Pearl's a Singer chords
Elkie BrooksSong Key: C Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 60 bpm
Guitar Tuning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Skill Level: Beginner
Guitar Chords: C, F, G, G7, Am, D, D7, Dm7, E7
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Pearl's a Singer
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Intro: 4/4
C
1. Pearls a sing-er
F
She stands up when she plays the pi-a-no
C F C
In a | night-club | |
C
Pearls a sing-er
F
She sings songs for the lost and the lone-ly
G
Her job is en-ter-tain-ing folks
Dm7 F
Sing-ing songs and tell-ing jokes
C F C
In a | night-club | |
C
2. Pearls a sing-er
F
And they say that she once was a win-ner
C F C
In a con - test | |
C
Pearls a sing-er
F
And they say that she once cut a re-cord
G
They played it for a week or so
Dm7 F
On the lo-cal ra-di-o
C F C
It nev-er | made it | |
G F C G
Bridge: She want-ed to be Bet-ty | Gra-ble | / / / |
Am D7 G G7 F
But now she sits there at that beer stained | ta-ble / / |
E7 Am G F
Dream-ing of the things she | ne-ver got to | do |
D7 F C F C
All those dreams that ne - ver came | true - | |
C
3. Pearls a sing-er
F
She stands up when she plays the pi-a-no
C F C
In a | night-club | |
C
Pearls a sing-er
F
She sings songs for the lost and the lone-ly
G
Her job is en-ter-tain-ing folks
Dm7 F
Sing-ing songs and tell-ing jokes
C C
In a | night-club | 𝄑 |
C
4. Pearls a sing-er
F
She stands up when she plays the pi-a-no
C F C
In a | night-club | |
C
Pearls a sing-er
F
She sings songs for the lost and the lone-ly
G
Her job is en-ter-tain-ing folks
Dm7 F
Sing-ing songs and tell-ing jokes...
C F C
In a | night-club | | 𝄑 |
Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: C Major – no sharps or flats
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately
- Metronome: ♩ = 60
- Voice Range: C4 - D5
- Chord Types in This Arrangement:
- Major: C, F, G, D
- Minor: Am
- Dominant 7th: G7, D7, E7
- Minor 7th: Dm7
Song Details:

- Songwriters: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Ralph Dino, John Sembello
- Lyrics Begin: Pearls a singer, she stands up when she plays the piano,
- Genre: Blues rock, soft rock
- Featured Artist Elkie Brooks
- Single:
Recorded: 1976
Released: 25 February 1977
B-side: You Did Something for Me - Album: Two Days Away
Recorded: 1976
Released: 1977 (UK)
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