A String of Pearls
Words & Music by Eddie De Lange & Jerry Gray
Recorded by Glenn Miller, 1942 (#1)


A   AM7   A7    A6 A+5       A
Ba - by, here's a  five and dime,

A+5  A6  A7   AM7   A        AM7
Ba - by, now's a - bout the time

A7  A6  A+5  A    B9       E7  A     F#m   C#7  E7-5  E7  A9  A9+5
For a string of pearls a - la Wool - worth.


D     DM7 D7    D6 D+5        D
Ev' - ry pearl's a star a - bove,

  D+5   D6  D7     DM7   D         DM7
Wrapped in dreams, and filled with love --

 D7  D6   D+5       E7        A7 D       D6    E7
That old string of pearls a - la Wool - worth.


A   AM7   A7   A6 A+5       A
Til that hap - py day in Spring

A+5  A6  A7  AM7  A         AM7
When you buy the wed - ding ring,

 A7    A6  A+5   A   B9        E7  D9     A    Bm9 Cdim Bm7-5 E7
Please, a string of pearls a - la Wool - worth.


A   AM7  A7  A6   A+5      A
Ba - by you made quite a start,

A+5   A6  A7  AM7   A      AM7
Found the way right to my heart


With a string of pearls a - la Wool - worth.


D    DM7 D7    D6  D+5        D
Wait til the stars peek - a - boo,

D+5   D6  D7     DM7   D        DM7
I've got some - thing just for you --

D7  D6   D+5       E7       A7 D       B7    G    E7
It's a string of pearls a - la Wool - worth.


A  AM7    A7   A6 A+5     A
I found a love so sub - lime,

 A+5  A6  A7  AM7  A        AM7
Right in that old five and dime

A7   A6  A+5   A   B9       E7  D9     A
With a string of pearls a - la Wool - worth.




This song is seldom heard on the radio anymore in any form other than the classic Glenn Miller instrumental -- and it probably translates to solo accoustic guitar more poorly than most. But pure and simple, it simply is too great a classic not to be included here.