Chords for Diamonds And Rust. JOAN BAEZ
Tempo:
51.45 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
Ab
Db
Eb
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm]
[F]
[C] [Fm]
Well, I'll be damned, here [Db] comes your ghost again.
But [Ab] that's not unusual.
[Eb] It's just that the moon is full, [Fm] and you happen to call.
And here I sit, and [Db] on the telephone, [Ab] hearing a voice I'd known
a [Eb] couple of light years ago, [Fm] heading straight for a fall.
As I remember, your eyes were bluer [Db] than robin's eggs.
My [Ab] poetry was lousy, you said.
[Eb] Where are you calling from?
[Fm] A booth in the Midwest.
Ten years ago, I bought you [Db] some cufflinks.
You [Ab] brought me something.
We [Eb] both know what memories can bring.
They [Fm] bring diamonds and rust.
[F]
[Fm] [C] [Fm]
You [Fm] burst on the scene, already a [Ab] legend.
[Db] The [Ab] unwashed phenomenon, the [Eb] original vagabond.
He strayed into my [Fm] arms.
And there you stayed, temporarily [Db] lost at sea.
[Bbm] The Madonna [Ab] was yours for free.
Yes, the [Eb] girl on the half-shell could [Fm] keep you unharmed.
[Cm] Now I see you standing with brown leaves falling [Bbm] all around and snow in your hair.
Now [Cm] you're smiling out the window of that crummy hotel over [Bbm] Washington Square.
[Db] Our breath comes out, white clouds mingles and [Ab] hangs in the air.
[Gb] Speaking strictly for me, we both could [Ab] have died then and there.
[C]
[Fm] Now you're telling me you're [Db] not nostalgic.
Then give me [Ab] another word for it.
[Eb] You were so good with words and at [Fm] keeping things vague.
Cause I need some of that vagueness now it's all come back to clearly.
[Ab] Yes, I love you dearly.
And if you're [Eb] offering me diamonds and rust, I've [Fm] already paid.
[F]
[C] [Fm]
Well, I'll be damned, here [Db] comes your ghost again.
But [Ab] that's not unusual.
[Eb] It's just that the moon is full, [Fm] and you happen to call.
And here I sit, and [Db] on the telephone, [Ab] hearing a voice I'd known
a [Eb] couple of light years ago, [Fm] heading straight for a fall.
As I remember, your eyes were bluer [Db] than robin's eggs.
My [Ab] poetry was lousy, you said.
[Eb] Where are you calling from?
[Fm] A booth in the Midwest.
Ten years ago, I bought you [Db] some cufflinks.
You [Ab] brought me something.
We [Eb] both know what memories can bring.
They [Fm] bring diamonds and rust.
[F]
[Fm] [C] [Fm]
You [Fm] burst on the scene, already a [Ab] legend.
[Db] The [Ab] unwashed phenomenon, the [Eb] original vagabond.
He strayed into my [Fm] arms.
And there you stayed, temporarily [Db] lost at sea.
[Bbm] The Madonna [Ab] was yours for free.
Yes, the [Eb] girl on the half-shell could [Fm] keep you unharmed.
[Cm] Now I see you standing with brown leaves falling [Bbm] all around and snow in your hair.
Now [Cm] you're smiling out the window of that crummy hotel over [Bbm] Washington Square.
[Db] Our breath comes out, white clouds mingles and [Ab] hangs in the air.
[Gb] Speaking strictly for me, we both could [Ab] have died then and there.
[C]
[Fm] Now you're telling me you're [Db] not nostalgic.
Then give me [Ab] another word for it.
[Eb] You were so good with words and at [Fm] keeping things vague.
Cause I need some of that vagueness now it's all come back to clearly.
[Ab] Yes, I love you dearly.
And if you're [Eb] offering me diamonds and rust, I've [Fm] already paid.
Key:
Fm
Ab
Db
Eb
C
Fm
Ab
Db
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, I'll be damned, here [Db] comes your ghost again.
But [Ab] that's not unusual.
[Eb] It's just that the moon is full, [Fm] and you happen to call.
And here I sit, and [Db] on the telephone, [Ab] hearing a voice I'd known
a [Eb] couple of light years ago, [Fm] heading straight for a fall. _ _
_ _ As I remember, your eyes were bluer [Db] than robin's eggs.
My [Ab] poetry was lousy, you said.
[Eb] Where are you calling from?
[Fm] A booth in the Midwest.
_ Ten years ago, I bought you [Db] some cufflinks.
You [Ab] brought me something.
We [Eb] both know what memories can bring.
They [Fm] bring diamonds and rust.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Fm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ You [Fm] burst on the scene, already a [Ab] legend.
[Db] The [Ab] unwashed phenomenon, the [Eb] original vagabond.
He strayed into my [Fm] arms.
And there you stayed, temporarily [Db] lost at sea.
[Bbm] The Madonna [Ab] was yours for free.
Yes, the [Eb] girl on the half-shell could [Fm] keep you _ unharmed.
_ [Cm] Now I see you standing with brown leaves falling [Bbm] all around and snow in your hair.
Now [Cm] you're smiling out the window of that crummy hotel over [Bbm] Washington Square.
_ [Db] Our breath comes out, white clouds mingles and [Ab] hangs in the air.
[Gb] Speaking strictly for me, we both could [Ab] have died then and there. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ Now you're telling me you're [Db] not nostalgic.
Then give me [Ab] another word for it.
[Eb] You were so good with words and at [Fm] keeping things vague.
Cause I need some of that vagueness now it's all come back to clearly.
[Ab] Yes, I love you dearly.
And if you're [Eb] offering me diamonds and rust, I've [Fm] already paid. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, I'll be damned, here [Db] comes your ghost again.
But [Ab] that's not unusual.
[Eb] It's just that the moon is full, [Fm] and you happen to call.
And here I sit, and [Db] on the telephone, [Ab] hearing a voice I'd known
a [Eb] couple of light years ago, [Fm] heading straight for a fall. _ _
_ _ As I remember, your eyes were bluer [Db] than robin's eggs.
My [Ab] poetry was lousy, you said.
[Eb] Where are you calling from?
[Fm] A booth in the Midwest.
_ Ten years ago, I bought you [Db] some cufflinks.
You [Ab] brought me something.
We [Eb] both know what memories can bring.
They [Fm] bring diamonds and rust.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Fm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ You [Fm] burst on the scene, already a [Ab] legend.
[Db] The [Ab] unwashed phenomenon, the [Eb] original vagabond.
He strayed into my [Fm] arms.
And there you stayed, temporarily [Db] lost at sea.
[Bbm] The Madonna [Ab] was yours for free.
Yes, the [Eb] girl on the half-shell could [Fm] keep you _ unharmed.
_ [Cm] Now I see you standing with brown leaves falling [Bbm] all around and snow in your hair.
Now [Cm] you're smiling out the window of that crummy hotel over [Bbm] Washington Square.
_ [Db] Our breath comes out, white clouds mingles and [Ab] hangs in the air.
[Gb] Speaking strictly for me, we both could [Ab] have died then and there. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ Now you're telling me you're [Db] not nostalgic.
Then give me [Ab] another word for it.
[Eb] You were so good with words and at [Fm] keeping things vague.
Cause I need some of that vagueness now it's all come back to clearly.
[Ab] Yes, I love you dearly.
And if you're [Eb] offering me diamonds and rust, I've [Fm] already paid. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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