VERSION: Edited
Getting Started - by UkeleleUniverse
To learn Ben Harper - Diamonds On The Inside chords with lyrics, anchor your practice on these foundational chords: Bb, Bbm, Ab, Bbm, Cm, Bbm, Ab, F#, C#, Ab, Bb. To truly master the tempo, it's wise to start at 78 BPM before aiming for the song's 156 BPM. With an eye on the song's key Ab, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.
Fm _ _ _ _
Ab _ I knew a girl, _ _
Bb _
Bbm her name was truth, _ _
Cm she was a
Bbm _ _ horrible
Ab liar.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ She couldn't spend _ _
Bb _
Bbm one day alone,
Bb _
Cm but she couldn't be _ .
Bbm _ satisfied.
Ab _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ When you have _ _
Bbm _ _ _ .
everything, _ you
Cm have _ everything
Bbm _ _ _
Ab to lose.
_ .
_ _ _ _ _ She made herself _ _
Bb _
Bbm a bed of nails, _
Cm and she's planning on
Bbm putting it
Ab to use.
_ _ .
_ _
Bb She
Gb had _ _
Db diamonds on
Ab the inside, _ _ .
Fm _ _ she
Gb had _
Db diamonds _ on
Ab the inside.
_ .
_ _ _ _
Gb _ _ _
Db _ .
_ _ _ _
Ab _ Diamonds, _ _ _ _ a candle throws its light into
Bbm the darkness, _ _ _ _
Cm and a nasty word
Bbm so shines a
Ab good deed.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ Make sure the fortune _ _
Bbm _ that you see _
Cm is the fortune _ _ .
Bbm _ that
Ab you need.
_ .
So _ _ _ _ tell me why the
Bbm _ _ first ask _
Cm is the last _ .
Bbm give _
Ab every time.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ What you say and
Bbm do not mean, _ _ _
Cm follow _ _ .
Eb the
Ab close behind.
_ _ .
_ _ She
Gb had _ _
Db diamonds on
Ab the inside, _ _ _
Bb she
Gb had _ _
Db diamonds on
Ab the inside.
_ .
_ _ She
Gb wore _ _
Db diamonds on
Ab the inside.
_ _ .
_ _ _ _
Gb _ _ _ _ .
Db Diamonds, _ _
Ab _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _
Eb _ _ _ _ .
Db _ _ _ _
Fm _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _
Db _ _ _ _ .
Eb _ _ _ _
Fm _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _
Db _ _ _ .
Eb _ _ _
Fm _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _
Db _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _
Eb _ _ _ .
_ _ _ like
Ab a soldier now standing _
Bbm under fire, _ .
_ _ _ _
Cm and a change
Bbm comes as a
Ab relief.
_ _ .
_ _ _ Let the giver's name remain _ _
Bbm unspoken, _ .
_ _ _ _
Cm she is just a
Bbm generous _
Ab thief.
_ _ .
_ _ She
Gb had _ _ diamonds
Db on
Ab the inside, _ .
_
Eb _ she
Gb had _ diamonds
Db _ on
Ab the inside.
_ .
_ _ She wore
Gb _ diamonds
Db _ on
Ab the _ inside.
_ _ _ _
Gb _ _ _ _ .
_
Db _ Diamonds.
_ _
Ab _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .