Left Banke - Pretty Ballerina guitar chord

Subject: ./l/left_banke/pretty_ballerina.crd

"Pretty Ballerina"

(M. Brown)

Intro:

Eb Ab Eb

/ / / / / / / / [2X]

Verse 1:

Eb Ab Eb

I had a date with a pretty ballerina

Eb Ab Eb

Her hair so brilliant that it hurt my eyes

Eb Ab Eb

I asked her for this dance and then she obliged me

Bbm Absus4 Ab

Was I surprised, yeah

Db Gb Bb Eb Ab Eb

Was I surprised, no not at all

Verse 2:

I called her yesterday, it should have been tomorrow

I could not keep the joy that was inside

I asked for her to tell me if she really loved me

Somewhere a mountain is moving

Afraid it's moving without me

Instrumental break:

Gm Gm/F

/ / / / / / / /

Dm(add E)

[single notes: Ab G F E Eb E E]

Dm Am Em Gm Am

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / [2x]

(repeat first verse)

Verse 3:

And when I wake on a dreary Sunday morning

I opened up my eyes to find there's rain

And something deep within said, "go ahead and find her

Just close your eyes, yeah

Just close your eyes and she'll be there"

Coda:

Eb Ab Eb

She'll be there... [repeat 'n fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers