Steely Dan

Pearl Of The Quarter(Chords)

Steely Dan

Key: C

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Intro:  | C  G | F  Em7 | Dm7  Bb | C    | 
 
      | C       G     |       F      Em7 | 
Vs. I.   On the water down in New Orleans 
 
     |  C     G     |   F            Em7  | 
         My baby's the pearl of the Quarter 
 
     |  C          G       |         F     Em7  | 
         She's a charmer like you've never seen 
 
       |         Dm7           Bb   |  Am7     | 
         Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous 
 
     | C           G     |           F           Em7 | 
Vs. II.  Where the sailor spends his hard-earned pay 
 
     | C      G    |    F          Em7    | 
         Red beans and rice for a quarter 
 
     |  C        G         |     F   Em7   | 
         You can see her almost any day 
 
       |         Dm7           Bb  |  Am7   | 
         Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous 
 
 
   |  Dbm7/Ab   C7/G |  Bm7/F#    Bb7/F | Am7/E 
Chorus:  And     if you hear from my     Louise 
 
                   Ab7/Eb  |  Dm7     C  | 
         Won't you tell her I say hello 
 
  |  Dbm7/Ab    C7/G  | Bm7/F#  Bb7/F   | 
         Please make it clear   when her 
 
      |  Am7/E  Ab7/Eb    |       Dm7      C  | 
         Day is done she's got a place to go 
 
 
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(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')
	        

Written by Walter Becker/Donald Fagen

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