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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: Orange Pick but White Pick when played with The Driver
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only)
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Pretty Flamingo Chords And Strumming, Manfred Mann
Chords:
Django G Chord
Django C Chord
Django D Chord
Key: G
Tempo: 114 bpm
Strumming:
"The Driver":
|D D D U D U |
"1 Strum":
|D |
Intro -
||G - C - |G - C - || x2
Verse 1 -
|G - C - |G - C - |G - - - |
|C - D - |G - - - |C - D - |G - C - |G - C - |
|G - C - |G - C - |G - - - |
|C - D - |G - - - |C - D - |G - - - |G - - - |
On our (G)block (C)all of the (G)guys (C)call her fla(G)mingo
(C)'Cause her (D)hair glows (G)like the sun
(C)And her (D)eyes can (G)light the (C)skies (G)
(C)When she (G)walks (C)she moves so (G)fine (C)like a fla(G)mingo
(C)Crimson (D)dress that (G)clings so tight
She's (C)out of (D)reach and (G)out of sight (G)
Chorus -
|C - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|C - - - |D - - - |G (1 strum)|D (1 strum)|
|D - - - |
When she walks (C)by, she (D)brightens up the (G)neighbourhood (G)
Oh, every (C)guy would (D)make her his if (G)he just could
If (D)she just would (D)
Verse 2 -
|G - C - |G - C - |G - - - |
|C - D - |G - - - |C - D - |G - C - |G - C - |
Some sweet (G)day, (C)I'll make her (G)mine, (C)pretty fla(G)mingo
Then (C)every (D)guy will (G)envy me
'Cause (C)para(D)dise is (G)where I'll (C)be (G) (C)
Instrumental -
||G - C - |G - C - |G - - - || x2
|G - C - |G - - - |
Chorus
Verse 3 -
|G - C - |G - C - |G - - - |
|C - D - |G - - - |C - D - |G - C - |G - C - |
Some sweet (G)day, (C)I'll make her (G)mine, (C)pretty fla(G)mingo
Then (C)every (D)guy will (G)envy me
'Cause (C)para(D)dise is (G)where I'll (C)be (G) (C)
End -
||G - C - |G - C - || x4 (fade Out)
Final Chord Strum: G
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Orange Pick Level
Pretty Flamingo Chords And Strumming, Manfred Mann
Chords:
Open G Chord
Open C Chord
Open D Chord
Key: G
Tempo: 114 bpm
Strumming:
"The Driver":
|D D D U D U |
"The Driver*":
|(m) D D U D U |
"1 Strum":
|D |
Intro -
||G - C - |G - C - || x2
(Driver / Driver)
Verse 1 -
|G - C - |G - C - |G - - - |
|C - D - |G - - - |C - D - |G - C - |G - C - |
|G - C - |G - C - |G - - - |
|C - D - |G - - - |C - D - |G - - - |G (fill) |
(Driver) x15 (Fill)
Fill (into chorus):
e|3 0 |
b|3 1 |
g|0 0 |
d|0 0 2 |
a|2 2 3 |
e|3 3 |
1 2 3 & (4) &
On our (G)block (C)all of the (G)guys (C)call her fla(G)mingo
(C)'Cause her (D)hair glows (G)like the sun
(C)And her (D)eyes can (G)light the (C)skies (G)
(C)When she (G)walks (C)she moves so (G)fine (C)like a fla(G)mingo
(C)Crimson (D)dress that (G)clings so tight
She's (C)out of (D)reach and (G)out of sight (G) (Fill)
Chorus -
|C - - - |D - - - |G - - - |G (fill) |
(Driver*/Driver/Driver/Fill)
|C - - - |D - - - |G (1 strum)|D (1 strum)|
(Driver*/Driver/ 1 Strum / 1 Strum)
|D - - - |
(Driver)
When she walks (C)by, she (D)brightens up the (G)neighbourhood (G) (fill)
Oh, every (C)guy would (D)make her his if (G)he just could
If (D)she just would (D)
Verse 2 -
|G - C - |G - C - |G - - - |
|C - D - |G - - - |C - D - |G - C - |G - C - |
(Driver) x8
Some sweet (G)day, (C)I'll make her (G)mine, (C)pretty fla(G)mingo
Then (C)every (D)guy will (G)envy me
'Cause (C)para(D)dise is (G)where I'll (C)be (G) (C)
Instrumental -
||G - C - |G - C - |G - - - || x2
|G - C - |G (fill)|
(Driver)x7(Fill)
Chorus
Verse 3 -
|G - C - |G - C - |G - - - |
|C - D - |G - - - |C - D - |G - C - |G - C - |
(Driver) x8
Some sweet (G)day, (C)I'll make her (G)mine, (C)pretty fla(G)mingo
Then (C)every (D)guy will (G)envy me
'Cause (C)para(D)dise is (G)where I'll (C)be (G) (C)
End -
||G - C - |G - C - || x4 (fade Out)
(Driver) x8
Final Chord Strum: G
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