Pearly Gates Chords by Prefab Sprout
Tempo:
157.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
D
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Feel
[F]
[C] [E]
[Dm]
[Em] [C] [Em]
[C] [D]
[C]
the [F] sun
[C] upon [F] your back
[Dm] Someone
[C] somewhere wants [G] to steal [F] it
[C] Pray [F] each night [C] you catch [Dm] the thief
But [F] while [Em] you [C] sleep [Em] he [C] comes [D] and takes it
[Dm]
Does [D] that make you think, little girl?
[Am] Doesn't it just, [D] little boy?
[Dm] [C] There'll be no [F] stamping on [Em] the [G] pearly [C] gates
[G] I'll say after [C] you
You'll [F]
say, I don't mind the [G] wavy
[C] There'll be no [F] stamping on those [Em]
[G] imposing [C] doors
Naked and free,
[F]
cowering, we [F] crawl on [G] all [D] fours
[G]
[C] See the [F]
smile [C] on her [Dm] young face
Watch [F]
[C] life casually [G] [Dm]
erase
[C] Now I know she's all [Dm] grown up
[C] She [F]
wears [Em] a [C] look [Em] I [C] can't [G] quite place [D] yet
[Dm]
[D] What makes you cry, little girl?
[Am] Maybe I'm scared, little [Dm] boy
[C] There'll be no [F] stamping on [Em] the [G]
pearly [C] gates
I'll say [Dm]
after you
[F] You'll say, I [C] don't [F] mind the [C] wavy
[G]
There'll be no [F] stamping on those
[Em] imposing [C]
doors
[G]
Naked [C] and free, [F]
cowering, we crawl [G] on all [C] fours
There'll be no [F] stamping on the
[G] pearly [C] gates
[G]
I'll say [C] after you
[F] You'll say, I [C] don't [G] mind the wavy
[D] [G]
[D]
[D]
[Dm] [G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [G]
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[G]
[D]
[G]
[F]
[C] [E]
[Dm]
[Em] [C] [Em]
[C] [D]
[C]
the [F] sun
[C] upon [F] your back
[Dm] Someone
[C] somewhere wants [G] to steal [F] it
[C] Pray [F] each night [C] you catch [Dm] the thief
But [F] while [Em] you [C] sleep [Em] he [C] comes [D] and takes it
[Dm]
Does [D] that make you think, little girl?
[Am] Doesn't it just, [D] little boy?
[Dm] [C] There'll be no [F] stamping on [Em] the [G] pearly [C] gates
[G] I'll say after [C] you
You'll [F]
say, I don't mind the [G] wavy
[C] There'll be no [F] stamping on those [Em]
[G] imposing [C] doors
Naked and free,
[F]
cowering, we [F] crawl on [G] all [D] fours
[G]
[C] See the [F]
smile [C] on her [Dm] young face
Watch [F]
[C] life casually [G] [Dm]
erase
[C] Now I know she's all [Dm] grown up
[C] She [F]
wears [Em] a [C] look [Em] I [C] can't [G] quite place [D] yet
[Dm]
[D] What makes you cry, little girl?
[Am] Maybe I'm scared, little [Dm] boy
[C] There'll be no [F] stamping on [Em] the [G]
pearly [C] gates
I'll say [Dm]
after you
[F] You'll say, I [C] don't [F] mind the [C] wavy
[G]
There'll be no [F] stamping on those
[Em] imposing [C]
doors
[G]
Naked [C] and free, [F]
cowering, we crawl [G] on all [C] fours
There'll be no [F] stamping on the
[G] pearly [C] gates
[G]
I'll say [C] after you
[F] You'll say, I [C] don't [G] mind the wavy
[D] [G]
[D]
[D]
[Dm] [G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [G]
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[G]
[D]
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Key:
C
G
F
D
Dm
C
G
F
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[C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
the _ _ [F] _ sun _
_ _ _ _ [C] upon _ _ _ _ _ [F] your _ back
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ Someone _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ somewhere _ _ wants [G] to _ _ _ _ _ steal [F] _ it _
_ _ _ _ [C] Pray _ _ _ _ _ [F] each _ _ night _ _ [C] you _ _ _ _ _ catch [Dm] the thief
_ But _ [F] _ _ while _ _ _ [Em] you [C] sleep [Em] he [C] comes [D] and _ _ _ _ _ _ takes it
[Dm] _ _
_ _ Does [D] _ that make you _ think, little girl? _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ Doesn't it just, _ [D] little _ boy?
