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
FGEm
She could be a statue of liberty
F
She could be a Joan of Arc
FGEm
But he's scared of the light that's inside of her
FC
So he keeps her in the dark
CGAmF
Oh, she used to be a Pearl... Ohh
CGAmF
Yeah, she used to rule the world... Ohh
CGAmF
Can't believe she's become a shell of herself
CGAm
'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
FGEm
She could be a statue of liberty
F
She could be a Joan of Arc
FGEm
But he's scared of the light that's inside of her
FC
So he keeps her in the dark
CGAmF
Oh, she used to be a Pearl... Ohh
CGAmF
Yeah, she used to rule the world... Ohh
CGAmF
Can't believe she's become a shell of herself
CGAm
'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
AmEm
You don't have to be held down,
F
Be held down
F
Be held down
G
Be held down
CGAmF
'Cause I used to be a shell
CGAm
Yeah, I let him rule my world
F
My world, ohh, yeah
CGAm
But I woke up and grew strong
FC
And I can still go on
GAmF
And no one can take my pearl
CGAmF
You don't have to be shell, No
CGAmF
You're the one that rules your world, ohh
CGAm
You are strong and you'll learn
FC
That you can still go on
GF
And you'll always be a pearl
Am
She is unstoppable
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.