C
Pearl's a singer 
                  F
She stands up when she plays the piano 
       C
In a nightclub 
       C
Pearl's a singer 
                    F
She sings songs for the lost and lonely 
       G
Her job is entertaining folks 
     F
Singing songs and telling jokes  
   C
In a nightclub 
       C
Pearl's a singer 
                    F
And they say that she once was a winner 
    C
in a contest 
       C
Pearl's a singer 
                    F
And they say that she once cut a record 
         G
They played it for a week or so 
    F
On the local radio 
      C
It never made it 
G     F        C
She wanted to be Betty Grable 
Am       D             G         G7
But now she sits there at that beer stained table 
E    E7            Am    Am/G   F
Dreaming of the things she never got to do 
       D7      G7        C
All those dreams that never came true 
       C
Pearl's a singer 
                  F
She stands up when she plays the piano 
       C
In a nightclub 
       C
Pearl's a singer 
                    F
She sings songs for the lost and lonely 
       G
Her job is entertaining folks 
     F
Singing songs and telling jokes  
   C
In a nightclub 
       C
Pearl's a singer 
                  F
She stands up when she plays the piano 
       C
In a nightclub 
       C
Pearl's a singer 
                    F
She sings songs for the lost and lonely 
       G
Her job is entertaining folks 
     F
Singing songs and telling jokes  
   C
In a nightclub.................