Diamonds & Rust Chords by Joan Baez

Tempo:
65.25 bpm
Chords used:

Fm

Ab

Db

Eb

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Diamonds & Rust chords
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[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.
Key:  
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
G
2131
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
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Let's start jamming Joan Baez - Diamonds & Rust chords, practice the chord sequence Ab, Eb, Fm, Db and Ab. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 32 BPM and then match the original tempo of 65 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: F Minor.

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[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. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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