Cheap Pearls
Lyrics and Chords
Blues..
G
Stella found a handsome stranger with a smile like a runaway train
G F Emin G
Said, “I knew the day I saw his face, I’d never be happy again..”
F Emin G
Never be happy again
G
He said, “We two are rainbirds, tonight we shall take flight..”
G
He held her like a waif
Broke into her safe
F Emin G
And robbed her in the middle of the night
F Emin G
But there’s no bigger burglar than time
C G
As you reach for the stars in your eyes
C G
You become the very thing you despise
C F
As you reach for the stars in your eyes
C G
You become..
G
Jimmy used to be a shoestring, now he’s on everybody’s case
A peppermint disguise for the whiskey
G F Emin G
But the lie, is written all over his face
G
She sang like a fallen angel, the queen of the Dog and the Lush
He tucked his tip
Deep into her slip
F Emin G
To subsidise the hush
F Emin G
But she cost Jimmy too much
C G
As you reach for the stars in your eyes
C G
You become the very thing you despise
C F
As you reach for the stars in your eyes
C G
You become..
F G
You are tried for what you steal
F G
You are judged by your Achilles heel
F C
Got the goods but you can’t deliver
C
Got to try..
G
To cut yourself a sliver
G
He said, “I must’ve killed a hundred Germans,
But they left a piece of shell in my brain..”
His friends call Dan, ‘The Wino Weatherman
F Emin G
He can tell you when it’s going to rain
G
He was the victim of a promise, but the sweet boy never showed up
He got picked up by another truck
F Emin G
Under the moon of love
C G
As you reach for the stars in your eyes
C G
You become the very thing you despise
C F
As you reach for the stars in your eyes
C G
You become..
Lyrics
Stella found a handsome stranger with a smile like a runaway train
Said, “I knew the day I saw his face, I’d never be happy again..”
Never be happy again
He said, “We two are rainbirds, tonight we shall take flight..”
He held her like a waif
Broke into her safe
And robbed her in the middle of the night
But there’s no bigger burglar than time
As you reach for the stars in your eyes
You become the very thing you despise
As you reach for the stars in your eyes
You become..
Jimmy used to be a shoestring, now he’s on everybody’s case
A peppermint disguise for the whiskey
But the lie, is written all over his face
She sang like a fallen angel, the queen of the Dog and the Lush
He tucked his tip
Deep into her slip
To subsidise the hush
But she cost Jimmy too much
As you reach for the stars in your eyes
You become the very thing you despise
As you reach for the stars in your eyes
You become..
You are tried for what you steal
You are judged by your Achilles heel
Got the goods but you can’t deliver
Got to try..
To cut yourself a sliver
He said, “I must’ve killed a hundred Germans,
But they left a piece of shell in my brain..”
His friends call Dan, ‘The Wino Weatherman’
He can tell you when it’s going to rain
He was the victim of a promise, but the sweet boy never showed up
He got picked up by another truck
Under the moon of love
As you reach for the stars in your eyes
You become the very thing you despise
As you reach for the stars in your eyes
You become..