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Pearly Little Red

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[Intro]
G    C  G    D
D       G
C       G
G    D    G
[Verse]
Down in the Cdark and the Gdoom of the Ccity
There's a Gmonstrous old gathering Dhall
And a Cman there making a Gwindy long Emspeech
To the Clords and ladies Dall
[Verse]
GFifteen thousand, Ctwenty thousand Gpeople
CMilling and murmuring Dthere
"And Emthis ain't the Dplace," says CI to myGself
"For a Cfellow that Dneeds the fresh Gair"D  
[Verse]
So I Gasked for directions to Emget me ouGtside
And I Cfollowed them all for Dsure
And I Emended up Ddown, ten Cfloors underGground
And I Cnever saw an Dexit doGorD  
[Verse]
The Gfirst live soul I Emsaw was a poGliceman
He was Clong, he was leaning on a Drail
I says "EmI'll get to Dhim beCfore he sees Gme
And Cferries me off to the Djail"
[Verse]
So I Gease myself up on his Emstarboard Gquarter
I says "ExCcuse me, your honour, for Dsure
But if Emyou've got a Dminute and Cnothing to Gdo
Could you Chead me Dout toward the Gair?"D  
[Verse]
Well, he Gpointed his finger back Emover me Gshoulder
And CI peered away through the Dgloom
And Emthere, sure eDnough, was an Cexit Gsign
CBright as the crack of DdoomD7  
[Verse]
Well, I Gthanked him as nicely as Cever I Gknew
And I Emeased my way toward the Ddoor
But he Emfell into Dstep with me, Cright alongGside
I could Chear his Dheels on the GfloorD  
[Verse]
Well, he Gsmiled like the sharks out off EmLittle Green GIsland
He had Cteeth all over his Dface
He says, "You Emknow there's Dfolks'd give an Carm and a Gleg
CJust to get inside this Dplace"
[Verse]
"Oh Gboy!" thinks I, "I've got my Cfoot in it Gnow
I Cnever should have come to this Dtown"
And EmI don't Dknow what I'm Cdoin' here Gnow
But I'm Csure I'm Ddoin' it GwrongD  
[Verse]
He says, "There's Gpeople travel all Emover the Gcountry
CJust to come and see this Dthing
But if EmI know your Dtype, you'd rather Csit around Ghome
And Clisten to DLittle Red Gsing"
[Verse]
"Little Red," I said, "I'll be Cdamned," I Gsaid
"I got a Cfriend by that name back Dhome"
And he Emsmiles and says, "DLook, in Cthis crazy Gworld
You got to Ccall them like they Dcome"
[Verse]
"And GI can tell a Maine man Emany-damn-Gwhere
I can Ctell him by his Dtongue
And Emyou ain't that Dfar from the Cexit doGor
But you're a Cdamn long Dway from Ghome"D  G  
[Verse]
Well, he laughs till the echoes Emlaugh aGgain
He says "OCkay, hold out your Dpaws"
So I Emclosed my Deyes, and I Cheld out my Ghands
Like my Cfingers were breaking the Dlaws
[Verse]
And there was Gblueberries, Cblackberries
GTumbled into my Dhand
CRosehips bright with the Gsmell of the Emnight
From Coff of the summer Dland
[Verse]
He says, "GLittle sister stayed Chome on the island
She Gvisits us now and aDgainC  
Brings us all she can Gpick from the Emhills
And it Csure does taste like Dhome"
[Instrumental]
G    C  G    D
D    G  D  G
[Verse]
GWell, we stood in the darkness chomping them berries
CEating them our of our Dhand
And my Emheart went aDway to the Crocks and the Gbays
And my Cfriends in that lonesome Dland
[Verse]
He says "GTell me, Cspeaking of our mutual Gfriend
How that Ctough little fast picking Dfool
Can Emfind his way Dthrough the Cbrambles and Grocks
Of a Chomesick Maine man's Dsoul"
[Verse]
"Ah, but I Gguess he knows when the Emdays get too Glong
And the Cmorning comes too Dsoon
There's Emnothing will Dknock off the Cedge of your Gtroubles
Like Cpicking an Dold-time Gtune"
[Instrumental]
C     G       D   G
[Verse]
Well, he stowed the empty bag aEmway in his Gpocket
CTurned on his heel to Dgo
And he Emsays, "Well, good Dluck, and if you Csee Little GRed
Tell him CPearly Dsays 'HelGlo'"
[Outro]
C     G       D   G

