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Pretty Ballerina by Left Banke
Pretty Ballerina
Capo I
D G D 2x
D G D
I had a date with a pretty ballerina
G D
Her hair so brilliant that it hurt my eyes
G
I asked her for this dance
D
And then she obliged me
Am G
Was I surprised, yeah
C F
Was I surprised,
A D
No not at all
D G D
D G
I called her yesterday,
D
It should have been tomorrow
G
I could not keep
D
The joy that was inside
G
I begged for her to tell me
D
If she really loved me
Am G
Somewhere a mountain is moving
C F A D
Afraid it's moving without me
D G D
orchestra break
D G D
I had a date with a pretty ballerina
G D
Her hair so brilliant that it hurt my eyes
G
I asked her for this dance
D
And then she obliged me
Am G
Was I surprised, yeah
C F
Was I surprised,
A D
No not at all
D G D
And when I wake on a dreary sunday morning
G D
I open up my eyes to find there's rain
G
And something strange within said,
D
go ahead and find her
Am G
Just close your eyes, yeah
C F A D
Just close your eyes and she'll be there"
A D
She'll be there
A D
She'll be there
A D
She'll be there
D G D . . .
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version 2
INTRO: Eb Ab Eb Eb Ab Eb
#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 Db Gb Bb Eb Ab Eb
Was I surprised, yeah..was I surprised, no not at all.
#2.
Eb Ab Eb
I called her yesterday, it should have been tomorrow.
Eb Ab Eb
I could not keep the joy that was inside.
Eb Ab Eb
I begged for her to tell me if she really loved me.
Bbm Absus4 Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Somewhere a mountain is moving..afraid it's moving without me.
(Orchestral Break.)
#3.
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 Db Gb Bb Eb Ab Eb
Was I surprised, yeah..was I surprised, no not at all.
#4.
Eb Ab Eb
And when I wake on a dreary Sunday morning.
Eb Ab Eb
I open up my eyes to find there's rain.
Eb Ab Eb
And something strange within said, go ahead and find her.
Bbm Absus4 Ab Db Gb
Just close your eyes, yeah..just close your eyes
Bb Eb
and she'll be there.
OUTRO:
Bb Eb
She'll be there...(x2)
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version 3
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
/ / / / / / / /
(string quartet arr. for three guitars and bass; note that top
two voices are doubled in octaves):
E Eb Dm A/C# Cdim A/C# Dsus2
v v v v v
-7---6---5---5---5---5---|-5---|
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-4---3---2---2---2---2---|-2---|
-6---5---3---2---1---2---|-2---|
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^ 1/4 note triplets ^
v v v v v v v v
-------------------------|-----5-------5---|-----|
-2---1---0---------------|---7---77--7---77|--%--|
-------------4---3---4---|-5-------5-------|-----|
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Dm Am Em Gm Am
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Dm Am Em Gm Am [rit.]
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
la la la la la
[repeat first verse]
Verse 3:
And when I wake on a dreary Sunday morning
I open up my eyes to find that there's rain
And something strange within says, "Go ahead and find her
Just close your eyes, yeah
Just close your eyes and she'll be there"
Coda (repeat to fade):
Eb Ab Eb
She'll be there...
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