Pretty Paper Chords by Roy Orbison
Tempo:
80.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Am
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] Oh [G] pretty paper, pretty [Dm] ribbons of [G] [Am]
[G] blue.
Pretty paper, pretty ribbons [D] of blue.
Wrap your presents to your darling [G] from you.
Pretty pencils to write I [C] love you.
Pretty [G] paper, [D] pretty ribbons [C] of [G] blue.
[Am] [G]
Crowded streets, busy [D] feet, hustle [G] by him.
Downtown shoppers, [D] Christmas [G] is nigh.
There he sits, all alone on [C] the sidewalk.
[A] Hoping that you won't pass [D] him by.
Should [G] you stop, better not, [D] much [G] too busy.
You're in a hurry, [D] my half time [G] does fly.
In the distance, the ringing [C] of laughter.
And [G] in the midst [D] of the laughter, [G] he [C] [G] cries.
Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of [D] blue.
Wrap your presents to your darling [G] from you.
Pretty pencils to write I [C] love you.
[G] Pretty paper, pretty [D] ribbons of [G] blue.
[G] blue.
Pretty paper, pretty ribbons [D] of blue.
Wrap your presents to your darling [G] from you.
Pretty pencils to write I [C] love you.
Pretty [G] paper, [D] pretty ribbons [C] of [G] blue.
[Am] [G]
Crowded streets, busy [D] feet, hustle [G] by him.
Downtown shoppers, [D] Christmas [G] is nigh.
There he sits, all alone on [C] the sidewalk.
[A] Hoping that you won't pass [D] him by.
Should [G] you stop, better not, [D] much [G] too busy.
You're in a hurry, [D] my half time [G] does fly.
In the distance, the ringing [C] of laughter.
And [G] in the midst [D] of the laughter, [G] he [C] [G] cries.
Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of [D] blue.
Wrap your presents to your darling [G] from you.
Pretty pencils to write I [C] love you.
[G] Pretty paper, pretty [D] ribbons of [G] blue.
Key:
G
D
C
Am
Dm
G
D
C
[C] _ Oh [G] pretty paper, pretty [Dm] ribbons of [G] _ [Am]
[G] blue.
_ Pretty paper, pretty ribbons [D] of blue.
_ _ Wrap your presents to your darling [G] from you. _
_ _ Pretty pencils to write I [C] love you. _
_ Pretty [G] paper, [D] pretty ribbons [C] of [G] blue.
[Am] _ [G] _
_ Crowded streets, busy [D] feet, hustle [G] by him. _
_ Downtown _ shoppers, [D] Christmas _ [G] is nigh.
_ There he sits, all alone on [C] the sidewalk. _
_ _ _ [A] Hoping that you won't pass [D] him by. _
Should [G] you stop, _ better not, [D] much [G] too busy. _
_ You're in a hurry, [D] my half time [G] does fly. _
_ _ In the distance, the ringing [C] of laughter.
And _ [G] in the midst [D] of the laughter, [G] he [C] [G] cries.
_ _ Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of [D] blue.
_ _ Wrap your presents to your darling [G] from you.
_ _ Pretty pencils to write I [C] love you. _
_ _ _ [G] Pretty paper, pretty [D] ribbons _ of [G] blue. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] blue.
_ Pretty paper, pretty ribbons [D] of blue.
_ _ Wrap your presents to your darling [G] from you. _
_ _ Pretty pencils to write I [C] love you. _
_ Pretty [G] paper, [D] pretty ribbons [C] of [G] blue.
[Am] _ [G] _
_ Crowded streets, busy [D] feet, hustle [G] by him. _
_ Downtown _ shoppers, [D] Christmas _ [G] is nigh.
_ There he sits, all alone on [C] the sidewalk. _
_ _ _ [A] Hoping that you won't pass [D] him by. _
Should [G] you stop, _ better not, [D] much [G] too busy. _
_ You're in a hurry, [D] my half time [G] does fly. _
_ _ In the distance, the ringing [C] of laughter.
And _ [G] in the midst [D] of the laughter, [G] he [C] [G] cries.
_ _ Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of [D] blue.
_ _ Wrap your presents to your darling [G] from you.
_ _ Pretty pencils to write I [C] love you. _
_ _ _ [G] Pretty paper, pretty [D] ribbons _ of [G] blue. _ _ _ _
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