Pearls Tab by Sade

Pearls tab by Sade

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Sade - Pearls

Intro:

       Gm7                     F6/9                     Ebmaj9                  D7sus4       D7
e|------3------------------------1------------------------------------------------3-----------2----------|
B|------3------------------------1------------------------6-----------------------1-----------1----------|
G|------3------------------------0------------------------7-----------------------2-----------2----------|
D|------3------------------------0------------------------5-----------------------0-----------0----------|
A|------5------------------------0------------------------6----------------------------------------------|
E|------3------------------------1-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

       Gm7                     F6/9                     Ebmaj9                   D7#9        D7
e|------3------------------------1-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3------------------------1------------------------5-----------------------6-----------7----------|
G|------3------------------------0------------------------7-----------------------5-----------5----------|
D|------3------------------------0------------------------5-----------------------4-----------7----------|
A|------5------------------------0------------------------6-----------------------5-----------5----------|
E|------3------------------------1-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                                                 There is

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Verse 1:
       Gm7                     F6/9                     Ebmaj9                  D7sus4       D7
e|------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------2----------|
B|------3------------------------6------------------------6-----------------------1-----------1----------|
G|------3------------------------5------------------------7-----------------------2-----------2----------|
D|------3------------------------5------------------------5-----------------------0-----------0----------|
A|------5------------------------5------------------------6----------------------------------------------|
E|------3------------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   a woman in Somalia         scraping for pearls on the roadside,
                                                        There's a force stronger than nature,
                                                                                Keeps her will alive

       Gm9                     F6/9                     Ebmaj9                  D7sus4       D7
e|------5-------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------2----------|
B|------3------------------------6------------------------6-----------------------1-----------1----------|
G|------3------------------------5------------------------7-----------------------2-----------2----------|
D|------3------------------------5------------------------5-----------------------0-----------0----------|
A|------5------------------------5------------------------6----------------------------------------------|
E|------3------------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
     This is how she's dying, she's dying to survive
Don't know what she's made of,
                                                                            I would like to be that brave
                                                                                         She cries to the
Chorus:
       Cm9                      Dm7                      Cm9                     Dm7
e|-------------------------------1------------------------------------------------1----------------------|
B|------3------------------------1------------------------3-----------------------1----------------------|
G|------3------------------------2------------------------3-----------------------2----------------------|
D|------1------------------------0------------------------1-----------------------0----------------------|
A|------3-------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       Heaven above
there is a stone in my heart.                    She lives a

       Cm9                      Dm7                      Cm9                     Dm7         D7
e|-------------------------------1------------------------------------------------1-----------2----------|
B|------3------------------------1------------------------3-----------------------1-----------1----------|
G|------3------------------------2------------------------3-----------------------2-----------2----------|
D|------1------------------------0------------------------1-----------------------0-----------0----------|
A|------3-------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       life she didnt choose, & it hurts like brand new shoes
hurts like brand new

       Gm7                     F6/9                     Ebmaj9                  D7sus4       D7
e|------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------2----------|
B|------3------------------------6------------------------6-----------------------1-----------1----------|
G|------3------------------------5------------------------7-----------------------2-----------2----------|
D|------3------------------------5------------------------5-----------------------0-----------0----------|
A|------5------------------------5------------------------6----------------------------------------------|
E|------3------------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
      shoes                                                                                   There is a


Verse 2:
       Gm7                     F6/9                     Ebmaj9                  D7sus4       D7
e|------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------2----------|
B|------3------------------------6------------------------6-----------------------1-----------1----------|
G|------3------------------------5------------------------7-----------------------2-----------2----------|
D|------3------------------------5------------------------5-----------------------0-----------0----------|
A|------5------------------------5------------------------6----------------------------------------------|
E|------3------------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  woman in Somalia, the sun gives her no mercy, the same sky we lay under, burns her to the bone. Long as

       Gm7                     F6/9                     Ebmaj9                  D7sus4       D7
e|------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------2----------|
B|------3------------------------6------------------------6-----------------------1-----------1----------|
G|------3------------------------5------------------------7-----------------------2-----------2----------|
D|------3------------------------5------------------------5-----------------------0-----------0----------|
A|------5------------------------5------------------------6----------------------------------------------|
E|------3------------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    afternoon shadows, it's gonna take her to get home. Each grain carefully wrapped up,
                                                                      pearls for her little girl. Hal-le

       Gm7                     F6/9                     Ebmaj9                  D7sus4       D7
e|------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------2----------|
B|------3------------------------6------------------------5-----------------------1-----------1----------|
G|------3------------------------5------------------------7-----------------------2-----------2----------|
D|------3------------------------5------------------------5-----------------------0-----------0----------|
A|------5------------------------5------------------------6----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
      lu - -   jah.                                Hal-le lu - - jah                      She cries to the


Chorus:
       Cm9                      Dm7                      Cm9                     Dm7
e|-------------------------------1------------------------------------------------1----------------------|
B|------3------------------------1------------------------3-----------------------1----------------------|
G|------3------------------------2------------------------3-----------------------2----------------------|
D|------1------------------------0------------------------1-----------------------0----------------------|
A|------3-------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       Heaven above
there is a stone in my heart.                  She lives in a

       Cm9                      Dm7                      Cm9                     Dm7         D7
e|-------------------------------1------------------------------------------------1-----------2----------|
B|------3------------------------1------------------------3-----------------------1-----------1----------|
G|------3------------------------2------------------------3-----------------------2-----------2----------|
D|------1------------------------0------------------------1-----------------------0-----------0----------|
A|------3-------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       world she didnt choose, & it hurts like brand new shoes
hurts like brand new

       Gm7                     F6/9                     Ebmaj9                  D7sus4       D7
e|------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------2----------|
B|------3------------------------6------------------------6-----------------------1-----------1----------|
G|------3------------------------5------------------------7-----------------------2-----------2----------|
D|------3------------------------5------------------------5-----------------------0-----------0----------|
A|------5------------------------5------------------------6----------------------------------------------|
E|------3------------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
      shoes

       Gm7                     F6/9                     Ebmaj9                  D7sus4       D7
e|--3-5-5/6------------------3-5-6--6p5p3h5-----------6/8-8/10~---10^-10^r-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| ^   1/2 bend
| r   Release

Published: October 24, 2024

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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