Chords for Bruce Springsteen & John Fogerty (CCR) Play Roy Orbison’s “Pretty Woman” at Madison Square Garden
Tempo:
125.3 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
Bm
A
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
In 1988 I was lucky enough to play behind one of my great heroes Roy Orbison.
Not only was Roy one of rock's great crooners, but he reinvented the way a pop song could be structured.
You were no longer tied down to verse, chorus, verse, chorus.
His greatest music were all these mini arias featuring one of the most beautiful voices that rock ever produced.
So tonight I've talked John into doing something I wouldn't try by myself.
We're going to take a ballpark swing at Pretty Woman, one of Roy's brightest and most hopeful songs.
[B]
[E] [D]
[E] [D]
[E]
[Bm] [E] [D] [E]
[G#m] [Bm] [A] Pretty woman, [F#m] walking down the street.
[A] Pretty woman, the [F#m] kind I'd like to meet.
[D] Pretty woman, I [E] don't believe you.
You're not the truth.
No one could look as good as you.
[Bm]
[E] Mercy, [Bm]
[E] [D] [A] pretty woman, [F#m] won't you pardon me?
[A] Pretty woman, I [F#m] couldn't help but see.
[D] Pretty woman, have [E] you looked lovely as can be?
Are you lonely just like me?
[D] [E]
[B] [Bm] [E] [D] [E]
[Dm] Pretty woman, [G] stop awhile.
[C] Pretty [Am] woman, talk awhile.
[Dm] Pretty [G] woman, give your smile [C] to me.
[Dm] Pretty woman, [G] yeah, yeah, [C] yeah.
Pretty woman, [Am] look my way.
[Dm] Pretty [G] woman, say you'll stay [C] with [A] me.
[F#m] Cause I need you [Dm] and I'll treat [E] you right.
[A] Come with [F#m] me, baby.
[D] Be [E] mine [Bm] tonight.
[E] [Bm] [E] [Bm]
Pretty [E] [Bm] [A] woman, [F#m] don't walk on by.
[A] Pretty woman, [F#m] don't make me cry.
[D] Pretty woman, [E] don't you walk away.
That's the way it must be, okay.
I guess I'll go on home and play.
It'll be tomorrow night, but wait, [G] what do I see?
[E] [D] I think I see her.
[E] [B] [D] I think I see [E] her.
[D] [E] [D]
Is [E] she walking back to me?
[D]
[E] [Bm] [E] Yeah, [Bm]
[E] she's walking back to [D] me.
[E] Come on, John.
[Bm] Pretty [E] [A] woman.
[N]
John Forney, everybody.
Not only was Roy one of rock's great crooners, but he reinvented the way a pop song could be structured.
You were no longer tied down to verse, chorus, verse, chorus.
His greatest music were all these mini arias featuring one of the most beautiful voices that rock ever produced.
So tonight I've talked John into doing something I wouldn't try by myself.
We're going to take a ballpark swing at Pretty Woman, one of Roy's brightest and most hopeful songs.
[B]
[E] [D]
[E] [D]
[E]
[Bm] [E] [D] [E]
[G#m] [Bm] [A] Pretty woman, [F#m] walking down the street.
[A] Pretty woman, the [F#m] kind I'd like to meet.
[D] Pretty woman, I [E] don't believe you.
You're not the truth.
No one could look as good as you.
[Bm]
[E] Mercy, [Bm]
[E] [D] [A] pretty woman, [F#m] won't you pardon me?
[A] Pretty woman, I [F#m] couldn't help but see.
[D] Pretty woman, have [E] you looked lovely as can be?
Are you lonely just like me?
[D] [E]
[B] [Bm] [E] [D] [E]
[Dm] Pretty woman, [G] stop awhile.
[C] Pretty [Am] woman, talk awhile.
[Dm] Pretty [G] woman, give your smile [C] to me.
[Dm] Pretty woman, [G] yeah, yeah, [C] yeah.
Pretty woman, [Am] look my way.
[Dm] Pretty [G] woman, say you'll stay [C] with [A] me.
[F#m] Cause I need you [Dm] and I'll treat [E] you right.
[A] Come with [F#m] me, baby.
[D] Be [E] mine [Bm] tonight.
[E] [Bm] [E] [Bm]
Pretty [E] [Bm] [A] woman, [F#m] don't walk on by.
[A] Pretty woman, [F#m] don't make me cry.
[D] Pretty woman, [E] don't you walk away.
That's the way it must be, okay.
I guess I'll go on home and play.
It'll be tomorrow night, but wait, [G] what do I see?
[E] [D] I think I see her.
[E] [B] [D] I think I see [E] her.
[D] [E] [D]
Is [E] she walking back to me?
[D]
[E] [Bm] [E] Yeah, [Bm]
[E] she's walking back to [D] me.
[E] Come on, John.
[Bm] Pretty [E] [A] woman.
[N]
John Forney, everybody.
