VERSION: Edited
Getting Started - by ChordCrafter
To learn Ben Harper - Diamonds On The Inside chords with lyrics, practice the chord sequence Bb, Bbm, Ab, Bbm, Cm, Bbm, Ab, F#, C#, Ab, Bb. Kick off your practice at a gentle 78 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 156 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Ab.
Fm _ _ _ _
Ab _ I knew a girl, _ _
Bb _
Bbm her name was truth, _ _
Cm she was a
Bbm _ _ horrible
Ab liar.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ She couldn't spend _ _
Bb _
Bbm one day alone,
Bb _
Cm but she couldn't be _ .
Bbm _ satisfied.
Ab _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ When you have _ _
Bbm _ _ _ .
everything, _ you
Cm have _ everything
Bbm _ _ _
Ab to lose.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ She made herself _ _
Bb _
Bbm a bed of nails, _
Cm and she's planning on
Bbm putting it
Ab to use.
_ _ .
_ _
Bb She
Gb had _ _
Db diamonds on
Ab the inside, _ _ .
Fm _ _ she
Gb had _
Db diamonds _ on
Ab the inside.
_ .
_ _ _ _
Gb _ _ _
Db _ .
_ _ _ _
Ab _ Diamonds, _ _ _ _ a candle throws its light into
Bbm the darkness, _ _ _ _
Cm and a nasty word
Bbm so shines a
Ab good deed.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ Make sure the fortune _ _
Bbm _ that you see _
Cm is the fortune _ _ .
Bbm _ that
Ab you need.
_ .
So _ _ _ _ tell me why the
Bbm _ _ first ask _
Cm is the last _ .
Bbm give _
Ab every time.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ What you say and
Bbm do not mean, _ _ _
Cm follow _ _ .
Eb the
Ab close behind.
_ _ .
_ _ She
Gb had _ _
Db diamonds on
Ab the inside, _ _ _
Bb she
Gb had _ _
Db diamonds on
Ab the inside.
_ .
_ _ She
Gb wore _ _
Db diamonds on
Ab the inside.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _
Gb _ _ _ _ .
Db Diamonds, _ _
Ab _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _
Eb _ _ _ _ .
Db _ _ _ _
Fm _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _
Db _ _ _ _ .
Eb _ _ _ _
Fm _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _
Db _ _ _ .
Eb _ _ _
Fm _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _
Db _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _
Eb _ _ _ .
_ _ _ like
Ab a soldier now standing _
Bbm under fire, _ .
_ _ _ _
Cm and a change
Bbm comes as a
Ab relief.
_ _ .
_ _ _ Let the giver's name remain _ _
Bbm unspoken, _ .
_ _ _ _
Cm she is just a
Bbm generous _
Ab thief.
_ _ .
_ _ She
Gb had _ _ diamonds
Db on
Ab the inside, _ .
_
Eb _ she
Gb had _ diamonds
Db _ on
Ab the inside.
_ .
_ _ She wore
Gb _ diamonds
Db _ on
Ab the _ inside.
_ _ _ _
Gb _ _ _ _ .
_
Db _ Diamonds.
_ _
Ab _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .