The Jeweler

Song Title: The Jeweler        Artist: Pearls Before Swine
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Compiled by: James McKinnon

Tuning: Standard

The beautiful opening track on the Pearls' classic 'The Use Of Ashes' is piano-based, but easily
 playable
with acoustic guitar accompaniment.



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      The jeweler has a         shop                     on the corner of the        boulevarde
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      With his hands            and       ashes          he will try the best he can.

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   He   uses   spit   and     cloth and ashes.           He    makes    them     shine    with  
  ashes.
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       He     knows    the     use    of    ashes.        He  worships  God  with    ashes.
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   The      coins       are     often  very   old          by the time they reach   the  
jeweler.
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     With  his  hands   and      ashes,                 he will try the best he can.
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    He  knows  that  he  can      only  shine  them,              cannot       repair   the   
scratches.
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   He    knows    that               even                 new coins have scars,          smiles.
                                                                 so he just
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     He   knows   the         use    of    ashes.      La   da   da   da           da   da   da 
  da.
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     He     worships            God    with    ashes.      La   da   da   da          da da da 
da da
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     d a a a a a.                                          In   the   darkest        of   the   
night
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 both his hands will blister       badly.                 They will often           open 
painfully
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as the blood flows from his       hands.
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   He works to take from        black coin faces       the thumbprints from so

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      many ages.                He wishes he could      cure the scars.             When he 
forgets he
                                                                                         
sometimes
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        cries.
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  da.
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