"Pearls and Swine" Drunken Prayer E B Where the sweet magnolia grows there's a river bend I know E E7 A Where time ain't nothing to kill E B It's a crazy river. It shakes and shivers. A E It's a want that never will E B Mona took a bus to Las Vegas in a rush. E E7 A When she could not stand the rain. E B In a fit of passion, culture clashing A E The sunshine turned to rain. Chorus 1: B E Now she sits and she wonders B E E7 "How'd I get so far under?" A E Oh, the spell of wasted youth G# A wasted time and that's the truth E B E A E Oh lord I've cast my pearls before the swine. solo break: E B E E7 A E B A G# B E E You can ramble you can roam B Disassemble and disown E E7 A You can take back everything you've had to say. E B But who can run from number 1? A E Oh to live is to obey. Chorus 2 B E Now I sit and I wonder B E E7 "How'd I get so far under?" A E Oh, the spell of wasted youth G# A wasted time and that's the truth E B C#m B A Oh lord I've cast my pearls before the swine. E B E A E Good God I've cast my pearls before the swine. E B E E7 A E B A G# B E