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ There'll be _ no [F] stamping _ _ _ _ on [Em] the _ _ [G] pearly _ _ [C] _ _ gates
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ I'll say _ after [C] _ you _
_ _ You'll [F] _ _ _
say, I _ don't mind the _ [G] wavy
_ [C] _ There'll be no [F] stamping _ _ on _ those [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] imposing _ _ [C] _ doors _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Naked _ and _ free, _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
cowering, _ we [F] crawl on [G] all _ [D] _ fours _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ See _ _ the _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ smile _ [C] on _ _ _ her [Dm] young face _
_ Watch _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] life _ casually _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ erase _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Now _ _ _ _ I _ know _ _ _ _ she's _ _ all _ _ [Dm] grown up _ _
_ _ [C] She _ [F] _ _
wears _ [Em] a [C] look [Em] I [C] can't [G] quite _ _ _ _ _ place [D] yet
_ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [D] What makes you cry, little girl? _ _ _
_ _ [Am] Maybe I'm scared, little [Dm] _ _ boy _ _
_ _ [C] _ There'll be no [F] stamping _ _ _ _ on [Em] the _ _ [G] _ _
pearly _ [C] _ gates _ _ _
_ _ _ I'll say _ [Dm]
after _ _ you _ _ _
[F] _ _ You'll say, I _ [C] don't [F] mind the [C] wavy
[G] _ _
_ _ There'll be no _ [F] stamping _ _ on those _ _
[Em] _ _ _ imposing _ _ [C] _
doors
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ Naked _ _ [C] and free, _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ cowering, _ we crawl [G] on all [C] fours _
There'll be no [F] stamping _ _ _ _ on the _
[G] _ _ pearly _ [C] _ gates
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
I'll say _ [C] after _ you
_ _ _ _ [F] _ You'll say, I [C] don't [G] mind the _ wavy
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_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
the _ _ [F] _ sun _
_ _ _ _ [C] upon _ _ _ _ _ [F] your _ back
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ Someone _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ somewhere _ _ wants [G] to _ _ _ _ _ steal [F] _ it _
_ _ _ _ [C] Pray _ _ _ _ _ [F] each _ _ night _ _ [C] you _ _ _ _ _ catch [Dm] the thief
_ But _ [F] _ _ while _ _ _ [Em] you [C] sleep [Em] he [C] comes [D] and _ _ _ _ _ _ takes it
[Dm] _ _
_ _ Does [D] _ that make you _ think, little girl? _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ Doesn't it just, _ [D] little _ boy?
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ There'll be _ no [F] stamping _ _ _ _ on [Em] the _ _ [G] pearly _ _ [C] _ _ gates
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ I'll say _ after [C] _ you _
_ _ You'll [F] _ _ _
say, I _ don't mind the _ [G] wavy
_ [C] _ There'll be no [F] stamping _ _ on _ those [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] imposing _ _ [C] _ doors _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Naked _ and _ free, _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
cowering, _ we [F] crawl on [G] all _ [D] _ fours _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ See _ _ the _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ smile _ [C] on _ _ _ her [Dm] young face _
_ Watch _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] life _ casually _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ erase _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Now _ _ _ _ I _ know _ _ _ _ she's _ _ all _ _ [Dm] grown up _ _
_ _ [C] She _ [F] _ _
wears _ [Em] a [C] look [Em] I [C] can't [G] quite _ _ _ _ _ place [D] yet
_ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [D] What makes you cry, little girl? _ _ _
_ _ [Am] Maybe I'm scared, little [Dm] _ _ boy _ _
_ _ [C] _ There'll be no [F] stamping _ _ _ _ on [Em] the _ _ [G] _ _
pearly _ [C] _ gates _ _ _
_ _ _ I'll say _ [Dm]
after _ _ you _ _ _
[F] _ _ You'll say, I _ [C] don't [F] mind the [C] wavy
[G] _ _
_ _ There'll be no _ [F] stamping _ _ on those _ _
[Em] _ _ _ imposing _ _ [C] _
doors
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ Naked _ _ [C] and free, _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ cowering, _ we crawl [G] on all [C] fours _
There'll be no [F] stamping _ _ _ _ on the _
[G] _ _ pearly _ [C] _ gates
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
I'll say _ [C] after _ you
_ _ _ _ [F] _ You'll say, I [C] don't [G] mind the _ wavy
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