Pretty Ballerina
Left Banke
(M. Brown)
Intro:
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Verse 1:
Eb Ab Eb
I had a date with a pretty ballerina
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Her hair so brilliant that it hurt my eyes
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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
Verse 2:
I called her yesterday, it should have been tomorrow
I could not keep the joy that was inside
I asked for her to tell me if she really loved me
Somewhere a mountain is moving
Afraid it's moving without me
Instrumental break:
Gm Gm/F
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Dm(add E)
[single notes: Ab G F E Eb E E]
Dm Am Em Gm Am
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(repeat first verse)
Verse 3:
And when I wake on a dreary Sunday morning
I opened up my eyes to find there's rain
And something deep within said, "go ahead and find her
Just close your eyes, yeah
Just close your eyes and she'll be there"
Coda:
Eb Ab Eb
She'll be there... [repeat 'n fade]
source: Andrew Rogers
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Additional info on "THE LEFT BANKE" and their songs:
1. "Pretty Ballerina"was about his girlfriend, Renee Fladen... as was their
other songs "She May Call You Up Tonight" and "Walk away, Renee"
2. The original group was Michael Brown (nee Lookofski), Steve Martin (a
talented vocalist who'd just relocated to New York from Madrid, Spain),
George Cameron and Tom Finn.
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Michael Brown departed Left Banke and formed Stories with Ian Lloyd.
Brother Louie was a big hit for them.
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