Intro = Am.
Verse 1
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A tenement a dirty street
Em
Walked and worn by shoeless feet
Am
In silence long and so complete
C/G G
Watched by a shivering sun
Verse 2
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Old eyes in a small child's face
Em
Watching as the shadows race
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Through walls and cracks that leave no trace
C/G G Dm
And daylight's brightness shun
Chorus
Em Am
The days of Pearly Spencer
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Ahh the race is almost run
Verse 3
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Nose pressed hard on frosted glass
Em
Gazing as the swollen mass
Am
On concrete fields where grows no grass
C/G G
Stumbles blindly on
Verse 4
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Iron trees smother the air
Em
But withering they stand and stare
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Through eyes that neither know nor care
C/G G Dm
Where the grass has gone
Chorus
Em Am
The days of Pearly Spencer
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Aah the race is almost run
Verse 5
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Pearly where's your milk white skin
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What's that stubble on your chin
Am
It's buried in the rotgut gin
C/G G
You've played and lost not won
Verse 6
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You played a house that can't be beat
Em
Now look your head's bowed in defeat
Am
You walked too far along the street
C/G G Dm
Where only rats can run
Chorus to fade
Em Am
The days of Pearly Spencer
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Aah the race is almost run
Em Am
The days of Pearly Spencer
Am Dm G Am
Aah the race is almost run
