Pearl of the Quarter Lyrics

Date: Mon, 2 Oct 1995 20:26:48 -0300
From: Bruce & Peggy Mackinnon
Subject: s/steely_dan/pearl_of_the_quarter.crd
PEARL OF THE QUARTER Steely Dan
Intro: C G F Em7 Dm7 Bb C
Vs. I. On the water down in New Orleans
My baby's the pearl of the Quarter
She's a charmer like you've never seen
Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous
Vs. II. Where the sailor spends his hard-earned pay
Red beans and rice for a quarter
You can see her almost any day
Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous
m7/
Chorus: And if you hear from my Louise
Won't you tell her I say hello
Please make it clear when her
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
us4
* 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:
"I'd rather a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy" -who knows
Bruce