Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman tab

Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman tab

"(Oh) Pretty Woman"
                      (Roy Orbison - Bill Dees)

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:

       A               F#m
Pretty woman   walking down the street
       A                   F#m
Pretty woman   the kind I'd like to meet
       D
Pretty woman
          E
I don't believe you, you're not the truth
No one could look as good as you    (Mercy!)

(Riff 2, 4X)

Verse 2:

       A               F#m

Pretty woman   won't you pardon me
       A               F#m

Pretty woman   I couldn't help but see
       D
Pretty woman
          E
That you look lovely as can be
Are you lonely just like me       (Rrrrowrr...)

(Riff 2, 4X)

Bridge:

Dm             G7
Pretty woman stop a while
C              Am
Pretty woman talk a while
Dm             G7                C
Pretty woman give your smile to me
Dm             G7
Pretty woman, yeah yeah yeah
C              Am
Pretty woman look my way
Dm           G7                   C   A
Pretty woman say you'll stay with me
         F#m         Dm               E
'Cause I need you   I'll treat you right
A             F#m    Dm         E
Come with me baby   Be mine tonight

(Riff 2, 4X)

Verse 3 (incomplete):

       A               F#m

Pretty woman   don't walk on by
       A               F#m

Pretty woman   don't make me cry
        D

Pretty woman
          E
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

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

Roy Orbison

Singer-songwriter

Roy Kelton Orbison, nicknamed the Big O, was an American singer-songwriter and musician, known for his distinctive, impassioned voice, complex compositions and dark emotional ballads.

Wikipedia

Born: April 23, 1936, Vernon, TX

Died: December 6, 1988, Hendersonville, TN

Spouse: Barbara Orbison, Claudette Frady, Claudette Frady

Children: Anthony King Orbison, Wesley Orbison, Roy Kelton Orbison, Alexander Orbison, Roy Dewayne Orbison

https://youtu.be/_PLq0_7k1jk

Roy Orbison performs "Oh, Pretty Woman"

Roy Orbison performs "Oh, Pretty Woman" as the finale of the Black & White Night Concert. Backed by Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, James Burton, Glen D. Hardin, Tom Waits, kd lang, Jackson Browne,