Chords for The Old Double Diamond
Tempo:
115.75 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Fm
Db
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb]
[Fm]
[Db]
[Bb]
[Ab] Now [Bb] [Ab]
the old [Eb] double diamond [Fm]
lay out east of Dubois [Db] in the land of the [Eb] buffalo.
[Ab] And the [Eb] auctioneer's gavel [Fm]
he'd wrapped and it rattled [Ab]
as [Db] I watched the old double diamond [Eb] go.
[Cm] Won't you listen to [Fm]
the wind, [Ab] Mother [Db] Nature's [Eb]
violin.
[Bb] [Ab]
[Eb]
I first hired on [Fm] the old double diamond.
I [Db] was a damn poor excuse [Eb] for a man.
I [Ab] never learned how [Eb] to aim, [Fm] my spirit was tame, couldn't [Db] read all the cards in [Eb] my hand.
[Cm] And the wind whipped the granite [Fm]
above me, blew [Db] the tumbleweed clean through [Eb] my soul.
[Ab] [Ab]
[Bb] [Ab]
I fought her [Eb] winters, [Fm]
I busted her horses, [Db] I took more than I thought I [Eb] could stand.
[Ab]
Battles with the mountains [Fm] and the cattle [Db] seemed to bring out the best in [Eb] a man.
I [Cm] guess a sailor, he [Fm]
needs an ocean, and [Db] a mama, her baby's [F] too [Eb] old.
[Ab]
And I need the [Eb] hills of [Fm]
Wyoming in [Ab]
[Db] the land of the [Ab]
buffalo.
[Bb] [Ab]
[Bb] [Ab]
Now she's selling [Eb] out, [Fm]
I'm moving on, but [Db] I'm leaving with more [Eb] than I can.
[Ab]
I've got this [Eb] saddle [Fm]
and it ain't the same, [Db] and I've got this song to [Ab] sing.
[Eb] I've got [Cm] a new range to find and [Fm] some new knots to tie.
[Db] In a country where cowboys [Eb] are king, I turn [Ab] my tail to the wind [Fm] and the old double diamond.
[Db] And I disappear into [Eb] the sea.
[Bb] [Ab]
[Bb] And you're leaving.
[Fm]
[Db]
[Bb]
[Ab] Now [Bb] [Ab]
the old [Eb] double diamond [Fm]
lay out east of Dubois [Db] in the land of the [Eb] buffalo.
[Ab] And the [Eb] auctioneer's gavel [Fm]
he'd wrapped and it rattled [Ab]
as [Db] I watched the old double diamond [Eb] go.
[Cm] Won't you listen to [Fm]
the wind, [Ab] Mother [Db] Nature's [Eb]
violin.
[Bb] [Ab]
[Eb]
I first hired on [Fm] the old double diamond.
I [Db] was a damn poor excuse [Eb] for a man.
I [Ab] never learned how [Eb] to aim, [Fm] my spirit was tame, couldn't [Db] read all the cards in [Eb] my hand.
[Cm] And the wind whipped the granite [Fm]
above me, blew [Db] the tumbleweed clean through [Eb] my soul.
[Ab] [Ab]
[Bb] [Ab]
I fought her [Eb] winters, [Fm]
I busted her horses, [Db] I took more than I thought I [Eb] could stand.
[Ab]
Battles with the mountains [Fm] and the cattle [Db] seemed to bring out the best in [Eb] a man.
I [Cm] guess a sailor, he [Fm]
needs an ocean, and [Db] a mama, her baby's [F] too [Eb] old.
[Ab]
And I need the [Eb] hills of [Fm]
Wyoming in [Ab]
[Db] the land of the [Ab]
buffalo.
[Bb] [Ab]
[Bb] [Ab]
Now she's selling [Eb] out, [Fm]
I'm moving on, but [Db] I'm leaving with more [Eb] than I can.
[Ab]
I've got this [Eb] saddle [Fm]
and it ain't the same, [Db] and I've got this song to [Ab] sing.
[Eb] I've got [Cm] a new range to find and [Fm] some new knots to tie.
[Db] In a country where cowboys [Eb] are king, I turn [Ab] my tail to the wind [Fm] and the old double diamond.
[Db] And I disappear into [Eb] the sea.
