Darling Pretty

Mark Knopfler

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Darling Pretty

Written by Mark Knopfler
Key: A
Darling Pretty Key EE
Darling Pretty Key FF
Darling Pretty Key F#F#
Darling Pretty Key GG(one step down)
Darling Pretty Key G#G#(half step down)
Darling Pretty Key AA(original key)
Darling Pretty Key A#A#(half step up)
Darling Pretty Key BB(one step up)
Darling Pretty Key CC
Darling Pretty Key C#C#
Darling Pretty Key DD
Darling Pretty Key D#D#
	  		  INTRO:

 A   D   D   A 
 A   D   D7   E 
 A   D   Bm7   C#m
 F#m   C#m   D   A
 
 A   D      A     D     A
 
 
  A                  D               A
   It's time to come away   my darling pretty
                     D                      E
   It's time to come away   on the changing tide
  A             D            C#m
   Time to come away   darling pretty
  F#m             C#m       D     A
   And I need you darling   by my side
  A                  D               A
   Heal me with a smile   my darling pretty
                     D                      E
   Heal me with a smile   and a heart of gold
  A             D             C#m
   Carry me a while   my darling pretty
  F#m             C#m       D     A
   Heal my aching   heart and soul
 
SOLO 1 :
  A    D        A                D                E
-------|----------|-------------|-----------------------------|------------|
----10-|-9-7------|-------------|-----10-12-10^9------9-------|------------|
->9----|-----9-11-|-9^11-9----9-|---x------------11-9---11-11-|-9^11-11>13-|
-------|----------|--------11---|-x---------------------------|------------|
-------|----------|-------------|-----------------------------|------------|
-------|----------|-------------|-----------------------------|------------|
 
A        D     C#m        F#m    C#m    Bm7      A    
----------------------|-----------------|----------|-----------|
---------10-9---------|-----------------|----------|-----------|
-9----9-------11-9-11-|-9^11-11^9-----9-|----6-9^6-|-4~(5)~4^2-|
---11-----------------|------------11---|->7-------|-----------|
----------------------|-----------------|----------|-----------|
----------------------|-----------------|----------|-----------|
 
  E            A   D
   Just like a castaway
  Bm7   A         Bm7     E
   Lost upon  and endless sea
  E          A   D
   I saw you far away
  Bm7      A      E
   Come to rescue me
  A                  D             A
cast away the chains, darling pretty
           D                E
cast away the chains away behind
  A             D     D       C#m
take away my pain, my darling pretty
  F#m             C#m       D     A
and the chains that once were yours and mine
 
SOLO 2
A      D            A            D                   E
---------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|------------|
-------10-9----|-------------------|-12~(14)-12-10-9-12-10-9-----|------------|
-----9------11-|-9-9^11-9^11-9---9-|--------------------------11-|-9-11-11>13-|
->11-----------|---------------11--|-----------------------------|------------|
---------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|------------|
---------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|------------|
 
A         D          C#m       F#m      C#m    Bm7        A
-------------------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
----9-10-12-10^9---------|--------------|---------5>7-----|-----------------|
-11--------------11^9-11-|-9^11-9-----9-|-------6-----4>2-|-4~(5)~4^2-4---2-|
-------------------------|---------11---|-7^6^7-----------|---------------2-|
-------------------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-------------------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  A                D              A
there will come a day, darling pretty
                 D                   E
there will come a day when hearts can fly
  A                D         C#m
love will find a way, my darling pretty
  F#m     C#m       D     A
find a heaven for you and I
C#m         D                   C#m
love will find a way, my darling pretty
 F#m      C#m       D     A
find a heaven for you and I
 
SOLO 3
A        D            A               D     E        A        D            
------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------|-------------------------|
---------10-|----10-12~(14)~12-10-|-10-9-9~(10)~9----|-9-10----9-|-12~(14)-(14)~12-10^12-10|
-12~(14)----|-11------------------|---------------11-|-9----11-9-|9------------------------|
------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------|-------------------------|
------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------|-------------------------|
------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------|-------------------------|
 
 D         C#m      F#m          C#m     D         A                 D      
-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|-------------------
-10^12-10^12^10-9-10^9-|--------------------|------10-12~(14)~12-10^12-|-10----10-12~(14)~12
-----------------------|9^11-9^11~(13)~11-9-|-9^11---------------------|----11--------------
-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|--------------------
-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|--------------------
-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|--------------------
 
           A             D                E       C#m           D   
--------|-----------------------|--------9-10-9----------|-----10^12^10-9----|---12--------|
10-12^10|---10-12-12~(14)-12-10-|-12~(14)-------12-10-10-|---10-----------12-|-14---14-12--|
--------|-11--------------------|------------------------|-11----------------|-----------14|
--------|-----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
--------|-----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
--------|-----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
 
D        C#m         F#m             C#m        Bm7           A
-12-12^14----14~(16)~14-12-|---12^14-14-17^14---14------------|-------------------------|
----------15---------------|-14--------------14----17~(19)-17-|-15^17^15-14-15-17-------|
---------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------14-14-|
---------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
---------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
---------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
 
A         D                A                   D                  E
------------|------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
------------|-------15-14----14------|--------------------------|----15^17^15-14----|
-16-16~(18)-|-16-14-------16---16-14-|-16-16~(18)-16~(18)~16-14-|----------------16-|
------------|------------------------|--------------------------|-16----------------|
------------|------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
------------|------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
 
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-14-17-17-17---15^14^15----15-14---
------------------------16---------
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