(Oh) Pretty Woman chords by Van Halen (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Asus2
F#m11
E7
D5
E5
Dm
G
C
C/B
Am
A
A5

Intro 1

[Whammy] [Whammy] Woo!

Verse 1

Pretty woman, walking down the street

Pretty woman, the kind I like to meet

Pretty woman

I don't believe you, it must be true

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Interlude 1

No one can look as good as you

Mercy

Verse 2

Pretty woman, won't you pardon me?

Pretty woman, I couldn't help but see

Pretty woman

Oh, you look lovely as you can be

Interlude 2

Are you lonely, just like me?

Agrrr

Bridge 1
Dm 
G 
 (D minor) Pretty woman,  (G major) stop a while
C 
C/B 
Am 
 (C major) Pret (C/B) ty    wo (A minor) man, talk a while
Dm 
G 
C 
 (D minor) Pretty woman,  (G major) give your smile to  (C major) me
Dm 
G 
 (D minor) Pretty woman,  (G major) yeah, yeah, yeah
C 
C/B 
Am 
 (C major) Pret (C/B) ty    wo (A minor) man, look my way
Dm 
G 
C 
A 
 (D minor) Pretty woman,  (G major) say you'll stay with  (C major) me  (A major) 
F#m11 
'Cause I  (F sharp minor11) need you
D5 
 (D5) Need you

Interlude 3

(tonight)

Ah!

Verse 3
Asus2 
F#m11 
Pretty  (Asus2) woman,   don't  (F sharp minor11) walk     on by
Asus2 
F#m11 
Pretty  (Asus2) woman,   don't  (F sharp minor11) make     me cry
D5 
Pretty  (D5) woman
E5 
Don't  (E5) walk away-ay, okay
E5 
 (E5) If that's the way it must be, okay
E5 
I guess I'll  (E5) go  on home, it's late
There'll be tomorrow night, but wait

Outro 1
What do I see?
E7 
E7 
E7 
 (E7)  (E7) [Whammy] She's  (E7) walking back
E7 
to  (E7) me  [Whammy]
E7 
E7 
E7 
E7 
 (E7)  (E7)  (E7)  (E7) 
E7 
 (E7) Whoa,
E7 
A5 
 (E7) whoa, pretty  (A5) woman

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Asus2
F#m11
E7
D5
E5
Dm
G
C
C/B
Am
A
A5

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: A majorBPM: 128

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Asus2: x-0-2-2-0-0
F#m11: 2-x-2-2-0-0
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
D5: x-5-7-x-x-x
E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
C/B: x-2-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
A5: x-0-2-x-x-x

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This is the definitive original version of (Oh) Pretty Woman by Van Halen, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Van Halen's performance.