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Pretty One:Roy Orbison.
Flip-side of 'Uptown'..#72
on BB Hot 100 on MONUMENT Records
in 1959. (Written by Orbison and
deserved better.)
#1.
(SPOKEN:)
Hey there, pretty one, take a look at 
what you've done..Cyou've Fbroken my Gheart 
in Ctwo.G  
You Ctold a hundred Amlies to as Cmany other 
Amguys.
Oh, Flovely, unGfaithful pretty Cone.
#2.
CSomeday, when you're Amolder and your Ffuture 
has Gpassed.
You will Cfind that your Ambeauty and your
Floveliness won't Glast.
When the Ctraces of time Fshow in every Dmline,
reCmember I still Amlove you..pretty Fone, 
pretty Gone, pretty Cone.Am  C  Am  C  
#3.
CHey, there pretty Amone take a Clook at 
what you've Amdone..you've Fbroken my Gheart 
in Ctwo.G  
You've Ctold a hundred Amlies to as Cmany other Amguys.
    F         G               C....A
Oh, lovely, unfaithful pretty one.
#4.
DSomeday, Bmwhen you're older and your Gfuture 
has Apassed.
You will Dfind that your Bmbeauty and your 
Gloveliness won't Alast.
When the Dtraces of time Gshow in every Eline,
reDmember, GI still Bmlove Eyou.....Gpretty Dmone, 
pretty Aone, pretty Done.
OUTRO:  Bm   D   G   Gb   D(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Pretty One:Roy Orbison.

Flip-side of 'Uptown'..#72

on BB Hot 100 on MONUMENT Records

in 1959. (Written by Orbison and

deserved better.)

#1.

(SPOKEN:)

Hey there, pretty one, take a look at

C F G

what you've done..you've broken my heart

C G

in two.

C Am C

You told a hundred lies to as many other

guys.

F G C

Oh, lovely, unfaithful pretty one.

#2.

C Am F

Someday, when you're older and your future

has passed.

C Am

You will find that your beauty and your

F G

loveliness won't last.

C F Dm

When the traces of time show in every line,

C Am F

remember I still love you..pretty one,

G C Am C Am C

pretty one, pretty one.

#3.

C Am C

Hey, there pretty one take a look at

Am F G

what you've done..you've broken my heart

C G

in two.

C Am C Am

You've told a hundred lies to as many other guys.

F G C....A

Oh, lovely, unfaithful pretty one.

#4.

D Bm G

Someday, when you're older and your future

has passed.

D Bm

You will find that your beauty and your

G A

loveliness won't last.

D G E

When the traces of time show in every line,

D G Bm E G Dm

remember, I still love you.....pretty one,

A D

pretty one, pretty one.

Bm D G Gb D

OUTRO: (Fade.)

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

About Pretty One Chords by Roy Orbison

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