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PEARL OF THE QUARTER              Steely Dan
--------------------          Countdown To Ecstasy

Intro:  | C  G | F  Em7 | Dm7  Bb | C    |

| CC Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
     |       FF Piano Chord 
      Em7Em7 Piano Chord 
 |
Vs. I.   On the water down in New Orleans

|  CC Piano Chord 
     GG Piano Chord 
     |   FF Piano Chord 
            Em7Em7 Piano Chord 
  |
My baby's the pearl of the Quarter

|  CC Piano Chord 
          GG Piano Chord 
       |         FF Piano Chord 
     Em7Em7 Piano Chord 
  |
She's a charmer like you've never seen

|         Dm7Dm7 Piano Chord 
           BbBb Piano Chord 
   |  Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
     |
Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous


| CC Piano Chord 
           GG Piano Chord 
     |           FF Piano Chord 
           Em7Em7 Piano Chord 
 |
Vs. II.  Where the sailor spends his hard-earned pay

| CC Piano Chord 
      GG Piano Chord 
    |    FF Piano Chord 
          Em7Em7 Piano Chord 
    |
Red beans and rice for a quarter

|  CC Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 
         |     FF Piano Chord 
   Em7Em7 Piano Chord 
   |
You can see her almost any day

|         Dm7Dm7 Piano Chord 
           BbBb Piano Chord 
  |  Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
   |
Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous

|  Dbm7/AbDbm7/Ab Piano Chord 
   C7/GC7/G |  Bm7/F#Bm7/F# Piano Chord 
    Bb7/FBb7/F | Am7/EAm7/E Piano Chord 

Chorus:  And     if you hear from my     Louise

Ab7/EbAb7/Eb  |  Dm7Dm7 Piano Chord 
     CC Piano Chord 
  |
Won't you tell her I say hello

|  Dbm7/AbDbm7/Ab Piano Chord 
    C7/GC7/G  | Bm7/F#Bm7/F# Piano Chord 
  Bb7/FBb7/F   |
Please make it clear   when her

|  Am7/EAm7/E Piano Chord 
  Ab7/EbAb7/Eb    |       Dm7Dm7 Piano Chord 
      CC Piano Chord 
  |
Day is done she's got a place to go

(DO INTRO FOR TURNAROUND)

(Chords for vs. 3 & 4 same as for vs. 1 & 2)

Vs.III.  I walked alone down the miracle mile
I met my baby by the shrine of the martyr
She stole my heart with her cajun smile
Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous

Vs. IV.  She loved the million-dollar words I say
She loved the candy and the flowers that I bought her
She said she loved me and was on her way
Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous

* CHORUS * (NO TURNAROUND)

Lead Break:     | F    C | G     | F    C | G     |

| Dm7Dm7 Piano Chord 
  Em7Em7 Piano Chord 
 | FF Piano Chord 
   GG Piano Chord 
 |(2/4)  GG Piano Chord 
     |
|   |   ||
| Dm7Dm7 Piano Chord 
  BbBb Piano Chord 
 | CC Piano Chord 
 Csus4Csus4 Piano Chord 
 CC Piano Chord 
 |

* TO CHORUS*

* TURNAROUND*

(End on "C")

Chord Formations: Most of the chords in the verses are fairly basic
so I'll just lay out the ones in the chorus:

EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE
4X645X   3X535X   2X423X   1X313X   0X201X   X6454X   XX0211

E/AbE/Ab Piano Chord 
    C7/GC7/G     D/F#D/F# Piano Chord 
     Bb7/FBb7/F    C/EC/E Piano Chord 
      Ab7/EbAb7/Eb   Dm7Dm7 Piano Chord 


"I'd rather a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy" -who knows
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Bruce