[ Pretty Ballerina von Left Banke ]



Intro: Eb    Ab     Eb  (2X)

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


Eb             Ab                Eb
I called her yesterday, it should have been tomorrow
        Eb          Ab                Eb
I could not keep the joy that was inside
Eb           Ab                 Eb
I asked for her to tell me if she really loved me
Bbm       Absus4 Ab
Somewhere a mountain is moving
Db        Gb        Bb     Eb   Ab   Eb
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


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


Eb      Ab          Eb
And when I wake on a dreary Sunday morning
        Eb          Ab                Eb
I open up my eyes to find that there's rain
Eb      Ab          Eb
And something strange within says, "Go ahead and find her
Bbm       Absus4 Ab
Just close your eyes, yeah
Db        Gb        Bb     Eb   Ab   Eb
Just close your eyes and she'll be there"


Coda (Repeat To Fade):
          Eb    Ab     Eb
She'll be there..