Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes Chords by Paul Simon

Tempo:
110.5 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

C

Am

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Paul Simon - Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes chords
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I want [E] to try it like you like I want to see some innocent sunshine
I want to see Mona when she's got sunshine
She's a rich girl, she don't try to hide it Diamonds on her sole of her shoes
He's a poor boy, empty [Gb] as a pocket [E] Empty as a pocket with nothing to lose
Sing Da-na-na, da-na-na, da-na [B]-na-na She's got
[E] [A] [E]
diamonds [B] on her sole [E]
[A] [E] [B]
[C] [B] [E]
[A] [Gbm] [E]
[F] of [Bb]
[F] [Gm] [F]
[Am] [F]
[Bb]
[Am] her [F] shoes
[D] Well, [Am] that's one way to lose [F] these walking blues [Am] Diamonds on her sole of her [F] shoes
[Bb]
[C] She [F] was physically forgotten, but then she [Bb]
[C] slipped into my pocket with my [F] car keys
She [Bb] said, you've [C] taken me for granted because [F] I've been [Bb] wearing these [F] diamonds
[Bb]
[C] And I [F] can tell, [Bb]
[F] cause if [C] everybody [Am] knows [F] what I'm talking about
Cause if everybody here would know exactly what I was talking about
I'm [Bb] talking about diamonds [C] on the soles of her [F] shoes
[Bb] She [C] [F] [Bb] [C]
[F] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [C]
[F] [Bb] [Am]
[F] [Bb]
[Am] [F] [Bb]
[C] [F] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F] makes the sign of a [Bb] teaspoon, he makes [C] the sign of a [F] wave
[Bb] The poor boy [C] changed his clothes and [F] put on aftershave To [Bb] compensate [C] for his ordinary [F] shoes
[Bb]
[C] She [F] said, honey, take me dancing, [Bb] but they ended [C] up us sleeping in [F] a doorway
[Bb] By the bodega and [C] the lights on over [F] Broadway [Bb] Wearing diamonds [C] on the soles of [F] their shoes
[Bb]
[C] And [F] I can tell, [Gm]
[C] [F] [Bb]
[C] [F] I [Bb] mean everybody here [C] would know exactly what I [F] was talking about
I'm [Bb] talking about diamonds
[C] [F] [Bb]
[C] [F] [C]
[F]
[Bb] [D]
[F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb]
[C] [F] [Bb]
[C] People [F] [Bb]
[C] [F] say I'm crazy, I [Bb] got diamonds on the [C] soles of my shoes
[F] [Bb] Well, that's [C] one way to lose [F] these walking blues [Dm]
Diamonds on [C] the soles of my [F] shoes
[Bb]
[C] [F] [Bb]
[C] [F] [Bb]
[C] [F] [C]
[Am] [F] [Bb]
[C] [F] [Bb]
[C] [F] [Bb]
[C] [F] [Gm]
[C] [F] [Bb]
[C] [F] [Bb]
[C] [F] [Bb]
[C] [F] Diamonds [Bb]
[C] [F]
[G]
[Am] [Ab] [Bb]
[Ab] on the soles of my shoes
[F] [N]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Am
2311
E
2311
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
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To start learning Paul Simon - Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bb, C, F, Bb and F in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 55 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 110. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of F Major.

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_ _ _ I want [E] to try it like you like I _ _ want to see some innocent sunshine
I want to see Mona when she's got sunshine
_ She's _ a rich girl, she don't try to hide it Diamonds on her sole of her shoes
_ He's a poor boy, empty [Gb] as a pocket [E] Empty as a pocket with nothing to lose
Sing Da-na-na, da-na-na, da-na [B]-na-na She's got _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E]
diamonds [B] _ on her sole [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F] _ of _ [Bb] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Am] her _ [F] _ _ shoes
[D] Well, [Am] that's one way to lose [F] these walking blues [Am] Diamonds on her sole of her [F] shoes
_ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ She [F] was physically forgotten, but then she [Bb]
[C] slipped into my pocket with my [F] car keys
She [Bb] said, you've [C] taken me for granted because [F] I've been _ _ [Bb] wearing these [F] diamonds
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] And I [F] can tell, _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ cause if [C] everybody [Am] knows [F] what I'm talking about
Cause if everybody here would know exactly what I was talking about
I'm [Bb] talking about diamonds [C] on the soles of her [F] shoes
_ _ [Bb] She _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] makes the sign of a [Bb] teaspoon, he makes [C] the sign of a [F] wave
_ [Bb] The poor boy [C] changed his clothes and [F] put on aftershave To [Bb] compensate [C] for his ordinary [F] shoes
_ _ [Bb] _
[C] She [F] said, honey, take me dancing, [Bb] but they ended [C] up us sleeping in [F] a doorway
[Bb] By the bodega and [C] the lights on over [F] Broadway _ [Bb] Wearing diamonds [C] on the soles of [F] their shoes
_ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] And [F] I can tell, _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ I [Bb] mean everybody here [C] would know exactly what I [F] was talking about
I'm [Bb] talking about diamonds
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [D] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] People [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ say I'm crazy, I [Bb] got diamonds on the [C] soles of my shoes
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] Well, that's [C] one way to lose [F] these walking blues _ [Dm]
Diamonds on [C] the soles of my [F] shoes
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ Diamonds [Bb] _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Ab] on the soles of my shoes
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Joseph Shabalala and Paul Simon.

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