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Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes - Paul Simon
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Paul Simon
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (1986)
(Paul Simon, Intro: Paul Simon/Joseph Shabalala)
From: "Graceland"
The a capella intro is in E, the song in F. I suggest using a
capo 3rd fret and play D (C# for the intro). That way it is
easy to play the licks between the vocal lines.
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This is the main turnaround. Incorporate the voicings into your individual
strumming pattern.
Dsus4 Dsus4
D G A D D D G A
e|2---------------|3-------0-------|2---323-2-------|3-------0-------|
B|3---------------|0-------2-------|3---333-3-------|0-------2-------|
G|2---------------|0-------2-------|2---222-2-------|0-------2-------|
D|0---------------|0-------2-------|0-------0-------|0-------2-------|
A|----------------|x-------0-------|----------------|x-------0-------|
E|----------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|
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Capo 3rd fret
INTRO (a capella; the chords follow the vocal harmonies)
C#
She's a rich girl, she don't try to hide it
C#
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
C#
He's a poor boy, empty as a pocket
C#
Empty as a pocket with nothing to lose
F# C#
Sing Ta-na-na, Ta-na-na-na,
G# C#
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes (a-wa-a-wa)
F# C#
Ta-na-naa, Ta-na-naa-na
G# C#
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes (a-wa-a-wa)
G# C#
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes (a-wa-a-wa)
G# C#
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes (a-wa-a-wa)
G# C#
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
SONG
| D | G A | D | G A |
| D | G A | D | G A |
D
People say she's crazy
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
She's got diamonds on the soles of her shoes,
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
Well that's one way to lose these, walking blues
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D G A
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
D
She was physically forgotten
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
Then she slipped into my pocket with my car keys
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
Said you've taken me for granted, because I please you
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D G A
Wearing these di-i-i-i-i-i-iamonds
D G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
And I could say oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
As if everybody knows what I'm talking about
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
As if everybody here would know exactly what I was talking about
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D G A
Talking about diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Lick (horns)
| D G | A | D G | A |
| D G | A | D G | A |
| D | G A | D | G A |
Ooh-oh
| D | G A | D | G A |
Ooh-oh
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
She makes the sign of a teaspoon
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
He makes the sign of a wave
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
The poor boy changes clothes and puts on aftershave
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D G A
To compensate for his ordinary shoes
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
And she said honey take me dancing but they
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
Ended up by sleeping in a doorway
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
By the bodegas and the lights on upper Broadway
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D G A
Wearing diamonds on the soles of her shoes
D G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
And I could say oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
As if everybody knows what I'm talking about
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
As if everybody here would know exactly what I was talking about
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D G A
Talking about diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Lick (horns)
| D G | A | D G | A |
| D G | A | D G | A |
| D | G A | D | G A |
Ooh-oh
| D | G A | D | G A |
Ooh-oh
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
People say I'm crazy
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
I've got diamonds on the soles of my shoes
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
Well that's one way to lose these walking blues
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D G A
With Diamonds on the soles of my shoes
Ta-na-na-na-na, Ta-na-na-na-naah-ah-ah
D G A
Ta-na-na-na-na, Ta-na-na-na-naah-ah-ah
D G A
Ta-na-na-na-na, Ta-na-na-na-naah-ah-ah
D G A
Ta-na-na-na-na, Ta-na-na-na-naah-ah-ah
(repeat and fade)