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Pearly Gates

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Chord analysis: Mats Fagergren, 2017
Use the chords according to the instruction below
           E,A,D,G,B,e.           
C/E.       0,3,2,0,1,0     
F.         1,3,3,2,1,1     
G6.        3,2,0,0,0,0
Dm7.       x,x,0,2,1,1     
Fmaj7.     x,x,3,2,1,0    
C(add9)/E. 0,3,2,0,3,0     
Am/G       3,x,2,2,1,0
Cmaj7/E.   0,3,2,0,0,0     
F(add9).   x,x,3,2,1,3
C/D.       x,x,0,0,1,0.    
G13.       3,5,3,4,5,3 
G7sus4.    3,5,3,5,3,3     
C/F.       x,x,3,0,1,0
[intro]
|  C/E|  F|   C/E|  Dm7|  Fmaj7|
|  C(add9)/E   C/E   Cmaj/E   C/E|  C/D|  C/D|
[verse]
C/EFeel..the Fsun upC/Eon your Dm7back
Fmaj7Someone C/Esomewhere wants to G7steal Fmaj7it
C/EPray each Fnight you'll C/Ecatch the Dm7thief
But Fmaj7while you..
C(add9)/Esleep     C/Ehe  Cmaj7/Ecomes   C/Eand
C/Dtakes it...Does that make you think little girl?
AmDoesn't it Am/Gjust little C/Dboy
[chorus]
C/EThere'll be no stamF(add9)pede on the G6PeaGrly C/EGates
G7I'll say 'after C/Eyou,' Fmaj7you'll say 'I don't
G13mind G7thG7sus4e wait'G7..
C/EThere'll be no stamF(add9)pede on those G6impoGsing C/Edoors
G7Naked and afC/Eraid, Fmaj7cowering we
G13crawl G7on G7sus4all foG7ursC/F  G  
[verse 2]
C/ESee the Fsmile on C/Eher young Dm7face
Fmaj7Watch life C/Ecasually erG7ase iFmaj7t
C/ENow I Fknow she's C/Eall grown Dm7up
Fmaj7She wears a
C(add9)/Elook      C/EI   Cmaj7/Ecan't   C/Equite
C/Dplace yet...What makes you cry little girl?
AmMaybe I'm Am/Gscared little C/Dboy
[Chorus]
C/EThere'll be no stamF(add9)pede on the G6PeaGrly C/EGates
G7I'll say 'after C/Eyou,' Fmaj7you'll say 'I don't
G13mind G7thG7sus4e wait'G7..
C/EThere'll be no stamF(add9)pede on those G6impoGsing C/Edoors
G7Naked and afC/Eraid, Fmaj7cowering we
G13crawl G7on G7sus4all foG7ursC/F  G  
[outro-chorus]
C/EThere'll be no stamF(add9)pede on the G6PeaGrly C/EGates
G7I'll say 'after C/Eyou,' Fmaj7you'll say 'I don't
G13mind G7thG7sus4e wait'G7..C/F  G  
|  C/D   G|  C/D   G|  C/D   G|  C/D   G|
|  C/D   G|  C/D   G|  C/D   G|  C/D   G|

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Pearly Gates

by Prefab Sprout

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

Dm7

Fmaj7

C(add9)/E

Cmaj/E

C/D

Cmaj7/E

Am/G

F(add9)

G13

G7sus4

C/F

Chord analysis: Mats Fagergren, 2017

Use the chords according to the instruction below

E,A,D,G,B,e.

C/E. 0,3,2,0,1,0

F. 1,3,3,2,1,1

G6. 3,2,0,0,0,0

Dm7. x,x,0,2,1,1

Fmaj7. x,x,3,2,1,0

C(add9)/E. 0,3,2,0,3,0

Am/G 3,x,2,2,1,0

Cmaj7/E. 0,3,2,0,0,0

F(add9). x,x,3,2,1,3

C/D. x,x,0,0,1,0.

G13. 3,5,3,4,5,3

G7sus4. 3,5,3,5,3,3

C/F. x,x,3,0,1,0

[intro]

C/E F C/E Dm7 Fmaj7

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C(add9)/E C/E Cmaj/E C/E C/D C/D

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[verse]

C/E F C/E Dm7

Feel..the sun upon your back

Fmaj7 C/E G7 Fmaj7

Someone somewhere wants to steal it

C/E F C/E Dm7

Pray each night you'll catch the thief

Fmaj7

But while you..

C(add9)/E C/E Cmaj7/E C/E

sleep he comes and

C/D

takes it...Does that make you think little girl?

Am Am/G C/D

Doesn't it just little boy

[chorus]

C/E F(add9) G6 G C/E

There'll be no stampede on the Pearly Gates

G7 C/E Fmaj7

I'll say 'after you,' you'll say 'I don't

G13 G7 G7sus4 G7

mind the wait'..

C/E F(add9) G6 G C/E

There'll be no stampede on those imposing doors

G7 C/E Fmaj7

Naked and afraid, cowering we

G13 G7 G7sus4 G7 C/F G

crawl on all fours

[verse 2]

C/E F C/E Dm7

See the smile on her young face

Fmaj7 C/E G7 Fmaj7

Watch life casually erase it

C/E F C/E Dm7

Now I know she's all grown up

Fmaj7

She wears a

C(add9)/E C/E Cmaj7/E C/E

look I can't quite

C/D

place yet...What makes you cry little girl?

Am Am/G C/D

Maybe I'm scared little boy

[Chorus]

C/E F(add9) G6 G C/E

There'll be no stampede on the Pearly Gates

G7 C/E Fmaj7

I'll say 'after you,' you'll say 'I don't

G13 G7 G7sus4 G7

mind the wait'..

C/E F(add9) G6 G C/E

There'll be no stampede on those imposing doors

G7 C/E Fmaj7

Naked and afraid, cowering we

G13 G7 G7sus4 G7 C/F G

crawl on all fours

[outro-chorus]

C/E F(add9) G6 G C/E

There'll be no stampede on the Pearly Gates

G7 C/E Fmaj7

I'll say 'after you,' you'll say 'I don't

G13 G7 G7sus4 G7 C/F G

mind the wait'..

C/D G C/D G C/D G C/D G

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C/D G C/D G C/D G C/D G

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