Chris Isaak - Pretty Woman

pretty woman ( from the album “beyond the sun” )
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tuning : standard

comments : this is the kind of song that 99% of the time
your gonna end up killing . luckily chris does a good job
on his cover for “beyond the sun” . those of you who have
been following silvertone for years know , chris has played
this song several times live , though this is the first
time it’s been laid down on an official release . the best
part is , chris allows the song to ring true to roy’s
original version , though it might be just a touch faster tempo wise .

if you know how to play roy’s original version , than you
know how to play chris’s but for those of you who don’t ,
have at it!

key :
/ = slide up
= slide down
B = bend ( whole step )
b^ = bend ( 1/2 step )
b^^ = bend ( 1 1/2 steps )
pb = pre – bend
r = release – bend
t^ = tap with righthand finger
h = hammer – on
p = pull – off
~ = vibrato
* = natural harmonic
# ( # ) = trill
* * = artificial harmonic
x = dead notes ( no pitch )
p . m . = palm mute ( – – > underneath indicates which notes )
( ) = dive war
( / ) = release war
tp = tap wplectrum

riff 1 :
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| – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – |
| – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – |
| – – 0 – 0 – 4 – – – – – – |

riff 2 :
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| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – 0 – 4 – 2 – 0 – – |
| – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – 0 – 0 – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – |

pretty woman
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( william dees , roy orbison )

intro :
riff 1 played twice
riff 2 played four times

verse 1 :
A F#m
pretty woman , walking down the street .
A F#m
pretty woman , the kind i’d like to meet .
D E
pretty woman , i don’t believe you , you’re not the truth .
riff 2 x4
no one could look as good as you .

verse 2 :
A F#m
pretty woman , won’t you pardon me?
A F#m
pretty woman , i couldn’t help but see .
D E
pretty woman , that you look lovely as can be .
riff 2 x4
are you lonely just like me?

bridge :
Dm G7 C Am
pretty woman , stop a while . pretty woman , talk a while .
Dm G7 C
pretty woman , give your smile to me .
Dm G7 C Am
pretty woman , yeah , yeah , yeah . pretty woman , look my way .
Dm G7 C A
pretty woman , say you’ll stay with me .
F#m D E
’cause i need you , i’ll treat you right .
A F#m D E riff 2 x4
come with my baby , be mine tonight .

verse 3 :
A F#m
pretty woman , don’t walk on by .
A F#m
pretty woman , don’t make me cry .
D E
pretty woman , don’t walk away . hey . okay .
E
if that’s the way it must be , okay .
E
i guess i’ll go on home it’s late , maybe tomorrow night but wait .
E riff 1 x2
what do i see?
E riff 2 til end of song
is she walking back to me?
E
yeah , she’s walking back to me .
E A A
oh , oh pretty woman .