Pearl

Am x02210
Dm xx0231
G 320033
Em 022000
F 133211

Am
she is a pyramid
Dm
but with him she’s just a grain of sand
G
this love’s too strong like mice and men
Am
squeezing out the life that should be let in

Am
she was a hurricane
Dm
but now she’s just a gust of wind
G
she used to set the sails of a thousand ships
Am
was a force to be reckoned with

F G Em
she could be a statue of liberty
F
she could be a joan of arc
F G Em
but he’s scared of the light that’s inside of her
F C
so he keeps her in the dark

C G Am F
oh , she used to be a pearl . . . ohh
C G Am F
yeah , she used to rule the world . . . ohh
C G Am F
can’t believe she’s become a shell of herself
C G Am
’cause she used to be a pearl

Am
she was unstoppable
Dm
moved fast just like an avalanche
G
but now she’s stuck deep in cement
Am
wishing that they’d never ever met

F G Em
she could be a statue of liberty
F
she could be a joan of arc
F G Em
but he’s scared of the light that’s inside of her
F C
so he keeps her in the dark

C G Am F
oh , she used to be a pearl . . . ohh
C G Am F
yeah , she used to rule the world . . . ohh
C G Am F
can’t believe she’s become a shell of herself
C G Am
’cause she used to be A

Am
do you know that
Em
there’s a way out ,
F
there’s a way out
F
there’s a way out
G
there’s a way out

Am Em
you don’t have to be held down ,
F
be held down
F
be held down
G
be held down

C G Am F
’cause i used to be a shell
C G Am
yeah , i let him rule my world
F
my world , ohh , yeah

C G Am
but i woke up and grew strong
F C
and i can still go on
G Am F
and no one can take my pearl

C G Am F
you don’t have to be shell , no
C G Am F
you’re the one that rules your world , ohh
C G Am
you are strong and you’ll learn
F C
that you can still go on
G F
and you’ll always be a pearl

Am
she is unstoppable