Diamonds & Rust Chords by Joan Baez
Tempo:
65.25 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
Ab
Db
Eb
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm] [G] [Fm]
[Bb] [Fm] [G] [Fm]
[C] [Fm]
Well, I'll be damned, [Db] here comes your ghost again.
But [Ab] that's not unusual, it's [Eb] just that the moon is full, and you [Fm] happen to call.
And here I sit, [Db] hand on the telephone, [Ab] hearing a voice I'd known
a [Eb] couple of light years ago, heading [Fm] straight for a fall.
As I [Cm] remember, your [Fm] eyes were [Db] bluer than robin's eggs.
My [Ab] poetry was lousy, you said.
[Eb] Where are you calling from?
A [Fm] booth in the Midwest.
Ten years ago, I [Db] bought you some cufflinks.
[Ab] You brought me something.
We [Eb] both know what memories can bring.
They [Fm] bring diamonds and rust.
[Bbm] [Fm] [G]
[Fm] [C] [Fm]
Well, you burst on the scene, [Db] already a legend.
[Ab] The unwashed phenomenon, the [Eb] original vagabond.
You [Fm] strayed into my arms.
And there you stayed, [Db] temporarily lost at sea.
The [Ab] Madonna 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 all around [Bbm] and snow in your hair.
[Cm] Now 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 have [Ab] died then and there.
[C]
[Fm]
Now you're telling me [Db] you're not nostalgic.
Then [Ab] give me another word for it.
[Eb] You were so good with words, and at [Fm] keeping things vague.
Because I need some of that vagueness now it's all [Db] come back to clearly.
Yes, [Ab] I loved you dearly.
And if [Eb] you're offering me diamonds and rust, [Fm] I've already paid.
[Bb] [Fm] [G] [Fm]
[C] [Fm]
Well, I'll be damned, [Db] here comes your ghost again.
But [Ab] that's not unusual, it's [Eb] just that the moon is full, and you [Fm] happen to call.
And here I sit, [Db] hand on the telephone, [Ab] hearing a voice I'd known
a [Eb] couple of light years ago, heading [Fm] straight for a fall.
As I [Cm] remember, your [Fm] eyes were [Db] bluer than robin's eggs.
My [Ab] poetry was lousy, you said.
[Eb] Where are you calling from?
A [Fm] booth in the Midwest.
Ten years ago, I [Db] bought you some cufflinks.
[Ab] You brought me something.
We [Eb] both know what memories can bring.
They [Fm] bring diamonds and rust.
[Bbm] [Fm] [G]
[Fm] [C] [Fm]
Well, you burst on the scene, [Db] already a legend.
[Ab] The unwashed phenomenon, the [Eb] original vagabond.
You [Fm] strayed into my arms.
And there you stayed, [Db] temporarily lost at sea.
The [Ab] Madonna 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 all around [Bbm] and snow in your hair.
[Cm] Now 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 have [Ab] died then and there.
[C]
[Fm]
Now you're telling me [Db] you're not nostalgic.
Then [Ab] give me another word for it.
[Eb] You were so good with words, and at [Fm] keeping things vague.
Because I need some of that vagueness now it's all [Db] come back to clearly.
Yes, [Ab] I loved you dearly.
And if [Eb] you're offering me diamonds and rust, [Fm] I've already paid.
Key:
Fm
Ab
Db
Eb
G
Fm
Ab
Db
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Fm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, I'll be damned, [Db] here comes your ghost again.
But [Ab] that's not unusual, it's [Eb] just that the moon is full, and you [Fm] happen to call. _
And here I sit, [Db] hand on the telephone, _ [Ab] hearing a voice I'd known
a [Eb] couple of light years ago, heading [Fm] straight for a fall. _ _ _ _ _
As I [Cm] remember, your [Fm] eyes were [Db] bluer than robin's eggs.
My [Ab] poetry was lousy, you said.
[Eb] Where are you calling from?
A [Fm] booth in the Midwest.
_ _ Ten years ago, I [Db] bought you some cufflinks.
[Ab] You brought me something.
We [Eb] both know what memories can bring.
They [Fm] bring diamonds and rust.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [G] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, you burst on the scene, [Db] already a legend.
_ [Ab] The unwashed phenomenon, the [Eb] original _ vagabond.
You [Fm] strayed into my _ arms.
And there you stayed, [Db] temporarily lost at sea.
The [Ab] Madonna 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 all around [Bbm] and snow in your hair.
_ [Cm] Now 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 have [Ab] died then and there.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now you're telling me [Db] you're not nostalgic.
Then [Ab] give me another word for it.
[Eb] You were so good with words, and at [Fm] keeping things vague.
Because I need some of that vagueness now it's all [Db] come back to clearly.
Yes, [Ab] I loved you dearly.
And if [Eb] you're offering me diamonds and rust, [Fm] I've already paid. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, I'll be damned, [Db] here comes your ghost again.
But [Ab] that's not unusual, it's [Eb] just that the moon is full, and you [Fm] happen to call. _
And here I sit, [Db] hand on the telephone, _ [Ab] hearing a voice I'd known
a [Eb] couple of light years ago, heading [Fm] straight for a fall. _ _ _ _ _
As I [Cm] remember, your [Fm] eyes were [Db] bluer than robin's eggs.
My [Ab] poetry was lousy, you said.
[Eb] Where are you calling from?
A [Fm] booth in the Midwest.
_ _ Ten years ago, I [Db] bought you some cufflinks.
[Ab] You brought me something.
We [Eb] both know what memories can bring.
They [Fm] bring diamonds and rust.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [G] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, you burst on the scene, [Db] already a legend.
_ [Ab] The unwashed phenomenon, the [Eb] original _ vagabond.
You [Fm] strayed into my _ arms.
And there you stayed, [Db] temporarily lost at sea.
The [Ab] Madonna 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 all around [Bbm] and snow in your hair.
_ [Cm] Now 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 have [Ab] died then and there.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now you're telling me [Db] you're not nostalgic.
Then [Ab] give me another word for it.
[Eb] You were so good with words, and at [Fm] keeping things vague.
Because I need some of that vagueness now it's all [Db] come back to clearly.
Yes, [Ab] I loved you dearly.
And if [Eb] you're offering me diamonds and rust, [Fm] I've already paid. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _