Steely Dan – Pearl Of The Quarter (Ukulele)

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Date: Mon, 2 Oct 1995 20:26:48 -0300 From: Bruce & Peggy Mackinnon <[email protected]> Subject: s/steely_dan/pearl_of_the_quarter.crd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- Countdown To Ecstasy Intro: | C G | F Em7 | Dm7 Bb | C |

      | C       G     |       F      Em7 |
Vs. I.   On the water down in New Orleans

     |  C     G     |   F            Em7  |
         My baby's the pearl of the Quarter

     |  C          G       |         F     Em7  |
         She's a charmer like you've never seen

       |         Dm7           Bb   |  Am7     |
         Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous

     | C           G     |           F           Em7 |
Vs. II.  Where the sailor spends his hard-earned pay

     | C      G    |    F          Em7    |
         Red beans and rice for a quarter

     |  C        G         |     F   Em7   |
         You can see her almost any day

       |         Dm7           Bb  |  Am7   |
         Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous

   |  Dbm7/Ab   C7/G |  Bm7/F#    Bb7/F | Am7/E
Chorus:  And     if you hear from my     Louise

                   Ab7/Eb  |  Dm7     C  |
         Won't you tell her I say hello

  |  Dbm7/Ab    C7/G  | Bm7/F#  Bb7/F   |
         Please make it clear   when her

      |  Am7/E  Ab7/Eb    |       Dm7      C  |
         Day is done she's got a place to go

(DO INTRO FOR TURNAROUND) (Chords for vs. 3 & 4 same as for vs. 1 & 2) Vs.III. I walked alone down the miracle mile I met my baby by the shrine of the martyr She stole my heart with her cajun smile Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous Vs. IV. She loved the million-dollar words I say She loved the candy and the flowers that I bought her She said she loved me and was on her way Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous * CHORUS * (NO TURNAROUND) Lead Break: | F C | G | F C | G |

                | Dm7  Em7 | F   G |(2/4)  G     |
                            |   |   ||

| Dm7 Bb | C Csus4 C | * TO CHORUS* * TURNAROUND* (End on "C") Chord Formations: Most of the chords in the verses are fairly basic so I'll just lay out the ones in the chorus: EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 4X645X 3X535X 2X423X 1X313X 0X201X X6454X XX0211 E/Ab C7/G D/F# Bb7/F C/E Ab7/Eb Dm7 "I'd rather a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy" -who knows -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce