Diamonds And Rust Chords
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| Difficulty: | intermediate |
|---|---|
| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Key: | Fm |
| Capo: | 1st fret |
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Diamonds and Rust chords
Joan Baez 1975
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamonds_%26_Rust_(song)
Capo I **
Em Em/Gb* Em 2x
Em Em Em/Gb Em
Well I'll be damned
C
Here comes your ghost again
G
But that's not unusual
D
It's just that the moon is full
Em Em Em/Gb Em
And you happened to call
Em Em Em/Gb Em
And here I sit
C
Hand on the telephone
G
Hearing a voice I'd known
D
A couple of light years ago
Em Em Em/Gb Em 2x
Heading straight for a fall
Em Em Em/Gb Em
As I remember your eyes
C
Were bluer than robin's eggs
G
My poetry was lousy you said
D
Where are you calling from?
Em Em Em/Gb Em 2x
A booth in the Midwest
Em Em Em/Gb Em
Ten years ago
C
I bought you some cufflinks
G
You brought me something
D
We both know what memories can bring
Em Em Em/Gb Em 2x
They bring diamonds and rust
Em Em Em/Gb Em
Well you burst on the scene
C
Already a legend
G
The unwashed phenomenon
D
The original vagabond
Em Em Em/Gb Em
You strayed into my arms
Em Em Em/Gb Em
And there you stayed
C
Temporarily lost at sea
G
The Madonna was yours for free
D
Yes the girl on the half-shell
Em Em Em/Gb Em
Would keep you unharmed
Bm
Now I see you standing
With brown leaves falling around
Am
And snow in your hair
Bm
Now you're smiling out the window
Of that crummy hotel
Am
Over Washington Square
C
Our breath comes out white clouds
G
Mingles and hangs in the air
Fmaj7
Speaking strictly for me
G B7
We both could have died then and there
Em Em/Gb Em 2x
Em Em Em/Gb Em
Now you're telling me
C
You're not nostalgic
G
Then give me another word for it
D
You who are so good with words
Em Em Em/Gb Em
And at keeping things vague
Em Em Em/Gb Em
Because I need some of that vagueness now
C
It's all come back too clearly
G
Yes I loved you dearly
D
And if you're offering me diamonds and rust
Em
I've already paid
Em Em/Gb Em 4x
* To form Em/Gb: form Em then add high E string, same fret
Note: You could also just pick the high E string for emphasis
e|-2--|
B|----|
G|----|
D|-2--|
A|-2--|
E|----| from capo
** Alternate:
Capo II
Em = Dm
Em/Gb = Dsus4
C = Bb
G = F
D = C
Bm = Am
Am = Gm
Fmaj7 = Ebmaj7
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17 comments
The tab is flawless, 5 stars.I do have one small suggestion. In the context of the key you have written, that which you call, "Gb", is really F#. (Yes it does make a difference). F# on top of Em is, "Emadd9"The "slash" notation, (which should read, "Em/F#"), would place the F# note in the bass.Ms. Baez is actually sliding up the D-4 string, from the 2nd fret to the 4th fret, to achieve the Emadd9. The note "Gb" is technically correct, but at a different octave. (She may also use it on top @ e-1 2nd fret as well, and does in the intro).In any case, I'm sorry for trying to correct such an excellent tab, and thanks for your efforts!If anybody has access to a 12 string,this song will put it to good use for you, at the epic level!
+22
In the intro there is B7 chord before Em in the end. Listen to the original version and you'll see or hear, what ever. Otherwise I agree with the tabs.
+7
BRAVO !! I love it. Sounds great to me and I got it sounding great on my 12 string which makes me smile and happy
+3