Flatt & Scruggs – Pearl Pearl Pearl (Guitar)

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As recorded by Flatt & Scruggs (1963 single reelase) [Intro] D [Verse 1]
D                                        A
Pearl, Pearl, Pearl, come let us see our girl

A
Are you still our valentine? Do you still look so divine?

                                D
Come and let us see our darlin' Pearl
[Banjo Solo] D A D [Verse 2]
D                                            A
Pearl, Pearl, Pearl, don't give your love to Earl

A
I have got a horse and mule, forty acres near a school

                      D
We'll be happy as two bugs
[Verse 3]
D                                      A
Pearl, Pearl, Pearl, come be my loving girl

A
Don't you marry Lester Flatt, he slicks his hair with possum fat

                              D
Change your name to Mrs. Earl Scruggs
[Verse 4]
D                                        A
Pearl, Pearl, Pearl, come let us see our girl

A
Are you still our valentine? Do you still look so divine?

                                D
Come and let us see our darlin' Pearl
[Fiddle Solo] D A D [Verse 5]
D                                            A
Pearl, Pearl, Pearl, you'll get no love from Earl

A
This here man is such a sap, he won't hold you on his lap

                                  D
Unless you are an old 5-string banjo
[Verse 6]
D                                    A
Pearl, Pearl, Pearl, he's nutty as a squirrel

A
If you'll be Mrs. Scruggs, We'll live on kisses and hugs

                   D
Like Juliet and Romeo.
[Verse 7]
D                                        A
Pearl, Pearl, Pearl, come let us see our girl

A
Are you still our valentine? Do you still look so divine?

                                D
Come and let us see our darlin' Pearl