Key:
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Bm
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F#m
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D
Bm
_ _ _ In 1988 I was _ lucky enough to play behind one of my great heroes Roy Orbison.
Not only was Roy one of rock's great crooners, but he reinvented the way a pop song could be structured.
You were no longer tied down to verse, chorus, verse, chorus.
His greatest music were all these mini arias featuring one of the most beautiful voices that rock ever produced. _ _
So tonight I've talked John into doing something I wouldn't try by myself.
We're going to take a ballpark swing at Pretty Woman, one of Roy's brightest and most hopeful songs.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [E] _
_ [G#m] _ [Bm] _ [A] Pretty woman, _ [F#m] walking down the street.
[A] Pretty woman, the [F#m] kind I'd like to meet.
[D] Pretty woman, _ _ _ _ I [E] don't believe you.
You're not the truth.
No one could look as good as you.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ Mercy, [Bm] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ [A] pretty woman, _ [F#m] won't you pardon me?
[A] Pretty woman, I [F#m] couldn't help but see.
[D] Pretty woman, _ _ _ _ have [E] you looked lovely as can be?
Are you lonely just like _ me?
_ _ [D] _ [E] _
_ [B] _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ Pretty woman, [G] stop awhile.
[C] _ Pretty [Am] woman, talk awhile.
[Dm] _ Pretty [G] woman, give your smile [C] to me. _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ Pretty woman, [G] yeah, yeah, [C] yeah.
Pretty woman, [Am] look my way.
[Dm] _ Pretty [G] woman, say you'll stay [C] with _ _ [A] me.
_ _ [F#m] Cause I need you [Dm] _ and I'll treat [E] you _ right.
[A] _ Come with [F#m] me, baby. _
[D] _ Be [E] mine _ [Bm] tonight.
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
Pretty [E] _ [Bm] _ _ [A] woman, _ [F#m] don't walk on by.
[A] Pretty woman, [F#m] don't make me cry.
[D] Pretty woman, _ _ _ _ [E] don't you walk _ away.
_ _ That's the way it must be, okay.
_ I guess I'll go on home and play.
_ It'll be tomorrow night, but wait, [G] what do I see? _
[E] _ _ _ [D] I think I see her. _
_ [E] _ [B] _ [D] _ _ I think I see [E] her.
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
Is [E] she walking back to me?
[D] _
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] Yeah, [Bm] _ _
[E] she's walking back to [D] me.
[E] _ Come on, John.
_ _ [Bm] Pretty _ [E] _ _ _ [A] woman. _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ John Forney, everybody. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Not only was Roy one of rock's great crooners, but he reinvented the way a pop song could be structured.
You were no longer tied down to verse, chorus, verse, chorus.
His greatest music were all these mini arias featuring one of the most beautiful voices that rock ever produced. _ _
So tonight I've talked John into doing something I wouldn't try by myself.
We're going to take a ballpark swing at Pretty Woman, one of Roy's brightest and most hopeful songs.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [E] _
_ [G#m] _ [Bm] _ [A] Pretty woman, _ [F#m] walking down the street.
[A] Pretty woman, the [F#m] kind I'd like to meet.
[D] Pretty woman, _ _ _ _ I [E] don't believe you.
You're not the truth.
No one could look as good as you.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ Mercy, [Bm] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ [A] pretty woman, _ [F#m] won't you pardon me?
[A] Pretty woman, I [F#m] couldn't help but see.
[D] Pretty woman, _ _ _ _ have [E] you looked lovely as can be?
Are you lonely just like _ me?
_ _ [D] _ [E] _
_ [B] _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ Pretty woman, [G] stop awhile.
[C] _ Pretty [Am] woman, talk awhile.
[Dm] _ Pretty [G] woman, give your smile [C] to me. _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ Pretty woman, [G] yeah, yeah, [C] yeah.
Pretty woman, [Am] look my way.
[Dm] _ Pretty [G] woman, say you'll stay [C] with _ _ [A] me.
_ _ [F#m] Cause I need you [Dm] _ and I'll treat [E] you _ right.
[A] _ Come with [F#m] me, baby. _
[D] _ Be [E] mine _ [Bm] tonight.
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
Pretty [E] _ [Bm] _ _ [A] woman, _ [F#m] don't walk on by.
[A] Pretty woman, [F#m] don't make me cry.
[D] Pretty woman, _ _ _ _ [E] don't you walk _ away.
_ _ That's the way it must be, okay.
_ I guess I'll go on home and play.
_ It'll be tomorrow night, but wait, [G] what do I see? _
[E] _ _ _ [D] I think I see her. _
_ [E] _ [B] _ [D] _ _ I think I see [E] her.
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
Is [E] she walking back to me?
[D] _
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] Yeah, [Bm] _ _
[E] she's walking back to [D] me.
[E] _ Come on, John.
_ _ [Bm] Pretty _ [E] _ _ _ [A] woman. _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ John Forney, everybody. _ _ _ _ _ _ _