Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Drop D MajorD (D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: D MajorD
Difficulty: Novice
"Pearls on a String" (Ryan Adams)
From "Easy Tiger" (2007)
sounds best in Nashville Tuning: string 6-string guitar with octave
strings for a 12-string, and tune to drop D.
Intro::
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
verse::
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Blue eyes for miles, pretty as a peach.
D MajorD
Glorious kind and always on time,
G+G D MajorD
Never far out of reach.
A augmentedA Asus4Asus4
Tomorrow's on its way,
G+G D MajorD
And there's always new songs to sing.
chorus::
D MajorD
Glorious kind and always on time,
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Pearls on a string.
verse::
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Soft, precious and easy,under the sea.
D MajorD
If you dive down far enough to the bottom,
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
Look around and you will see.
A augmentedA Asus4Asus4
Tomorrow's on its way,
G+G D MajorD
And there's always new songs to sing.
chorus::
D MajorD
Glorious kind and always on time,
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Pearls on a string.
D MajorD
Glorious kind and always on time,
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Pearls on a string.
mandolin solo::
D MajorD G+G D MajorD D MajorD G+G D MajorD
A augmentedA Asus4Asus4 G+G D MajorD D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
verse::
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
The sun shinin' down,the children laugh and play,
D MajorD
Glorious, kind, always on time,
G+G D MajorD
out there in the day.
A augmentedA Asus4Asus4
Tomorrow's on its way,
G+G D MajorD
And there's always new songs to sing.
Chorus::
D MajorD
Glorious kind and always on time,
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Pearls on a string.
D MajorD
Glorious kind and always on time,
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Pearls on a string.
D MajorD
Glorious kind and always on time,
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Pearls on a string...
one strum each::
D MajorD
Glorious kind and always on time,
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Pearls on a string.