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Pretty Boys Ukulele by Paul McCartney

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: soprano C

a rough translation of the guitar arpeggio for the ukulele (seems to work, though)

Verse: / Intro: = first two bars
 D(add11)    Cadd9      D(add11)    Cadd9
 1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
A|----------------------------2---|----------------------------2---|
E|----2---------------0-----------|----2---------------0-----------|
C|2-------2-------0-----2---------|2-------2-------0-----2---------|
g|------------0-------------0-----|------------0-------------0-----|


 D(add11)    Cadd9      G*       D7sus4/A
 1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
A|----------------------------2---|2-------------------------------|
E|----2---------------0-----------|----------------------------3---|
C|2-------2-------0-----2---------|----2---2-----------0---2-------|
g|------------0-------------0-----|------------0---2---------------|

Chorus:
First six bars of Chorus 1 and 2)
 G    Am11   G*   Cadd9  G*   Am11
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|------5-------5-|------5-------5-|------5-------5-|
E|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|
C|--2-------0-----|--2-------4-----|--2-------0-----|
g|0-------2-------|4-------5-------|4-------2-------|
 G    Am11   G*   Cadd9  G*   Am11
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|------5-------5-|------5-------5-|------5-------5-|
E|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|
C|--2-------0-----|--2-------4-----|--2-------0-----|
g|0-------2-------|4-------5-------|4-------2-------|


last two bars of Chorus 1 (= link to Chorus 2)
 G    Am11   G*   Am11
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|------5-------5-|------5-------5-|
E|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|
C|--2-------0-----|--2-------0-----|
g|0-------2-------|4-------2-------|

last two bars of Chorus 2 (= link to Verse)
 G    Am11   G*   Cadd9
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A|------5-------5-|------5-------5-|
E|----3-------3---|----3-------3---|
C|--2-------0-----|--2-------4-----|
g|0-------2-------|4-------5-------|

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Suggestions for strumming chords
     g-C-E-A
D(add11) 0-2-2-0
Cadd9   0-2-0-3
D7sus4/A 2-0-3-0
G     0-2-3-5
Am11   2-0-3-5
G*    4-2-3-5
Cadd9   5-4-3-5

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Intro:
| D(add11) Cadd9 | % |

Verse:
D(add11)   Cadd9
Look into my lens
D(add11)   Cadd9
Give me all you got
D(add11)    Cadd9
Work it for me, baby
G*         D7sus4/A
Let me take my best shot
Chorus 1:
G     Am11
 Meet the pretty boys
G*     Cadd9    G*
 A line of bicycles for hire
Am11     G :
Objects of desire
| G Am11 | G* Cadd9      | G* Am11 |
        Working for the squire
    G        Am11    | G* Am11 |
You can look, but you'd better not touch


Chorus 2:
G          Am11
 Cause here come the pretty boys
G*       Cadd9       G*
 They're gonna set your world on fire
Am11     G :
Objects of desire
| G Am11 | G* Cadd9      | G* Am11 |
        Preaching to the choir
     G       Am11   | G* Cadd9 |
They can talk, but they never say much


Verse:
D(add11)   Cadd9
Strike another pose
D(add11)    Cadd9
Try to feel the light
D(add11)    Cadd9
Hey, the camera loves you
G*       D7sus4
Don’t put up a fight


Chorus 1:
| G Am11 | G* Cadd9 | G* Am11 |
(scat vocals)
| G Am11 | G* Cadd9 | G* Am11 |
(scat vocals)
| G Am11 | G* Am11 |


Chorus 2:
G          Am11
 There go the pretty boys
G*    Cadd9    G*
 A row of cottages for rent
Am11     G :
For your main event
| G Am11 | G*     Cadd9     | G* Am11 |
        They’re what the angels sent
    G       Am11    | G* Cadd9 |
You can look, but you'd better not touch


Verse:
D(add11)   Cadd9
Look into my lens
D(add11)    Cadd9
Try to feel the light
D(add11)    Cadd9
Hey, the camera loves you
   G*     D7sus4/A
It’s gonna be alright


Chorus 1:
G         Am11
 Oh, here come the pretty boys
G*     Cadd9    G*
 A line of bicycles for hire
Am11     G :
Objects of desire
| G Am11 | G* Cadd9      | G* Am11 |
        Working for the squire
    G        Am11    | G* Am11 |
You can look, but you'd better not touch


Outro:
  G         Am11    | G* Am11 |
The pretty boys (you'd better not touch)
  G         Am11    | G* Am11 |
The pretty boys (you'd better not touch)
  | G    Am11 | G* Am11 | G
The pretty boys ...

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