Chords for Paul Simon - Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (from The Concert in Hyde Park)

Tempo:
115.55 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Bb

Gm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Paul Simon - Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (from The Concert in Hyde Park) chords
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[F] [N]
[Fm]
[F]
[C] [N]
[F] [D]
[F] [G]
[C]
[F] [G]
[F] [C] I'm a, [Gb]
I'm a, I'm a [Cm] do it son.
[Fm] She's a rich [Gbm] bitch.
[C] She [E] don't drive a car.
[F] I don't know what she's [C] into.
He's a poor boy.
Empty as a pocket.
He's empty as a pocket with [F] nothing to lose.
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F] He says she's crazy.
She [Bb] got [C] diamonds on the soles [F] of her shoes.
Yeah.
[Bb]
Well, that's [Am] one way to [F] lose these walking blues.
Ah, [Bb] diamonds [C] on the soles of your [F] shoes.
[Gm]
[C] [F] She was physically forgotten, but then she [Bb] slipped [C] into my [F] pocket with my car keys.
She said [Bb] you've taken [C] me for granted because [F] I please you.
Where it [Bb] is [C] now, [F]
[Bb] [C] I could [F] say.
[Gm] [C] [F] As if [Bb] everybody [C] here would know [F] what I was talking about.
[Bb] I mean, as if [C] everybody here knows what [F] I am talking about.
I'm talking about diamonds on the soles of your shoes.
[Bb]
[C] [F] [Gm]
[C] [F] [Gm]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Gm] [F] [Gm]
[F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F] She makes the sign of a [Bb] teaspoon.
He makes the sign [F] of a wave.
The poor boy changes clothes and he puts on aftershave.
[Bb] All to [C] compensate for his [F] ordinary shoes.
Yeah, [Gm] to [C] compensate for his [F] ordinary shoes.
[Bb]
[C] And she [F] said, [Bb]
[C] [F] [Bb]
[C] she [F] said, honey, it's me [Bb] dancing.
But they [C] ended up as sleeping [F] in a doorway [Bb] by the bodegas [C] and the lights [F] on up the Broadway.
Wearing [Bb] [C] diamonds on the [F] soles of their shoes.
[Bb]
[C] And I could [F] say.
[Bb] [F]
And everybody [C] here would know what [F] I was talking about.
I mean, everybody here knows what we are talking about.
We're [Bb] talking about diamonds [C] on the soles [F] of your shoes.
[Bb]
Diamond, [C] diamond.
[F] [Dm] [Bb] [C]
[F] [Gm]
[F] [Gm] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Gm] [F] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F] He'd say I'm crazy.
I got diamonds [C] on the soles of [F] my shoes.
Yeah, [Am]
[Bb] well, [C] that's what we're [F] walking blues.
[Bb] [C] Diamonds on the soles of your.
[F] I I, [Gm] [C] I, [F] [Am]
[Bb] [C] [F] I, I, I.
[C] I [F] [C]
[F] I.
I, I, I, I, [C] I, I, I, I, I, I, [F] I,
[Bb] [C] I, I.
[F] I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, [C] I, [F]
[C] I, I, I, I, I, I, I. [Bb] next time.
[F] Bye.
[G] [N]
[G]
[N]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To start learning Paul Simon - (Live at Hyde Park, London, UK - July 2012) Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bb, F, Bb, C, F and C in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 57 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 116 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: F Major.

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[F] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ [C] I'm a, _ _ _ [Gb] _
I'm a, I'm a [Cm] do it son.
[Fm] She's a rich [Gbm] bitch.
[C] She [E] don't drive a car.
[F] I don't know what she's [C] into.
_ He's a poor boy. _
Empty as a pocket.
He's empty as a pocket with [F] nothing to lose. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] He says she's crazy.
She [Bb] got [C] diamonds on the soles [F] of her shoes.
Yeah.
_ [Bb]
Well, that's [Am] one way to [F] lose these walking blues.
Ah, [Bb] diamonds [C] on the soles of your [F] shoes.
_ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [C] _ [F] She was physically forgotten, but then she [Bb] slipped [C] into my [F] pocket with my car keys.
She said [Bb] you've taken [C] me for granted because [F] I please you.
_ Where it [Bb] is [C] now, _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] I could [F] say. _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ As if [Bb] everybody [C] here would know [F] what I was talking about.
[Bb] I mean, as if [C] everybody here knows what [F] I am talking about.
I'm talking about diamonds on the soles of your shoes.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] She makes the sign of a [Bb] teaspoon.
He makes the sign [F] of a wave. _ _
The poor boy changes clothes and he puts on aftershave.
[Bb] All to [C] compensate for his [F] ordinary shoes.
_ Yeah, [Gm] to [C] compensate for his [F] ordinary shoes.
_ _ [Bb] _
[C] And she [F] said, _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] she [F] said, honey, it's me [Bb] dancing.
But they [C] ended up as sleeping [F] in a doorway _ [Bb] by the bodegas [C] and the lights [F] on up the Broadway.
Wearing [Bb] [C] diamonds on the [F] soles of their shoes.
_ [Bb] _
_ [C] And I could [F] say. _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
And everybody [C] here would know what [F] I was talking about.
I mean, everybody here knows what we are talking about.
We're [Bb] talking about diamonds [C] on the soles [F] of your shoes.
_ _ [Bb]
Diamond, [C] diamond.
[F] _ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ He'd say I'm crazy.
I got diamonds [C] on the soles of [F] my shoes.
Yeah, [Am]
[Bb] well, [C] that's what we're [F] walking blues. _
[Bb] [C] Diamonds on the soles of your.
[F] _ _ I I, [Gm] _ [C] I, _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] I, I, I.
[C] I _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [F] I.
I, I, I, I, [C] I, I, I, I, I, I, [F] I, _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] I, I.
[F] I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, [C] I, _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] I, I, I, I, I, I, I. [Bb] next time. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ Bye. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [N] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
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This song was written by Joseph Shabalala and Paul Simon.

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