Sade – Pearls (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

[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------------------------6-----------------------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

[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

[Chorus]                                                                                  She cries to the
       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|---------------------------------------------------------8-10^~-10^~10^r~-8----------------------------|
B|--8-10-10~~/11-11-------8-10-10/11--11-10p8h10-----10-11-------------------11-10---10^-10^r--9^^~------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| h hammer-on | p pull-off | / slide up | ~ vibrato | ^ 1/2 bend | ^^ full bend | r release .