Pretty Ballerina

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--- -------------------------|----- -4---3---2---2---2---2---|-2--- -6---5---3---2---1---2---|-2--- -------------------------|----- -------------------------|----- ^ 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-------|----- -------------------------|-----------------|----- 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... -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers