Chords for Paul Simon - Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes (from The African Concert, 1987)

Tempo:
119.75 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Bb

Gm

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Paul Simon - Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes (from The African Concert, 1987) chords
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[Gb] Ooh,
[F] [N]
the six of rings like mama's diamond
So go on now, wait and see
I got a job, I'm on the bus
I know, I asked you
She's a rich girl, she don't try to hide it
Diamonds on her soles of her shoes
She was a poor boy, empty as a pocket
Empty as a pocket with nothing to lose
Sing to nana, to nana
She got diamonds on her soles of her shoes
to [Gb] nana, to nana
[Db] she got diamonds on her soles of her shoes
diamonds on her soles of her shoes
diamonds on her soles of her shoes
diamonds on her soles of her shoes
poor boy, diamonds on her soles of her shoes
[N] [F]
[Gm] [C] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
People say she's crazy, she got [C] diamonds on the soles of [F] her shoes.
[Bb] Well, [C] that's one way to [F] lose these walking blues.
[Bb] [C] Diamonds on the soles of your [F] shoes.
[Bb] [C]
[F] She's physically forgotten, and then [Bb] she [C] slipped into my pocket with [F] my car keys.
She said, [Bb] you've [C] taken me for granted because [F] I need you.
[Bb] Where are these [Am]
[F] diamonds?
[Gm] [C] [Bb] And I said, [F] ooh.
[Gm] [C]
[F] [Bb] As if [C] everybody knows [F] what I'm talking about.
[Bb] As if everybody [C] here knew exactly [F] what I was talking about.
[Bb] Talking about diamonds [C] on the soles [F] of your shoes.
[Gm] [C]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[F] [C] [E] [Bb]
[F] [C] [F]
[C] [Dm]
[F] [Gm] [C]
[F] Ooh.
[Bb] [C]
[F] [Gm] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C]
[F] She makes a sign of a [Gm] teaspoon, [C] he makes a sign [F] of a wave.
[Gm] The poor [C] boy changes clothes [F] and puts on a half-to-shade.
[C] Comfort safe for his [F] ordinary shoes.
[Bb] [C]
[F] She said, honey, take me dancing, [Bb] but they ended [C] up by a street briefing [F] or doorway.
By the [Bb] bodega, [C] and the lights [F] on, on the Broadway.
[Bb] Wearing [C] diamonds on the soles [F] of their shoes.
[Gm] [C] And [Bb] I said, [F] ooh.
[Gm] [C] [F]
[Bb] As if everybody [C] here would know what [F] I was talking about.
[Bb] I mean, [C] everybody here would know exactly what [F] I was talking about.
Talking about diamonds.
[Gm] Diamonds [C] on the soles of [F] my shoes.
[Bb] [C] [G]
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [Gm] [Am] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [C]
[F] Ooh.
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [C]
[F] [Bb] [F] [Gm] [C]
[F] People say I'm crazy, [Bb] I got diamonds [C] on the soles of [F] my shoes, yeah.
[Bb] Well, [C] that's one way to [F] lose these walking blues.
[Bb] Diamonds [C] on the soles of [F] your shoes.
[Bb] [C]
[F] Hey, ta-na-na-na-na.
[Bb] Ta-na [C]-na-na-na.
[F] Ta-na-na-na-na.
[Gm] Ta-na [C]-na-na [F]
-na.
Ta-na-na-na-na.
[C] Ta-na-na-na-na.
[F] Ta-na-na [Bb]-na [C]-na.
[F] Ta-na-na-na-na.
[Bb] [C]
[F] Ta-na-na-na.
[Bb] Hey.
[C]
[F] [Gm] [C]
[F] [Bb] [C]
[F] Ta-na-na-na-na.
[C] Ta-na-na-na [F]-na.
Ta-na-na-na-na.
[Bb] Ta-na [C]-na-na-na.
[F] [Bb] [C] [F]
[C] Ta-na-na-na-na.
[F]
Ta-na-na-na-na.
[B] Ta-na-na-na [F]-na.
Ta-na [Ab] [B]-
Ta-na-na-na [Bb]-na.
Ta-na-na [B]-na-na.
[C] Ta-na-na-na [D]-na.
[G] Ta-na-na-na-na.
[N]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
B
12341112
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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Let's start jamming Paul Simon - Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - F, C, F, Bb, C, F and Gm in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 59 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 120 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: F Major.

