Pearl of the Quarter

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 -------------------- 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/AC7/G Bm7/F# Bb7/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 DEFGG2/4) DBCCCus4 * 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 ECDBCDm7/Eb "I'd rather a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy" -who knows -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce