Tuning:

Pretty in Pink Psychedelic Furs Previous versions of the chords for this brilliant song have the verse as D C G A, which is fine if you have a bass player to turn your G into Em7 for the first half of the measure by thumping out the E bass and then walking up to the G, or to add in the C natural bass into the A for the second half of the measure. I play unaccompanied, so I play the full chords with the bass notes. If you have any doubt about them, check out the bass tabs, and listen to the original to hear those changes: the C natural is especially satisfying: you can play an A major with a C bass, but for unaccompanied guitar, I prefer a full C major, which is what I've written in here! Verse notes: Counting individual beats, the verse changes go: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 D C 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Em7 Em7/F# G A C The Em chords sound best if it's only the bass playing E, so I use: Em7 0-2-0-0-0-3 Chorus notes: On the chorus, I also play the solo together with the rhythm guitar, so the chords I've written reflect the added F# E and G notes. Counting individual beats, the changes go 1 2 3, 1 2 3, 1 2, so: 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 EaddF# E EaddF# F#addG F# F#addE 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 GaddF# GaddE GaddF# F#addG F# F#addE Chorus chords are: EaddF# x-x-2-1-0-2 E x-x-2-1-0-0 EaddF# x-x-2-1-0-2 F#addG x-x-4-3-2-3 F# x-x-4-3-2-2 F#addE x-x-4-3-2-0 GaddF# x-x-5-0-0-2 GaddE x-x-5-0-0-0 GaddF# x-x-5-0-0-2 For the F# chords, reach your little finger over for the 4th fret on D string(barre the E and B strings))I only hit all four strings (including the high E string) on the first beat of the change of chord, and strum the other three strings throughout, so there's a nice separation of the riff from the rhythm. Intro notes: I don't get the B bass into the intro/main riff, but the chord shapes I use work nicely, and are as follows (in sequence): D5 x-x-0-2-3-5 E5 x-x-x-4-5-7 D5 x-x-x-2-3-5 G 3-2-0-0-0-3 A x-0-2-2-2-0 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 D5 D5 D5 E5 D5 G 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 A D5 (repeat)

C^Daroline laughs and it's ra^Cining all day She l^Em7oves to be ^Em7/F#one of t^Ghe girls^A ^C She l^Dives in the place in the s^Cide of our lives Where n^Em7othing is ^Em7/F# ever p^Gut str^Aaight ^C She tu^Drns herself round and she sm^Ciles and she says "This is^Em7 it that's the^Em7/F# end of t^Ghe jo^Ake" ^C And l^Doses herself in her dre^Caming and sleep And her ^Em7lovers walk t^Em7/F#hrough in th^Geir co^Aats. She's

EaddF# E EaddF# F#addG F# F#addE Pretty in pink. GaddF# GaddE GaddF#F# F#addG F# F#addE Isn't she--ee EaddF# E EaddF# F#addG F# F#addE Pretty in pink? GaddF# GaddE GaddF#F# F#addG F# F#addE Isn't she?

^DAll of her lovers all t^Calk of her notes And the f^Em7lowers that ^Em7/F#they never^G sent ^A ^C And w^Dasn't she ee--^Cea--s^Em7y ^Em7/F# ^G And i^Asn't she pr^Cetty in pi^Dnk The o^Cne who insists he was ^Em7first in the ^Em7/F#line Is t^Ghe l^Aast to rem^Cember her na^Dme He's w^Calking around in this d^Em7ress that she ^Em7/F#wore She is^G gone but t^Ahe joke's the same

C^Daroline talks to you s^Coftly sometimes She s^Em7ays, "I love^Em7/F# you, and ^Gtoo mu^Ach." ^C She d^Doesn't have anything you^C want to steal ^Em7Well^Em7/F#, ^G n^Aothing y^Cou can touch.^D ^C She waves^Em7... ^Em7/F# ^G she b^Auttons your sh^Cirt. The tr^Daffic is waiting outs^Cide She hands you this c^Em7oat She g^Em7/F#ives you h^Ger clot^Ahes, these cars collide

Chorus x 2 EaddF# E EaddF# F#addG F# F#addE Pretty in pink. GaddF# GaddE GaddF#F# F#addG F# F#addE Isn't she--ee EaddF# E EaddF# F#addG F# F#addE Pretty in pink? GaddF# GaddE GaddF#F# F#addG F# F#addE Isn't she? D D G A (repeat)

The Psychedelic Furs - Pretty in pink