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Diamonds And Rust

Joan Baez
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 2x *
 Well I'll  be damned
 Here comes your ghost  again
 But that's not unusual
 It's just that the moon  is full
 And you happened to call
 And here  I sit
 Hand on the telephone
 Hearing a voice  I'd known
 A couple of light  years ago
  /  2x
 Heading straight for a fall
 As I  remember your eyes
 Were bluer than robin's  eggs
 My poetry was lousy  you said
 Where are you calling  from?
  /  2x
 A booth in the Midwest
Ten  years ago
 I bought you some cufflinks
 You brought me something
 We both know what memories  can bring
  /  2x
 They bring diamonds and rust
 Well you burst on the scene
 Already a legend
 The unwashed phenomenon
 The original vagabond
 You strayed into my arms
 And there you stayed
 Temporarily lost at sea
 The Madonna was yours for free
 Yes the girl on the half-shell
 Would keep you unharmed
 Now I  see you standing
 With brown leaves falling around
 And snow in your hair
 Now you're  smiling out the window
 Of that crummy hotel
 Over Washington Square
 Our breath  comes out white clouds
 Mingles and hangs in the air
 Speaking strictly  for me
 We both could have died then and there
 Now you're telling me
 You're not nostalgic
 Then give me another word for it
 You who are so good with words
 And at keeping things vague
 Because I need some of that vagueness now
 It's all come back too clearly
 Yes I loved you dearly
 And if you're offering me diamonds and rust
 I've already paid
 4x

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Readable chord sheet for Diamonds And Rust by Joan Baez

[Em]  [Em/F#] [Em]  2x *

Well [Em]I'll be damned [Em/F#]       [Em]
Here comes your [C]ghost again
But that's not un[G]usual
It's just that the [D]moon is full
And you happened to [Em]call[Em/F#]      [Em]

And [Em]here I sit [Em/F#]       [Em]
Hand on the [C]telephone
Hearing a [G]voice I'd known
A couple of [D]light years ago
                       [Em]   [Em]  [Em]/[F#] [Em]  2x
Heading straight for a fall

As [Em]I remember your eyes [Em]     [Em]        [F#]           [Em]
Were bluer than [C]robin's eggs
My poetry was [G]lousy you said
Where are you [D]calling from?
               [Em]     [Em]  [Em]/[F#] [Em]  2x
A booth in the Midwest

[Em]Ten years ago[Em]    [Em]       [F#]          [Em]
I bought you some [C]cufflinks
You brought me [G]something
We both know what [D]memories can bring
                        [Em]  [Em]  [Em]/[F#] [Em]  2x
They bring diamonds and rust

Well you burst on the scene
Already a legend
The unwashed phenomenon
The original vagabond
You strayed into my arms
And there you stayed
Temporarily lost at sea
The Madonna was yours for free
Yes the girl on the half-shell
Would keep you unharmed

Now [Bm]I see you standing

With brown leaves falling around
And snow in your [Am]hair
Now [Bm]you're smiling out the window

Of that crummy hotel
Over Washington [Am]Square
Our [C]breath comes out white clouds
Mingles and hangs in the [G]air
Speaking [Fmaj7]strictly for me
We both could have died then and [G]ther[B7]e

Now you're telling me
You're not nostalgic
Then give me another word for it
You who are so good with words
And at keeping things vague
Because I need some of that vagueness now
It's all come back too clearly
Yes I loved you dearly
And if you're offering me diamonds and rust
I've already paid

[Em]  [Em/F#] [Em]  4x

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