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Pearly Little Red

by Gordon Bok

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C G D

D G

C G

G D G

[Verse]

C G C

Down in the dark and the doom of the city

G D

There's a monstrous old gathering hall

C G Em

And a man there making a windy long speech

C D

To the lords and ladies all

[Verse]

G C G

Fifteen thousand, twenty thousand people

C D

Milling and murmuring there

Em D C G

"And this ain't the place," says I to myself

C D G D

"For a fellow that needs the fresh air"

[Verse]

G Em G

So I asked for directions to get me outside

C D

And I followed them all for sure

Em D C G

And I ended up down, ten floors underground

C D G D

And I never saw an exit door

[Verse]

G Em G

The first live soul I saw was a policeman

C D

He was long, he was leaning on a rail

Em D C G

I says "I'll get to him before he sees me

C D

And ferries me off to the jail"

[Verse]

G Em G

So I ease myself up on his starboard quarter

C D

I says "Excuse me, your honour, for sure

Em D C G

But if you've got a minute and nothing to do

C D G D

Could you head me out toward the air?"

[Verse]

G Em G

Well, he pointed his finger back over me shoulder

C D

And I peered away through the gloom

Em D C G

And there, sure enough, was an exit sign

C D D7

Bright as the crack of doom

[Verse]

G C G

Well, I thanked him as nicely as ever I knew

Em D

And I eased my way toward the door

Em D C G

But he fell into step with me, right alongside

C D G D

I could hear his heels on the floor

[Verse]

G Em G

Well, he smiled like the sharks out off Little Green Island

C D

He had teeth all over his face

Em D C G

He says, "You know there's folks'd give an arm and a leg

C D

Just to get inside this place"

[Verse]

G C G

"Oh boy!" thinks I, "I've got my foot in it now

C D

I never should have come to this town"

Em D C G

And I don't know what I'm doin' here now

C D G D

But I'm sure I'm doin' it wrong

[Verse]

G Em G

He says, "There's people travel all over the country

C D

Just to come and see this thing

Em D C G

But if I know your type, you'd rather sit around home

C D G

And listen to Little Red sing"

[Verse]

C G

"Little Red," I said, "I'll be damned," I said

C D

"I got a friend by that name back home"

Em D C G

And he smiles and says, "Look, in this crazy world

C D

You got to call them like they come"

[Verse]

G Em G

"And I can tell a Maine man any-damn-where

C D

I can tell him by his tongue

Em D C G

And you ain't that far from the exit door

C D G D G

But you're a damn long way from home"

[Verse]

Em G

Well, he laughs till the echoes laugh again

C D

He says "Okay, hold out your paws"

Em D C G

So I closed my eyes, and I held out my hands

C D

Like my fingers were breaking the laws

[Verse]

G C

And there was blueberries, blackberries

G D

Tumbled into my hand

C G Em

Rosehips bright with the smell of the night

C D

From off of the summer land

[Verse]

G C

He says, "Little sister stayed home on the island

G D C

She visits us now and again

G Em

Brings us all she can pick from the hills

C D

And it sure does taste like home"

[Instrumental]

G C G D

D G D G

[Verse]

Well, we stood in the darkness chomping them berries

C D

Eating them our of our hand

Em D C G

And my heart went away to the rocks and the bays

C D

And my friends in that lonesome land

[Verse]

G C G

He says "Tell me, speaking of our mutual friend

C D

How that tough little fast picking fool

Em D C G

Can find his way through the brambles and rocks

C D

Of a homesick Maine man's soul"

[Verse]

G Em G

"Ah, but I guess he knows when the days get too long

C D

And the morning comes too soon

Em D C G

There's nothing will knock off the edge of your troubles

C D G

Like picking an old-time tune"

[Instrumental]

C G D G

[Verse]

Em G

Well, he stowed the empty bag away in his pocket

C D

Turned on his heel to go

Em D C G

And he says, "Well, good luck, and if you see Little Red

C D G

Tell him Pearly says 'Hello'"

[Outro]

C G D G

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