Pretty Boys Ukulele Chords by Paul McCartney

Pretty Boys Ukulele by Paul McCartney

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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-------|

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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

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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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