Biography:
Pearls Before Swine was an American psychedelic folk band formed by Tom Rapp in 1965 in Melbourne, Florida, United States. The group signed to ESP Disk and recorded One Nation Underground, a fairly successful release that was followed by the anti-war Balaklava (1968). In the next few years, Rapp often referred onstage, not quite seriously, to the group as "the house band for the SDS" (Students for a Democratic Society). They continued to release albums and to tour until the 1970s
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Song Title: Song About A Rose Artist: Pearls Before Swine
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Compiled by: James McKinnon
A lovely song by Tom Rapp from the Pearls' classic 1970 album,
'The Use of Ashes'. I've taken the chord sequence mainly from
the outtake version from the compilation album 'The Wizard of
Is' (2004), because the chords are more fully expressed. I think
the chords from the Use of Ashes version should be basically
the same. If there are any differences, I think they would be
very minor. I have modelled the outro more on the 'Use of
Ashes' version.
Email:[email protected]
Time signature: 4/4 (Slowly)
[Intro]
e|----4--------------------|---4---------------------|---4----------------------|---4---------------------|
b|----5--------------------|---4---------------------|---5----------------------|---4---------------------|
g|----6---(A/EMaj7)--------|---5----(G#)-------------|---6----((A/EMaj7)--------|---5----(G#)-------------|
D|----6--------------------|---6---------------------|---6----------------------|---6---------------------|
A|----0--------------------|---6---------------------|---0----------------------|---6---------------------|
E|----0--------------------|---4---------------------|---0----------------------|---4---------------------|
[Verse]
e|----4--------------------|-----------4-------------|-----4--------------------|
b|----5--------------------|-----------4-------------|-----5--------------------|
g|----6----(A/EMaj7)-------|-----------5---(G#)------|-----6----(A/EMaj7)-------|
D|----6--------------------|-----------6-------------|-----6--------------------|
A|----0--------------------|-----------6-------------|-----0--------------------|
E|----0--------------------|-----------4-------------|-----0--------------------|
This is a song about a rose Or perhaps it's a
song about the
e|-----4-------------------|-----4-------------------|-----4--------------------|
b|-----4-------------------|-----5-------------------|-----5--------------------|
g|-----5----(G#)-----------|-----6----(A/EMaj7)------|-----6----(A/EMaj7)-------|
D|-----6-------------------|-----6-------------------|-----6--------------------|
A|-----6-------------------|-----0-------------------|-----0--------------------|
E|-----4-------------------|-----0-------------------|-----0--------------------|
shadow of a rose. In the morning the congregate in
apple sellers
e|-----4-------------------|-----4-------------------|-----4--------------------|-----4-------------------|
b|-----4-------------------|-----5-------------------|-----4--------------------|-----4-------------------|
g|-----5----(G#)-----------|-----6----(A/EMaj7)------|-----5----(G#)------------|-----5----(G#)-----------|
D|-----6-------------------|-----6-------------------|-----6--------------------|-----6-------------------|
A|-----6-------------------|-----0-------------------|-----6--------------------|-----6-------------------|
E|-----4-------------------|-----0-------------------|-----4--------------------|-----4-------------------|
corners of their own. But you and I we sing our song about a rose, or perhaps the shadow of a
e|-----4-------------------|-----4-------------------|---2----------------------|-----4-------------------|
b|-----5-------------------|-----5-------------------|---2----------------------|-----5-------------------|
g|-----6----(C#m)----------|-----6----(C#m)----------|---3----(F#)--------------|-----6----(C#m)----------|
D|-----6-------------------|-----6-------------------|---4----------------------|-----6-------------------|
A|-----4-------------------|-----4-------------------|---4----------------------|-----4-------------------|
E|-----4-------------------|-----4-------------------|---2----------------------|-----4-------------------|
rose. With the children of Friborg good thief standing by, we consort in silent ren-
and the dezvous and
e|-----2-------------------|
b|-----2-------------------|
g|-----3----(F#)-----------|
D|-----4-------------------|
A|-----4-------------------|
E|-----2-------------------|
call the world a lie.
When our
e|--4-----------------------|--2----------------------|-----3--------------------|-----0-------------------|
b|--5-----------------------|--2----------------------|-----2--------------------|-----0-------------------|
g|--6----(C#m)--------------|--3----(F#)--------------|-----0----(G)-------------|-----0----(Em)-----------|
D|--6-----------------------|--4----------------------|-----0--------------------|-----2-------------------|
A|--4-----------------------|--4----------------------|-----0--------------------|-----2-------------------|
E|--4-----------------------|--2----------------------|-----3--------------------|-----0-------------------|
song is but a candle one day burn away children of Friborg
that will and the
e|---1---------------------|-----3-------------------|
b|---1---------------------|-----2-------------------|
g|---2----(F)--------------|-----0----(G)------------|
D|---3---------------------|-----0-------------------|
A|---3---------------------|-----0-------------------|
E|---1---------------------|-----3-------------------|
cannot hear what we say.
