A String Of Pearls

Beegie Adair

OtherAdvanced for beginners18 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
A A7M   A7    A6 A5+       A 
Baby, here's a  five and dime 
A5+ A6  A7  A7M   A        A7M 
Baby, now's about the time 
A7  A6  A5  A    B9    E7  A  F#m   C#7  E5-/7 E7 A9 A5+/9 
For a string of pearls ala Woolworth 
D   D7M D7    D6 D5+     D 
Ev' ry pearl's a star above 
  D5+   D6  D7     D7M   D         D7M 
Wrapped in dreams, and filled with love 
D7  D6   D5+       E7        A7 D    D6    E7 
That old string of pearls ala Woolworth 
A   A7M  A7 A6 A5+      A 
Til that happy  day in Spring 
A5+  A6  A7  A7M  A      A7M 
When you buy the wedding ring 
A7    A6  A5+   A   B9     E7  D9  A    Bm9 Cdim Bm5-/7 E7 
Please, a string of pearls ala Woolworth. 
A A7M  A7  A6   A5+      A 
Baby you made quite a start 
A5+   A6  A7  A7M   A      A7M 
Found the way right to my heart 
D7  D6   D5+      E7    A7 D       B7    G E7 
With a string of pearls ala Woolworth 
D    D7M D7    D6  D5+  D 
Wait til the stars peekaboo 
D5+   D6  D7  D7M   D     D7M 
I've got something just for you  
D7  D6   D5+       E7    A7 D    B7    G E7 
It's a string of pearls ala Woolworth 
A  A7M    A7   A6 A5+  A 
I found a love so sublime 
A5+  A6  A7  A7M  A        A7M 
Right in that old five and dime 
A7   A6  A5+   A   B9    E7  D9  A 
With a string of pearls ala Woolworth

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Chord set

A · A7 · A6 · A5 · B9 · E7 · F#m · C#7 · E5 · A9 · D · D7 · D6 · D5 · D9 · Cdim · B7 · G

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.