Riff 1:
v v v v v v
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|---------0---------------|
|-------2-----------------|
|-0-0-4-------------------|
Riff 2:
v v v v
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|---------0-4-2-0-|
|-------2---------|
|-0-0-4-----------|
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:
Pretty wAoman walking F#midown the street
Pretty wAoman the kindF#mi I'd like to meet
Pretty wDoman
I don't belEieve 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:
DmiPretty woman stG7op a while
CPretty woman tAmialk a while
DmiPretty woman giG7ve your smileC to me
DmiPretty woman, yG7eah yeah yeah
CPretty woman lAmiook my way
DmiPretty woman sG7ay you'll stay wCith Ame
'Cause I F#mineed you IDmi'll treat youE right
ACome with me F#mibaby BDmie mine toniEght
(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
Intro:
+--- let this note ring for 1 1/2 measure
v________________________
/ \
e -----------------|-----------------|
B -----------------|-----------------|
G -----------------|-----------------| repeat both measures
D ---------0-------|-----------------|
A -2-2---2---------|-----------------|
E -0-0-4-----------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
and then over to the main riff which is just the following, usually repeated
4 times:
e -----------------
B -----------------
G -----------------
D ---------0-4-2-0-
A -2-2---2---------
E -0-0-4-----------
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Pretty Awoman walking F#midown the street,
Pretty Awoman, the kind I'd F#milike to meet.
Pretty Dwoman...D
I don't beE7lieve you -- it must be E7true.
No one could E7look as good as E7, (repeat, main, riff, 4, times)you.
Pretty woman, won't you pardon me.
Pretty woman, I couldn't help but see.
Pretty woman...
Oh, you look lovely as you can be.
Are you lonely just like me?
Dmi7Pretty woman, sGtop awhile.
CPrC/Betty womAmian, tAmialk awhile.
Dmi7Pretty woman, gGive your smile Cto mCe.
Dmi7Pretty woman, yGeah, yeah, yeah,
CPrC/Betty womAmian, lAmiook my way.
Dmi7Pretty woman, sGay you'll stay with mC, Ae,
'Cause I F#mineed you, nDeed you tonE7, (repeat, main, riff, 4, times)ight.
Pretty woman, don't walk on by.
Pretty woman, don't make me cry.
Pretty woman...
Don't walk away, hey.
Okay.
If that's the way it must be, okay.
I guess I'll go on home, it's late.
There'll be tomorrow night, but wait
What do I see?
She's walking back to me.
Oh, pretty woman.
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Abba:
Roy Orbison:
