Pearl

Tuning D Standard (DGCFAD) 


Intro 
F (x8) 


 
C      G      D      D 
Grandpa Aaron prophesied 
    C        G         D        D 
The year the messengers would arrive 
   C         G       D                Em   C   G   D   D 
In living ships that burn next to the sky 

C           G            D         D 
Home from school, Im on suspension 
    C       G      D      D 
For selling all my Ritalin 
C     G              D              Em  C   G   D   D#dim 
Mare makes eggs then she gets down to business 
 

 
Em  Bm   C        C 
By 3 shes comatose 
Em  Bm   C        Am 
Dark den, snowy television 
Em  Bm           C    C#dim 
So Im learning Cherub Rock 
      D              C#dim   C   Bm   Am 
On an exs electric guitar 
 

 
E           C                 C#dim 
A flat affect, But I really care 
            C                B 
I see some far-out shit that isnt there 
E             C#m     C     G           B 
Its in our blood, And our dust-colored hair 
 

 
C           G            D    D 
Mares been toast since 84 
    C          G                D           D 
She lost some friends then she lost some more 
    C               G         D             Em    C   G   D 
She sent letters and Violent Femmes to John Hinckley 

     C       G          A7    A7 
When she had me she was 39 
  C        G                D 
A pickled Pearl, but I was pretty much fine 
         C            G            D             Em       F      F      F 
When the futures written you just kinda have to resign to it  


{Break 1} 
F    F    F    F 


 
Am  C   G   D     Am     C     G    F 
Any day, well escape from our heads 
                 Am   C    G 
From the chain of consequences 
D     Am 
And ascend 


{Break 2} 
E    C    C#dim  G C    B 
E    C#m    G    B    B 
 

 
               C        G       Am     Am 
Mama, I cant leave you here in hell 
           C      G       Am     Am 
Anywhere I go Im still myself 
      C      G      D      D 
Im a tunnel caving in 
  Em          Em     C    G 
And a goddamn great American  


{Break 3} 
Am   C   G   D 
Am   C   G   F 
Am   C   G   D 
Am   C   G   F 


 
Am C  G   D    Am       C      G     F 
Any Day, well escape from our heads 
            Am     C      G   D 
From the chain of consequences 
       Am    C    G   F 
And recall everything forgotten 
 

Outro 
Am    C    G    F   (x16) 
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