################################################################ # The following is the author's own interpretation of the song # # to be used for studying or private use only. Downloaded from # # www.TabGuitarLessons.com. FREE GUITAR SOFTWARE + LOTS MORE! # # Home of the 60 minute fretboard memory technique. You'll # # memorise ALL the notes and positions on the fretboard in 60 # # minutes or less. visit www.TabGuitarLessons.com today. # ################################################################ Date: 7/1/00; 12:53:53 AM From: "Alex Rensen" Subject: Re: request and submission Pocketful of pearls - Ad Vanderveen [E] [E] I got a [E] pocketful of pearls, they're mine all mine I take 'em round the world, feed 'em to the swine [A] Some don't like, they say it's a waste [E] Some don't like it 'cause they got no taste [B7] Sometimes I get to wonder, where the hell I am When a [E] pocketful of pearls ain't worth a damn I got a pocketful of pearls, I feel like a king Outside the palace, it don't mean a thing I guess it all depends on wherever you are In the middle of a desert, they won't get you to far They only want your water, they don't want your wine Pocketful of pearls, feed 'em to the swine Instr. break [A] There's got to be a million treasures On the bottom of the sea [E] But you gotta go down there, you won't get 'em for free [A] Sometimes you wonder what to do it all for When [B7] draggin' them around, must be it's own reward I had a pocketful of pearls, I was mighty proud I went out spillin' them all over the crowd I learned a thing or two about the world ain't fair The more you try to please 'em, the less they're gonna care If you got smething precious, leave it on the shelf Pocketful of pearls, keep it to yourself