Paul McCartney – Pretty Boys (Ukulele)
Key
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Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
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Chords
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Written by: Paul McCartney
From: “McCartney III” (2020)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: soprano C
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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---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[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 ...