Diamonds on the inside
By Ben Harper
Riff
e ---------------------------
b ---------------------------
g --0------------------------
d ----2p0--------------------
a --------2p0----------------
E ------------3p0------------
Verse 1 (0:02 0:50)
G
I new a girl
A7
Her name was truth
Bb A7 G G
She was a horrible lair
G A7
She couldn’t spend one day alone
Bb A7 G G
But she couldn’t be satisfied
G A7
When you have everything
Bb A7 G G
You have everything to lose
G A7
She made herself a bed of nails
Bb A7 G G
And she’s planning on putting it to use
Chorus (0:50 1:15)
This has the riff played trough it, just listen to the song and you will pick it
up, so does every other chorus.
F C G
But she had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
F C G
Diamonds
Verse 2 (1:15 2:03)
G A7
A candle throws its light into the darkness
Bb A7 G G
In a nasty world so shines a good deed
G A7
Make sure the fortune that you seek
Bb A7 G G
Is the fortune that you need
G A7
Tell me why the first to ask
Bb A7 G G
Is the last to give every time
G A7
What you say and do not mean
Bb A7 G G
Follows you close behind
Chorus (2:03 2:33)
F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She wore diamonds on the inside
F C G F C G
Diamonds diamonds
Solo (2:33 3:00)
Verse 3 (3:00 3:23)
G A7
Like the soldier long standing under fire
Bb A7 G G
Any change comes as a relief
G A7
Let the givers name remain unspoken
Bb A7 G G
She is just a generous thief
Chorus (3:23 4:20)
F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She wore diamonds on the inside
F C G
She wore diamonds
F C G
Oh diamonds
F C G
She had diamonds
F C G
She wore diamonds
F C G
Diamonds
Key
P = pull off
X = muted with thumb
() = time signature
Chords
G 320033
A7 X02010
Bb X24232
F 033210
C 332010