The Jeweler

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.

      The jeweler has a         shop                     on the corner of the        boulevarde

      With his hands            and       ashes          he will try the best he can.

   He   uses   spit   and     cloth and ashes.           He    makes    them     shine    with    ashes.

       He     knows    the     use    of    ashes.        He  worships  God  with    ashes.

   The      coins       are     often  very   old          by the time they reach   the  jeweler.

     With  his  hands   and      ashes,                 he will try the best he can.

    He  knows  that  he  can      only  shine  them,              cannot       repair   the   scratches.

   He    knows    that               even                 new coins have scars,          smiles.
                                                                 so he just

     He   knows   the         use    of    ashes.      La   da   da   da           da   da   da   da.

     He     worships            God    with    ashes.      La   da   da   da          da da da da da

     d a a a a a.                                          In   the   darkest        of   the   night

 both his hands will blister       badly.                 They will often           open painfully

as the blood flows from his       hands.

   He works to take from        black coin faces       the thumbprints from so

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

        cries.

     He   knows   the         use    of    ashes.      La   da   da   da           da   da   da   da.