This, the Left Banke's followup to 'Walk Away Renee', reached #15 in early
1967.  The melody, with elements of the Lydian (raised fourth) and Mixolydian
(flatted seventh) modes, attracted the attention of Leonard Bernstein, who
analyzed it on his 'Anatomy of Pop' TV special around that time.

"Pretty Ballerina"
(Michael Brown)

Intro:
EbEb Piano Chord 
    AbAb Piano Chord 
     EbEb Piano Chord 

/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /		[2X]

Verse 1:

EbEb Piano Chord 
      AbAb Piano Chord 
          EbEb Piano Chord 

I had a date with a pretty ballerina
EbEb Piano Chord 
          AbAb Piano Chord 
                EbEb Piano Chord 

Her hair so brilliant that it hurt my eyes
EbEb Piano Chord 
          AbAb Piano Chord 
                  EbEb Piano Chord 

I asked her for this dance and then she obliged me
BbmBbm Piano Chord 
       Absus4 AbAb Piano Chord 

Was I surprised, yeah
DbDb Piano Chord 
        GbGb Piano Chord 
        BbBb Piano Chord 
     EbEb Piano Chord 
   AbAb Piano Chord 
   EbEb Piano Chord 

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:

GmGm Piano Chord 
      Gm/FGm/F Piano Chord 

/ / / /  / / / /

(string quartet arr. for three guitars and bass; note that top
two voices are doubled in octaves):

EE Piano Chord 
  EbEb Piano Chord 
  DmDm Piano Chord 
 A/C#A/C# Piano Chord 
 CdimCdim Piano Chord 
 A/C#A/C# Piano Chord 
 Dsus2
v     v     v     v       v
-7---6---5---5---5---5---|-5---
-------------------------|-----
-4---3---2---2---2---2---|-2---
-6---5---3---2---1---2---|-2---
-------------------------|-----
-------------------------|-----
^ 1/4 note triplets ^

v     v     v     v       v   v   v   v
-------------------------|-----5-------5---|-----
-2---1---0---------------|---7---77--7---77|--%--
-------------4---3---4---|-5-------5-------|-----
-------------------------|-----------------|-----

DmDm Piano Chord 
       AmAm Piano Chord 
       EmEm Piano Chord 
       GmGm Piano Chord 
   AmAm Piano Chord 

/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / /  / / / /

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):

EbEb Piano Chord 
    AbAb Piano Chord 
     EbEb Piano Chord 

She'll be there...

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers