Pretty Ballerina

Intro:
        Eb    Ab     Eb
        /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /         [2X]

Verse 1:

        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

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
        / / / /  / / / /

        (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
E|-7---6---5---5---5---5---|-5---| 
B|-------------------------|-----| 
G|-4---3---2---2---2---2---|-2---| 
D|-6---5---3---2---1---2---|-2---| 
A|-------------------------|-----| 
E|-------------------------|-----| 

         ^ 1/4 note triplets ^

         v     v     v     v       v   v   v   v
E|-------------------------|-----5-------5---|-----|   
B|-2---1---0---------------|---7---77--7---77|--| %--| 
G|-------------4---3---4---|-5-------5-------|-----|   
D|-------------------------|-----------------|-----|   

        Dm       Am       Em       Gm   Am
        / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / /  / / / /

        Dm       Am       Em       Gm   Am [rit.]
        / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / /  / / / /
                   la la la la     la

[repeat first verse]

Verse 3:

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

Coda (repeat to fade):

                  Eb    Ab     Eb
        She'll be there...