One Little Pearl
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
B* play bass note only
[Intro]
Ab Eb Db Ab Eb F x2
[Verse 1]
Ab Eb Ab
I've got her bonnet and her gloves and her shoes
Db Ab Eb F
An old tooth, all her jewels and her dear diary
Ab Eb Ab Db
I can tell you all the books that she's kept in her room
Ab Eb F
Still I feel like I've hardly learned a thing
[Chorus 1]
Fm B* Bbm
Don't you speak too low
Ab C F
She cannot hear you, yes, you know
Bbm C Ab Bbm
Still something in the weight of all things
Fm F
Will not let us go
[Interlude]
Ab Eb Db Ab Eb F x2
[Verse 2]
Ab Eb Ab Db Ab Eb F
The heart it seeks a story like the eye looks for a face
Ab Eb Ab Db
Her lovely style, her crooked smile
Ab Eb F
They once had filled this place
[Bridge]
Bbm Fm
What went away? What could I say
G Fm
All she ever loved is right here
Bbm Fm
In all the world, one little pearl
G Db C
For the oyster's autobiography
[Chorus 2]
Fm B* Bbm
Don't you speak too low
Ab C F
She cannot hear you, yes, you know
Bbm C Ab Bbm
Still something in the weight of all things
Fm F
Will not let us go
Bbm C Ab Bbm
Oh something in the weight of all things
Fm F
Will not let us go
How to play One Little Pearl
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.