A String of Pearls

Words & Music by Eddie De Lange & Jerry Gray
Recorded by Glenn Miller, 1942 (#1)


A   AM7   A7    A6 A+5       A
Ba - by, here's a  five and dime,

A+5  A6  A7   AM7   A        AM7
Ba - by, now's a - bout the time

A7  A6  A+5  A    B9       E7  A     F#m   C#7  E7-5  E7  A9  A9+5
For a string of pearls a - la Wool - worth.


D     DM7 D7    D6 D+5        D
Ev' - ry pearl's a star a - bove,

  D+5   D6  D7     DM7   D         DM7
Wrapped in dreams, and filled with love --

 D7  D6   D+5       E7        A7 D       D6    E7
That old string of pearls a - la Wool - worth.


A   AM7   A7   A6 A+5       A
Til that hap - py day in Spring

A+5  A6  A7  AM7  A         AM7
When you buy the wed - ding ring,

 A7    A6  A+5   A   B9        E7  D9     A    Bm9 Cdim Bm7-5 E7
Please, a string of pearls a - la Wool - worth.


A   AM7  A7  A6   A+5      A
Ba - by you made quite a start,

A+5   A6  A7  AM7   A      AM7
Found the way right to my heart


With a string of pearls a - la Wool - worth.


D    DM7 D7    D6  D+5        D
Wait til the stars peek - a - boo,

D+5   D6  D7     DM7   D        DM7
I've got some - thing just for you --

D7  D6   D+5       E7       A7 D       B7    G    E7
It's a string of pearls a - la Wool - worth.


A  AM7    A7   A6 A+5     A
I found a love so sub - lime,

 A+5  A6  A7  AM7  A        AM7
Right in that old five and dime

A7   A6  A+5   A   B9       E7  D9     A
With a string of pearls a - la Wool - worth.



This song is seldom heard on the radio anymore in any form other than the classic Glenn Miller instrumental -- and it probably translates to solo accoustic guitar more poorly than most. But pure and simple, it simply is too great a classic not to be included here.


 
The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions on this site are the work of The Guitarguy and are intended for private study, research, or educational purposes only. Individual transcriptions are inspired by and and based upon the recorded versions cited, but are not necessarily exact replications of those recorded versions.