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_ _ _ [Gb] Ooh, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ the six of rings like mama's diamond
So go on now, wait and see
I got a job, I'm on the bus
I know, I asked you
She's a rich girl, she don't try to hide it
Diamonds on her soles of her shoes
She was a poor boy, _ empty as a pocket
Empty as a pocket with nothing to lose
Sing to nana, _ to nana
She got diamonds on her soles of her shoes
to [Gb] nana, to nana
[Db] she got diamonds on her soles of her shoes
_ diamonds on her soles of her shoes
_ _ diamonds on her soles of her shoes
_ diamonds on her soles of her shoes
poor boy, diamonds on her soles of her shoes
_ _ [N] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F]
People say she's crazy, she got [C] diamonds on the soles of [F] her shoes.
_ _ [Bb] Well, [C] that's one way to [F] lose these walking blues.
_ [Bb] [C] Diamonds on the soles of your [F] shoes.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _
[F] She's physically forgotten, and then [Bb] she [C] slipped into my pocket with [F] my car keys.
She said, [Bb] you've [C] taken me for granted because [F] I need you.
_ [Bb] Where are these [Am] _ _ _
[F] diamonds?
_ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [Bb] And I said, [F] ooh.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] As if [C] everybody knows [F] what I'm talking about.
[Bb] As if everybody [C] here knew exactly [F] what I was talking about.
[Bb] Talking about diamonds [C] on the soles [F] of your shoes.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ [Bb] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _
[F] Ooh.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _
[F] She makes a sign of a [Gm] teaspoon, [C] he makes a sign [F] of a wave.
_ [Gm] The poor [C] boy changes clothes [F] and puts on a half-to-shade.
_ _ [C] Comfort safe for his [F] ordinary shoes.
_ _ [Bb] _ [C] _
[F] She said, honey, take me dancing, [Bb] but they ended [C] up by a street briefing [F] or doorway.
By the [Bb] bodega, [C] and the lights [F] on, on the Broadway.
_ _ [Bb] Wearing [C] diamonds on the soles [F] of their shoes.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] And [Bb] I said, [F] _ ooh.
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] As if everybody [C] here would know what [F] I was talking about.
[Bb] I mean, [C] everybody here would know exactly what [F] I was talking about.
Talking about _ _ _ _ _ diamonds.
[Gm] Diamonds [C] on the soles of [F] my shoes.
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ [Gm] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
[F] Ooh.
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _
[F] People say I'm crazy, [Bb] I got diamonds [C] on the soles of [F] my shoes, yeah.
_ [Bb] Well, [C] that's one way to [F] lose these walking _ blues.
[Bb] Diamonds [C] on the soles of [F] your shoes.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _
[F] Hey, ta-na-na-na-na.
_ [Bb] Ta-na [C]-na-na-na.
[F] Ta-na-na-na-na.
[Gm] Ta-na [C]-na-na [F]
-na.
Ta-na-na-na-na.
[C] Ta-na-na-na-na.
[F] Ta-na-na [Bb]-na [C]-na. _
[F] Ta-na-na-na-na.
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] Ta-na-na-na.
[Bb] Hey.
_ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _
[F] Ta-na-na-na-na.
[C] Ta-na-na-na [F]-na.
Ta-na-na-na-na.
[Bb] Ta-na [C]-na-na-na. _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] Ta-na-na-na-na.
[F]
Ta-na-na-na-na.
[B] Ta-na-na-na [F]-na.
Ta-na [Ab] _ [B]-
Ta-na-na-na [Bb]-na.
Ta-na-na [B]-na-na.
[C] Ta-na-na-na [D]-na. _
_ _ _ [G] Ta-na-na-na-na.
_ [N] _

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This song was composed by Joseph Shabalala and Paul Simon.

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