e|----4--------------------|-----------4-------------|-----4--------------------|-----4-----------------|
b|----5--------------------|-----------4-------------|-----5--------------------|-----5-----------------|
g|----6----(A/EMaj7)-------|-----------5----(G#)-----|-----6----(A/EMaj7)-------|-----6----(A/EMaj7)----|
D|----6--------------------|-----------6-------------|-----6--------------------|-----6-----------------|
A|----0--------------------|-----------6-------------|-----0--------------------|-----0-----------------|
E|----0--------------------|-----------4-------------|-----0--------------------|-----0-----------------|
This is a song about a rose, of lonely caravans whispering to God
e|-----2-------------------|-----4-------------------|--4-----------------------|--4----------------------|
b|-----2-------------------|-----5-------------------|--4-----------------------|--5----------------------|
g|-----3----(F#)-----------|-----6----(A/EMaj7)------|--5----(G#)---------------|--6----(A/EMaj7)---------|
D|-----4-------------------|-----6-------------------|--6-----------------------|--6----------------------|
A|-----4-------------------|-----0-------------------|--6-----------------------|--0----------------------|
E|-----2-------------------|-----0-------------------|--4-----------------------|--0----------------------|
to chain the world But people are not life is not a song. And even God can only guess
in prose. singers and
e|--4----------------------|-----2-------------------|----4---------------------|--4----------------------|
b|--5----------------------|-----2-------------------|----5---------------------|--4----------------------|
g|--6----(A/EMaj7)---------|-----3----(F#)-----------|----6----(A/EMaj7)--------|--5----(G#)--------------|
D|--6----------------------|-----4-------------------|----6---------------------|--6----------------------|
A|--0----------------------|-----4-------------------|----0---------------------|--6----------------------|
E|--0----------------------|-----2-------------------|----0---------------------|--4----------------------|
why or where or when the answers all belong. But you and I, we sing our song about a rose
or if
e|--------4----------------|-----4-------------------|-----2--------------------|
b|--------4----------------|-----5-------------------|-----2--------------------|
g|--------5----(G#)--------|-----6----(C#m)-----------|-----3----(F#)------------|
D|--------6----------------|-----6-------------------|-----4--------------------|
A|--------6----------------|-----4-------------------|-----4--------------------|
E|--------4----------------|-----4-------------------|-----2--------------------|
or perhaps the shadow rose. (Outro: Repeat last two chords
of a and fade.)
Song Title: Song About A Rose Artist: Pearls Before Swine
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Compiled by: James McKinnon
A lovely song by Tom Rapp from the Pearls' classic 1970 album,
'The Use of Ashes'. I've taken the chord sequence mainly from
the outtake version from the compilation album 'The Wizard of
Is' (2004), because the chords are more fully expressed. I think
the chords from the Use of Ashes version should be basically
the same. If there are any differences, I think they would be
very minor. I have modelled the outro more on the 'Use of
Ashes' version.
Email:[email protected]
Time signature: 4/4 (Slowly)
[Intro]
e|----4--------------------|---4---------------------|---4----------------------|---4---------------------|
b|----5--------------------|---4---------------------|---5----------------------|---4---------------------|
g|----6---(A/EMaj7)--------|---5----(G#)-------------|---6----((A/EMaj7)--------|---5----(G#)-------------|
D|----6--------------------|---6---------------------|---6----------------------|---6---------------------|
A|----0--------------------|---6---------------------|---0----------------------|---6---------------------|
E|----0--------------------|---4---------------------|---0----------------------|---4---------------------|
[Verse]
e|----4--------------------|-----------4-------------|-----4--------------------|
b|----5--------------------|-----------4-------------|-----5--------------------|
g|----6----(A/EMaj7)-------|-----------5---(G#)------|-----6----(A/EMaj7)-------|
D|----6--------------------|-----------6-------------|-----6--------------------|
A|----0--------------------|-----------6-------------|-----0--------------------|
E|----0--------------------|-----------4-------------|-----0--------------------|
This is a song about a rose Or perhaps it's a
song about the
e|-----4-------------------|-----4-------------------|-----4--------------------|
b|-----4-------------------|-----5-------------------|-----5--------------------|
g|-----5----(G#)-----------|-----6----(A/EMaj7)------|-----6----(A/EMaj7)-------|
D|-----6-------------------|-----6-------------------|-----6--------------------|
A|-----6-------------------|-----0-------------------|-----0--------------------|
E|-----4-------------------|-----0-------------------|-----0--------------------|
shadow of a rose. In the morning the congregate in
apple sellers
e|-----4-------------------|-----4-------------------|-----4--------------------|-----4-------------------|
b|-----4-------------------|-----5-------------------|-----4--------------------|-----4-------------------|
