Pearl of the Quarter Steely Dan
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 1995 20:26:48 -0300
From: Bruce & Peggy Mackinnon
Subject: s/steely_dan/pearl_of_the_quarter.crd
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PEARL OF THE QUARTER Steely Dan
-------------------- Countdown To Ecstasy
Intro: C G F Em7 Dm7 Bb C
Vs. I. [C] On the [G]water down in [F]New Orl[Em7]eans
[C] My ba[G]by's the p[F]earl of the Q[Em7]uarter
[C] She's a ch[G]armer like you've [F]never [Em7]seen
Singin' [Dm7]voulez voulez [Bb]voulez v[Am7]ous
Vs. II.[C] Where the [G]sailor spends his [F]hard-earned [Em7]pay
[C] Red b[G]eans and r[F]ice for a q[Em7]uarter
[C] You can [G]see her almost a[F]ny d[Em7]ay
Singin' [Dm7]voulez voulez [Bb]voulez [Am7]vous
Chorus[Dbm7/Ab]: And [C7/G] if you [Bm7/F#]hear from [Bb7/F]my L[Am7/E]ouise
Won't you [Ab7/Eb]tell her I [Dm7]say hell[C]o
[Dbm7/Ab] Please [C7/G]make it [Bm7/F#]clear [Bb7/F]when her
[Am7/E]Day is [Ab7/Eb]done she's got a p[Dm7]lace to g[C]o
(DO INTRO FOR TURNAROUND)
(Chords for vs. 3 & 4 same as for vs. 1 & 2)
Vs.III. I walked alone down the miracle mile
I met my baby by the shrine of the martyr
She stole my heart with her cajun smile
Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous
Vs. IV. She loved the million-dollar words I say
She loved the candy and the flowers that I bought her
She said she loved me and was on her way
Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous
* CHORUS * (NO TURNAROUND)
Lead Break: F C G F C G
[Dm7] [Em7] [F] [G] [(2/4)] [G]
[Dm7] [Bb] [C] [Csus4] [C]
* TO CHORUS*
* TURNAROUND*
(End on "C")
Chord Formations: Most of the chords in the verses are fairly basic
so I'll just lay out the ones in the chorus:
[EADGBE]4X645X [EADGBE]3X535X [EADGBE]2X423X [EADGBE]1X313X [EADGBE]0X201X [EADGBE]X6454X [EADGBE]XX0211
[E/Ab] [C7/G] [D/F#] [Bb7/F] [C/E] [Ab7/Eb] [Dm7]
"I'd rather a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy" -who knows
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Bruce
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