[Intro(4x)] C Dm G Am G C Dm the clasp broke at the disco Mom I'm sorry G & the older men who hit on Becky Am G C nearly broke their necks on scattered pearls Dm & we searched the best we could G Am for two entire songs we knelt & felt along G C Dm Am the place where we had stood G C Dm G Am G but we only found 7 of Grandmother's pearls C Dm & as we rode the bus home I thought surely G Am I'd wake up tomorrow just to find G C that I had dreamed up everything Dm there'd still be pearls on a string G I wouldn't smell like smoke & I'd still Am G C Dm have the cash that I had spent on drinks Am G C Dm G oh I feel as scattered as Grandmother's pearls Am G C Dm G Mom don't cry Am G C Dm G Am G they're only pearls [Solo(4x)] e|333333300-00000000---00000000--------------| b|------------------33---------33-3333333311-| g|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------|