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Pearl's Cafe chords by
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Key: C major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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You saw a woman in a cafe,
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lips of crimson, yellow grin
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Her shoes were wrong and she looked
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extremely thin
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Her jewels were faked, she'd had a rinse,
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her hair was greyish blue
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She looked ashamed when she
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explained to you
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Verse 2
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It ain't easy when there's
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no- one to lean on
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It ain't easy when there's nobody there
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It ain't easy when your
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lovers are all gone
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Nobody there, nobody cares
Verse 3
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The pubs were closed she'd got nowhere
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to go when she'd spilled her tea
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Have you never thought "One day that
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could be me"?
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Verse 4
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Her temper changed, she looked so deranged,
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her perfume turned to gin
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You looked at her and she
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began to sing
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Verse 5
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It's all a load of bollocks
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It's all a load of bollocks
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It's all a load of bollocks
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And bollocks to it all
Interlude 1
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Verse 6
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You tell me you think that they should lock her
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away and scrape the make- up off her skin
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Then we'd see the warts
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around her chin
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She tried to keep her looks but lost her
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mind when she lost her youth and grace
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Your words were just an
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insult to her face
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Verse 7
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It ain't easy when there's
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no- one to lean on
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It ain't easy when there's nobody there
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It ain't easy when your
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lovers are all gone
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And bol locks to it all
Verse 8
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When I first met you,
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I really thought you were a wet dream come true
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Now I know that you don't care,
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about somebody else's nightmare

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • C

  • Em

  • Dm

  • F

  • Am

  • D

  • Ab

    4

Capo: 0

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The original key of Pearl's Cafe by The Specials is C major.

The primary chords used in Pearl's Cafe are G, C, Em, Dm, F, Am.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, C, Em, Dm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Pearl's Cafe is approximately 133 beats per minute.

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