Pearl of the Quarter Steely Dan

 
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[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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{t:Pearl of the Quarter}
 {st:Steely Dan}
 
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 ##This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
 ##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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 #Date: Mon, 2 Oct 1995 20:26:48 -0300
 #From: Bruce & Peggy Mackinnon <bpmack@loki.atcon.com>
 #Subject: s/steely_dan/pearl_of_the_quarter.crd
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 # PEARL OF THE QUARTER Steely Dan
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 -------------------- Countdown To Ecstasy
 
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 #Intro: | C G | F Em7 | Dm7 Bb | C |
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 # | C G | F Em7 |
 #Vs. I. On the water down in New Orleans
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 # | C G | F Em7 |
 # My baby's the pearl of the Quarter
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 # | 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
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 # | C G | F Em7 |
 # Red beans and rice for a quarter
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 # | C G | F Em7 |
 # You can see her almost any day
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 # | Dm7 Bb | Am7 |
 # Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous
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 # | Dbm7/Ab C7/G | Bm7/F# Bb7/F | Am7/E
 #Chorus: And if you hear from my Louise
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 # 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
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 # | Am7/E Ab7/Eb | Dm7 C |
 # Day is done she's got a place to go
 #
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 # (DO INTRO FOR TURNAROUND)
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 #(Chords for vs. 3 & 4 same as for vs. 1 & 2)
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 #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 |
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 # | Dm7 Em7 | F G |(2/4) G |
 # | | ||
 # | Dm7 Bb | C Csus4 C |
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 # * TO CHORUS*
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 # * TURNAROUND*
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 # (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:
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 [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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