Oysters And Pearls

A G Lindbergh left Long Island in 1927 E F#m/E E7 Thumbed his nose at gravity E A And climbed into the heavens D Cmaj7 Bm When he returned to earth that night everything changed G D/F# D/E E For the pilot and the planet, everything was rearranged A We’re a pretty mixed up bunch G Of crazy human beings E F#m/E E7 It’s written on our rocket ships E A And in early cave wall scenes D How does it happen? Cmaj7 Bm How do we know? G D Who sits and watches? Bm A/C# Who does the show? Chorus D A/C# Some people love to lead C G/B And some refuse to dance Gm/Bb D A7sus A7 Some play it safely, other’s take a chance D A/C# Still it’s all a mystery Csus C This place we call the world E F#m Where most live as oysters G A While some become pearls A G Elvis was the only man from Northeast Mississippi E F#m/E E7 E A Who could shake his hips and still be loved by rednecks, cops and hippies. D Cmaj7 Bm It’s something more than DNA that tells us who we are G D Bm A It’s method and it’s magic, we are of the stars Chorus D A/C# Some never fade away, C G/B some crash and burn Gm/Bb D A7sus A7 Some make the world go round, other watch it turn D A/C# Still it’s all a mystery Csus C This place we call the world E F#m Most are fine as oysters G A While some become pearls A G Bm A Lindbergh left Long Island in 19-2-7