[Bb] [Ab]
[Bb] And you're leaving.
Key:
Eb
Ab
Fm
Db
Bb
Eb
Ab
Fm
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ Now [Bb] _ _ [Ab]
the old [Eb] double diamond [Fm]
lay out east of Dubois [Db] in the land of the _ [Eb] buffalo.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] And the _ [Eb] auctioneer's gavel [Fm]
he'd wrapped and it rattled [Ab]
as [Db] I watched the old double diamond [Eb] go.
_ _ _ [Cm] Won't you listen _ to [Fm]
the wind, _ _ [Ab] Mother [Db] _ _ Nature's _ [Eb]
violin.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _
I first hired on [Fm] the old double diamond.
I [Db] was a damn poor excuse [Eb] for a man.
_ I [Ab] never learned how [Eb] to aim, [Fm] my spirit was tame, _ couldn't [Db] read all the cards in [Eb] my hand.
_ _ [Cm] And the wind whipped the granite [Fm]
above me, _ blew [Db] the tumbleweed clean through [Eb] my soul.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab]
I fought her [Eb] winters, _ [Fm] _
I busted her horses, [Db] I took more than I thought I [Eb] could stand.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _
Battles with the mountains [Fm] and the cattle _ _ _ [Db] seemed to bring out the best in [Eb] a man.
I [Cm] guess a _ sailor, he _ [Fm]
needs an ocean, _ _ and [Db] a mama, her baby's [F] too _ [Eb] old.
_ [Ab]
And I need the [Eb] hills of [Fm]
Wyoming in _ _ [Ab]
[Db] the land of the _ [Ab]
buffalo.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
Now she's selling [Eb] out, _ [Fm] _
I'm moving on, but [Db] I'm leaving with more [Eb] than I can.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _
I've got this [Eb] saddle _ [Fm]
and it ain't the same, _ [Db] and I've got this song to [Ab] sing.
[Eb] _ _ _ I've got [Cm] a new range to find and [Fm] some new knots to tie.
_ [Db] In a country where cowboys [Eb] are king, I turn [Ab] my tail to the wind [Fm] and the old double diamond.
[Db] And I disappear _ _ into [Eb] the sea.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bb] And you're _ leaving. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ Now [Bb] _ _ [Ab]
the old [Eb] double diamond [Fm]
lay out east of Dubois [Db] in the land of the _ [Eb] buffalo.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] And the _ [Eb] auctioneer's gavel [Fm]
he'd wrapped and it rattled [Ab]
as [Db] I watched the old double diamond [Eb] go.
_ _ _ [Cm] Won't you listen _ to [Fm]
the wind, _ _ [Ab] Mother [Db] _ _ Nature's _ [Eb]
violin.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _
I first hired on [Fm] the old double diamond.
I [Db] was a damn poor excuse [Eb] for a man.
_ I [Ab] never learned how [Eb] to aim, [Fm] my spirit was tame, _ couldn't [Db] read all the cards in [Eb] my hand.
_ _ [Cm] And the wind whipped the granite [Fm]
above me, _ blew [Db] the tumbleweed clean through [Eb] my soul.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab]
I fought her [Eb] winters, _ [Fm] _
I busted her horses, [Db] I took more than I thought I [Eb] could stand.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _
Battles with the mountains [Fm] and the cattle _ _ _ [Db] seemed to bring out the best in [Eb] a man.
I [Cm] guess a _ sailor, he _ [Fm]
needs an ocean, _ _ and [Db] a mama, her baby's [F] too _ [Eb] old.
_ [Ab]
And I need the [Eb] hills of [Fm]
Wyoming in _ _ [Ab]
[Db] the land of the _ [Ab]
buffalo.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
Now she's selling [Eb] out, _ [Fm] _
I'm moving on, but [Db] I'm leaving with more [Eb] than I can.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _
I've got this [Eb] saddle _ [Fm]
and it ain't the same, _ [Db] and I've got this song to [Ab] sing.
[Eb] _ _ _ I've got [Cm] a new range to find and [Fm] some new knots to tie.
_ [Db] In a country where cowboys [Eb] are king, I turn [Ab] my tail to the wind [Fm] and the old double diamond.
[Db] And I disappear _ _ into [Eb] the sea.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bb] And you're _ leaving. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _