Pearly Queen Chords by Traffic

Tempo:
104.3 bpm
Chords used:

D

Dm

Bb

Am

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Traffic-Pearly Queen chords
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[D]
[Bb]
[D] [Bb]
[D]
[Bb] [D]
[Bb] [Am] [D] I bought a sequin suit from a colleague [G] who, [Dm] she could [D] drink more wine than I'd ever [Am] seen.
[D] She had some dimly bright [Am] [Dm] glowing to her feet, and when the time [G] was right, [D] she [C] said that I would meet my [Am] destiny.
I [D] traveled round the [Am] world to [Dm] find her, sir, I couldn't [D] stop myself [Am] [D] from having [Am] fun.
[Dm] Then one day I met an Indian [Am] girl, [D] she made me forget [C] this troubled world we're living in.
[D]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Gm] [D]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[Eb] [D]
[Cm]
[D] [Db] [D]
[C] [Dm] I had a strange dream, in my head I saw a pearly queen, lying there, and all [D] around her feet, flowers [B] grew, but they were [D] never true, and [C] sequins grew by two.
[Dm] I bought a sequin suit from a colleague who, [Am] [D] she could drink more wine than I'd ever [Am] seen.
[G] She [Dm] had some dimly [D] bright glowing to her feet, and when the time was right, she said [C] that I would meet my destiny.
I [Dm] [D] [Bb]
[D] [Bb]
[Dm] [D] [Bb] [Dm]
[Bb]
[C] [Cm]
[C]
[Db] [D] [Am] traveled [D] round the world to find [B] her, sir, [Dm] I couldn't stop myself from having [Gb] fun.
Then [Dm] one day I met an [A] [Dm] Indian [C] girl, she [Dm] made [D] me forget this [C] troubled world we're living in.
[D] [Dm]
[D]
[Dm]
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
Am
2311
C
3211
D
1321
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
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Let's start jamming Traffic - (2010 Remaster) Pearly Queen chords, practice the chord sequence Am, D, Am, Dm, D, C, Bb and Dm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 52 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 104. With the song's key of D Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Am] [D] I bought a sequin suit from a colleague [G] who, [Dm] she could [D] drink more wine than I'd ever [Am] seen.
[D] She had some dimly bright [Am] [Dm] glowing to her feet, and when the time [G] was right, [D] she [C] said that I would meet my [Am] destiny.
I [D] traveled round the [Am] world to [Dm] find her, sir, I couldn't [D] stop myself [Am] [D] from having [Am] fun.
[Dm] Then one day I met an Indian [Am] girl, [D] she made me forget [C] this troubled world we're living in.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [D] _ _
[C] [Dm] I had a strange dream, in my head I saw a pearly queen, lying there, and all [D] around her feet, flowers [B] grew, but they were [D] never true, and [C] sequins grew by two.
_ _ [Dm] I bought a sequin suit from a colleague who, [Am] [D] she could drink more wine than I'd ever [Am] seen.
[G] She [Dm] had some dimly [D] bright glowing to her feet, and when the time was right, she said [C] that I would meet my destiny.
I [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ [D] _ [Am] _ traveled [D] round the world to find [B] her, sir, [Dm] I couldn't stop myself from having [Gb] fun.
Then [Dm] one day I met an [A] _ [Dm] Indian [C] girl, she [Dm] made [D] me forget this [C] troubled world we're living _ in.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
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Facts about this song

It's Jim Capaldi and Steve Winwood who authored this song.

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