"Pretty Women"
[Intro]
[Sweeney Todd]
D A D A D
What can I do for you today sir? Stylish trimming of the hair? Soothing skin massage. Sit sir. Sit.
[Verse]
[Judge Turpin]
A D A
You see sir a man infatued with love. Her ardent and eager slave.
D C D
So fetch the pomade and pumice stone, and lend me a more seductive tone
A D
a sprinkling perhaps of French cologne but first sir I think a shave.
[Sweeney Todd]
A D
The closest I ever gave.
A D
[*whistles*]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Judge Turpin]
D A
In a merry mood today Mr. Todd?
[Sweeney Todd]
D A D Em D
'Tis your delight sir, catching fire from one man to the next.
[Judge Turpin]
Em D A D Em
'Tis true sir love can still inspire the blood to pound, the heart leap higher. What more...
[Sweeney Todd]
Em
What more
[Judge Turpin and Sweeney Todd]
Em
Can man require
[Judge Turpin]
A
Than love sir?
[Sweeney Todd]
D
More than love sir!
[Judge Turpin]
A
What sir?
[Sweeney Todd]
D
Women.
[Judge Turpin]
D
Ah yes, women.
[Sweeney Todd]
D
Pretty women.
[Vocalizing and Whistling]
D A D A D A A D A D D A
[Break leading into bridge]
Gm C 4x
[Bridge]
Gm A# C Gm F C G
Now then my friend. Now to your purpose.
C A# F Gm A# Gm
Patience, Enjoy it, Revenge can't be taken in haste.
[Judge Turpin]
F C
Make haste and in this work you'll be commended sir!
[Sweeney Todd]
A# C A# C
My lord!
Gm C
And who may it be said is your intended sir?
[Judge Turpin]
Gm F Gm C
My ward.
Gm A#
And pretty as a rose bud.
[Sweeney Todd]
C A#
Pretty as her mother.
[Judge Turpin]
F
Huh? What was that?
[Sweeney Todd(spoken)]
F
Nothing sir. Nothing.
F
may we proceed?
[Chorus]
[sung]
C F C F C D
Pretty women, Fascinating. Sipping coffee, Dancing.
Gm C Gm A# Gm F C
Pretty women, Are a wonder. Pretty women!
F C F C
Sitting in the window or
Gm F C A F Gm
Standing on the stair!
A# Gm F Gm
Something in them cheers the air.
F C
Pretty women,
[Judge Turpin]
F C
Silhouetted.
[Sweeney Todd]
F C
Stay within you,
[Judge Turpin]
D
Glancing.
[Sweeney Todd]
Gm
Stay forever,
[Judge Turpin]
C
Breathing lightly.
[Sweeney Todd]
C
Pretty women,
[Judge Turpin and Sweeney Todd(together and alternating)]
F Em
Pretty women!
[Outro]
F
Blowing out their candles or
Em D F A#
Combing out their hair, then they leave
Em F C A Gm
Even when they leave you and vanish they somehow can still can remain there with you
C Gm
They're there
A# C F
Ah! Pretty women,
[Sweeney Todd]
F
At their mirrors,
[Judge Turpin]
F
In their gardens,
[Sweeney Todd]
F
Letter-writing,
[Judge Turpin]
C
Flower-picking,
[Sweeney Todd]
C
Weather-watching.
[Sweeney Todd and Judge Turpin]
F C
How they make a man sing!
D Gm A# Gm
Proof of heaven, as you're living,
Em F
Pretty women! Sir, pretty women!
C
Yes! pretty women,
F
Pretty women,
Pretty women,
C
Pretty women