Black Pearl Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays449

Black Pearl by Sonny Charles is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, Em, A7, F#m, Bm and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			D                   G   
Black pearl, precious little girl  
Em                     A7                       D  
Let me put you up where you belong  

D                  G  
Black pearl pretty little girl  
Em                       A7                                  D    
You been in the background much too long  

                                     F#m           G               D  
You been working so hard your whole life through  
                                       F#m     
Tendin' other people's houses  
            G                           D  
Raisin' up their children too  
        G               D                 G                 D  
Hey how about something for me and you  
Bm  
Here in my arms you're gonna reign supreme  
G  
No more servin' baby  
They're gonna serve my queen  
E7 
It's our turn for happiness and our day has come  
Em                                A7  
Living for each other answering to no one  


D                  G  
Black pearl precious little girl  
Em                      A7                      D  
Let me put you up where you belong  

Because I love you  
G  
Black pearl pretty little girl  
Em                       A7                                  D  
You been in the background much too long  

                          F#m        G                        D  
Together we'll stand so straight and so tall  
                    F#m     G                    D  
Created by love to love one and all Hey  
G            D        G         D  
Heart to heart soul to soul  
Bm  
No other one could ever take your place  
G  
My world is built around  

The very smile that's on your face  
E7 
You'll never win a beauty show  
No they won't pick you  
       Em   
But you're my miss America  
A7 
I love you  

Chorus  

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante