Steely Dan – Pearl Of The Quarter (Guitar)

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[Intro] G D | C Bm7 | Am7 F7 | G | [Verse 1]
G            D       C     Bm7
On the water down in New Orleans

G   D         C
My baby's the pearl of the quarter

G        D               C                   
She's a charmer like you never seen

        Am      F7add4         Em
Singing voulez, voulez, voulez-vous?

G          D                C           Bm7
Where the sailor spends his hard-earned pay

G   D         C
Red beans and rice for a quarter

G       D                  C            
You can see her almost any day

        Am              F7add4 Em
Singing voulez, voulez, voulez-vous?
[Chorus]
B/D#        G/D    A/C#      Cdim      
        And if you hear from my     

   G/B           Bbm6       Am7      G
Louise won't you tell her I love her so

B/D#        G/D      A/C#    
     Please make it clear

Cdim     G/B    Bbm6           Am7      G
When her day is done she got a place to go
[Intro] G D C Bm7 Am7 F7 G [Verse 2]
G          D            C       Bm7
I walked alone down the miracle mile

G        D           C
I met my baby by the shrine of the martyr

G            D              C                   
She stole my heart with her Cajun smile

         Am             F7add4 Em
Singing voulez, voulez, voulez-vous?

G             D              C       Bm7
She loved the million dollar words I say

G             D             C
She loved the candy and the flowers that I bought her

G            D                       C                   
She said she loved me and was on her way

        Am              F7add4 Em
Singing voulez, voulez, voulez-vous?
[Chorus]
B/D#        G/D    A/C#      Cdim      
        And if you hear from my     

   G/B           Bbm6       Am7      G
Louise won't you tell her I love her so

B/D#        G/D      A/C#    
     Please make it clear

Cdim     G/B    Bbm6           Am7      G
When her day is done she got a place to go
[Solo] C G | D | C G | D | Am7 Bm7 | C D | | Am7 F7 | G | | [Chorus]
B/D#        G/D    A/C#      Cdim      
        And if you hear from my     

   G/B           Bbm6       Am7      G
Louise won't you tell her I love her so

B/D#        G/D      A/C#    
     Please make it clear

Cdim     G/B    Bbm6           Am7      G
When her day is done she got a place to go
[Outro] G D | Am7 Bm7 | Am7 F7 | G