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Pearl's Eye View (The Life Of Dickey Chapelle) chords by
Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith
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Key: A major•
Verse 1
G
G

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Oh, she was high up there in the air
Verse 2
D
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Em
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E
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Caught still by a soldier's stare
Em
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Whenev
Verse 3
C
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er it was men amongst men

Down upon the land
D
D

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Verse 4

C
C

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And she followed those
D
D

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Mothers' sons
Verse 5
G
G

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She felt the thunder of their guns
Verse 6
Em
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C
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From a pearl's eye view
Verse 7
G
G

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Just a camera in her hand
D
D

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Verse 8

C
C

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G
G

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She was born Georgette
C
C

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but the name
G
G

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Didn't suit her well
D
D

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Verse 9

C
C

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D
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So, she blew out of Wisconsin

as Dickey Chapelle
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G

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Verse 10


Oh, she flew with a pilot's pride
Verse 11
D
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Em
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The first witness to either side
Verse 12
C
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G
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She carried relief to the lost ones

Between the bombs
D
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Verse 13

C
C

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D
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And we saw it all through her lens
Verse 14
G
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Well, she knew she'll go
Em
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back again
Verse 15
C
C

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When the call rang out
Verse 16
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D
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Once more from Vietnam
Verse 17
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C
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G
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She's been through this before
Am
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She'll tell you war is hell
D
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Verse 18

C
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D
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Her pearl earrings caught the light

On Dickey Chapelle
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G

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Verse 19

C
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Oh, that's the way it was
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She was the only one to tell
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Verse 20
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In 1962, she blew the
Verse 21
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Whistle loud and clear
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Verse 22

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And now, we trace her wings
Verse 23
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C
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In her footsteps without fear
Verse 24
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F
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To the front lines where she fell
Verse 25
Bb
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D
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Where she lies still but she's still there
Interlude 1
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D
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Em
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C
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D
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D
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Em
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C
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D
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G
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Verse 26
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Oh, it was 1965 over
Verse 27
D
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Em
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Chu Lai in a free fall di ve
Verse 28
C
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G
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In a dawn patrol to cover

The dead zone ground
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Verse 29

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D
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She tiptoed through the land mines
Verse 30
G
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Em
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All along the enemy lines
Verse 31
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G
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But she never saw the one

That took her down
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Verse 32

C
C

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Now, she captured
G
G

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The bloody pearls
Verse 33
Am
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of war so well
D
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Verse 34

C
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D
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That war was bound to steal the end
Em
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Of Dickey Chapelle
C
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(From a
Verse 35

pearl's eye view)
Em
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Dickey Chapelle
C
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(From a pearl's eye
Verse 36

view)
Verse 37

Dickey Chapelle
Em
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C
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(From a pearl's eye

view)

Dickey Chapelle
G
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C
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G
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • D

  • Em

  • E

  • C

  • Am

  • F

  • Bb

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Pearl's Eye View (The Life Of Dickey Chapelle) by Nanci Griffith is A major.

The primary chords used in Pearl's Eye View (The Life Of Dickey Chapelle) are A, E, F#m, F#, D, Bm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, E, F#m, F#, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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