g|-----5----(G#)-----------|-----6----(A/EMaj7)------|-----5----(G#)------------|-----5----(G#)-----------|
D|-----6-------------------|-----6-------------------|-----6--------------------|-----6-------------------|
A|-----6-------------------|-----0-------------------|-----6--------------------|-----6-------------------|
E|-----4-------------------|-----0-------------------|-----4--------------------|-----4-------------------|
corners of their own. But you and I we sing our song about a rose, or perhaps the shadow of a
e|-----4-------------------|-----4-------------------|---2----------------------|-----4-------------------|
b|-----5-------------------|-----5-------------------|---2----------------------|-----5-------------------|
g|-----6----(C#m)----------|-----6----(C#m)----------|---3----(F#)--------------|-----6----(C#m)----------|
D|-----6-------------------|-----6-------------------|---4----------------------|-----6-------------------|
A|-----4-------------------|-----4-------------------|---4----------------------|-----4-------------------|
E|-----4-------------------|-----4-------------------|---2----------------------|-----4-------------------|
rose. With the children of Friborg good thief standing by, we consort in silent ren-
and the dezvous and
e|-----2-------------------|
b|-----2-------------------|
g|-----3----(F#)-----------|
D|-----4-------------------|
A|-----4-------------------|
E|-----2-------------------|
call the world a lie.
When our
e|--4-----------------------|--2----------------------|-----3--------------------|-----0-------------------|
b|--5-----------------------|--2----------------------|-----2--------------------|-----0-------------------|
g|--6----(C#m)--------------|--3----(F#)--------------|-----0----(G)-------------|-----0----(Em)-----------|
D|--6-----------------------|--4----------------------|-----0--------------------|-----2-------------------|
A|--4-----------------------|--4----------------------|-----0--------------------|-----2-------------------|
E|--4-----------------------|--2----------------------|-----3--------------------|-----0-------------------|
song is but a candle one day burn away children of Friborg
that will and the
e|---1---------------------|-----3-------------------|
b|---1---------------------|-----2-------------------|
g|---2----(F)--------------|-----0----(G)------------|
D|---3---------------------|-----0-------------------|
A|---3---------------------|-----0-------------------|
E|---1---------------------|-----3-------------------|
cannot hear what we say.
e|----4--------------------|-----------4-------------|-----4--------------------|-----4-----------------|
b|----5--------------------|-----------4-------------|-----5--------------------|-----5-----------------|
g|----6----(A/EMaj7)-------|-----------5----(G#)-----|-----6----(A/EMaj7)-------|-----6----(A/EMaj7)----|
D|----6--------------------|-----------6-------------|-----6--------------------|-----6-----------------|
A|----0--------------------|-----------6-------------|-----0--------------------|-----0-----------------|
E|----0--------------------|-----------4-------------|-----0--------------------|-----0-----------------|
This is a song about a rose, of lonely caravans whispering to God
e|-----2-------------------|-----4-------------------|--4-----------------------|--4----------------------|
b|-----2-------------------|-----5-------------------|--4-----------------------|--5----------------------|
g|-----3----(F#)-----------|-----6----(A/EMaj7)------|--5----(G#)---------------|--6----(A/EMaj7)---------|
D|-----4-------------------|-----6-------------------|--6-----------------------|--6----------------------|
A|-----4-------------------|-----0-------------------|--6-----------------------|--0----------------------|
E|-----2-------------------|-----0-------------------|--4-----------------------|--0----------------------|
to chain the world But people are not life is not a song. And even God can only guess
in prose. singers and
e|--4----------------------|-----2-------------------|----4---------------------|--4----------------------|
b|--5----------------------|-----2-------------------|----5---------------------|--4----------------------|
g|--6----(A/EMaj7)---------|-----3----(F#)-----------|----6----(A/EMaj7)--------|--5----(G#)--------------|
D|--6----------------------|-----4-------------------|----6---------------------|--6----------------------|
A|--0----------------------|-----4-------------------|----0---------------------|--6----------------------|
E|--0----------------------|-----2-------------------|----0---------------------|--4----------------------|
why or where or when the answers all belong. But you and I, we sing our song about a rose
or if
e|--------4----------------|-----4-------------------|-----2--------------------|
b|--------4----------------|-----5-------------------|-----2--------------------|
g|--------5----(G#)--------|-----6----(C#m)-----------|-----3----(F#)------------|
D|--------6----------------|-----6-------------------|-----4--------------------|
A|--------6----------------|-----4-------------------|-----4--------------------|
E|--------4----------------|-----4-------------------|-----2--------------------|
or perhaps the shadow rose. (Outro: Repeat last two chords
of a and fade.)
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