Am   G
Am   G D


[Verse 1]
G
Life's a strain, a painful thing
   G7     C
To be overcome
   C              G
We mark the miles by our triumphs
                D
And suffer everyone
         G
But I'll hold them near   and keep them dear
          G7   C
And don't be ashamed


[Chorus]
D                   Em
  The trials of the world
    F   C        G
Are all heaven's pearls
D                   Em
  The trials of the world
    F   C        G
Are all heaven's pearls


[Instrumental]
C     G  D


[Verse 2]
   G
We gathered scars from tangled bars
           G7        C
They catch under the skin
                   G
The friction burns as they turn
               D
Working deeper in
    G
But day by day  the sharp edges fade
        G7            C
Smooth, burnished and fine


[Chorus]
D                   Em
  The trials of the world
    F   C        G
Are all heaven's pearls
D                   Em
  The trials of the world
    F   C        G
Are all heaven's pearls


[Interlude]
Am    G
Am    G D
G
      G7  C


[Chorus]
D                   Em
  The trials of the world
    F   C        G
Are all heaven's pearls
D                   Em
  The trials of the world
    F   C        G
Are all heaven's pearls