a while
C Am
Pretty woman talk a while
Dm G7 C
Pretty woman give your smile to me
Dm G7
Pretty woman, yeah yeah yeah
C Am
Pretty woman look my way
Dm G7 C A
Pretty woman say you’ll stay with me
F#m Dm E
‘Cause I need you I’ll treat you right
A F#m Dm E
Come with me baby Be mine tonight
(Riff 2, 4X)
Verse 3 (incomplete):
Pretty woman don’t walk on by
Pretty woman don’t make me cry
Pretty woman
Don’t walk away, hey
Coda:
E
OK… if that’s the way it must be, OK
I guess I’ll go on home, it’s late
There’ll be tomorrow night, but wait
(drums only)
What do I see
(Riff 1, 2X)
(Riff 2, 8X)
Is she walking back to me
Yes, she’s walking back to me
A
Oh, oh, pretty woman
— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers
