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Diamonds On The Inside by Ben Harper
Diamonds On The Inside
Riff
E ---------------------------|
B ---------------------------|
G --0------------------------|
D ----2-0--------------------|
A --------2-0----------------|
E ------------3-0-3----------|
Verse 1
G
I new a girl
Am
Her name was truth
Bm Am G G
She was a horrible lair
G Am
She couldn’t spend one day alone
Bm Am G G
But she couldn’t be satisfied
G Am
When you have everything
Bm Am G G
You have everything to lose
G Am
She made herself a bed of nails
Bm Am G G
And she’s planning on putting it to use
Chorus (Below is the riff for the C chord )
E --0-------------------------------|
B --1-------------------------------|
G --0---------0/2/0----0------------|
D --2----0/2---------2--------------|
A --3-------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------|
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 Am
A candle throws its light into the darkness
Bm Am G G
In a nasty world so shines a good deed
G Am
Make sure the fortune that you seek
Bm Am G G
Is the fortune that you need
G Am
Tell me why the first to ask
Bm Am G G
Is the last to give every time
G Am
What you say and do not mean
Bm Am G G
Follows you close behind
Chorus
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
E|-----------------------|
B|9--- 9-----------------|
G|8h10-8---8-------------|
D|--------8h10-p8--6-----|
A|------------------6----|
E|-----------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|8-------------8-----|6-------------6-----|
A|6----6-(8)/10----10-|4----4-(6)/8----8---|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------10--|--------------------|
G|-----10---8/10----10|8p5-----------------|
D|8/10---10-----------|----8p6-------------|
A|--------------------|--------8p6---------|
E|--------------------|------------8p6-----|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|6-------------6-----|8-------------8-----|
A|6----4-(6)/8----8---|6----6-(8)/10----10-|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|------------------------|
B|9p8-----------------|9-----------------------|
G|----10-8--10v-------|8h10-8-------------8----|
D|--------------------|-------10\8-6-8/10---10-|
A|--------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------11---------------------|
B|----------9-11--9---|(11)b13----(13)r11-9--11p9---9-|
G|8h10--8-10----------|---------------------------10--|
D|--------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------|------------------------|
B|(11)b13°-9----------|------------------------|
G|-----------10-10----|8h10-8------------------|
D|--------------------|------ 10\8-6-8p6------|
A|--------------------|--------------------8\--|
E|--------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------------|
B|7p6-----------------|------------9----------|
G|-----8p6-------6-6--|6-8p6--8/10------------|
D|----------6h8-------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------|------------------------|
B|9p8-----------------|------------------------|
G|-----10p8-------8-8-|8-10p8-(10)b11\---------|
D|----------8h10------|------------------------|
A|--------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------|------------------------|
Verse 3
G Am
Like the soldier long standing under fire
Bm Am G G
Any change comes as a relief
G Am
Let the givers name remain unspoken
Bm Am G G
She is just a generous thief
Chorus
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
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version 2
Standard Tuning
Capo 1st Fret
All chords and tablature are relative to capo
Key
h : Hammer On
p : Pluck
Intro and the cool riff
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G--0----------------|
D----2-0------------|
A--------2-0--------|
E------------3-0-3--|
VERSE'S: (these are by no means indicitive of timing)
G Am Bm Am C G
E--3-------------------------------------3-----|
B--0--0-0-0--0----1-1-1----3-3-3--1-1-1--0-0---|
G--0--0-0-0--0----2-2-2----4-4-4--2-2-0--0-0---|
D--0--0-0-0--0----2-2-2----4-4-4--2-2-2--0-0---|
A--2------------0------0-1------0--------2-2---|
E--3---------3h4-------------------------------|
CHORUS: (these are by no means indicitive of timing)
F C G
E-------------------|-1------------------------|
B-------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-----1-0-0------|
G--0----------------|-2-2-2-0-0-0h2p0-0-0------|
D----2-0------------|-3-3-3-2-2-----2-0-0------|
A--------2-0--------|-3-3---3-3-----3-2-2------|
E------------3-0----|-2-----------------3------|
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version 3
Verse:
G Am
I knew a girl Her name was truth
Bm Am G
She was, a ho___rrible liar
G Am
She couldn't spend, one day alone
Bm Am G
But she couldn't, be___ satisfied
G Am
When you have, everything
Bm Am G
You have every__thing to lose
G Am
She made herself, a bed of nails
Bm Am G
And she's planning, o__n putting it to use
Chorus:
F C G
But she wore diamonds on the inside
F C G
She wore diamonds on the inside
F C G
She has diamonds on the inside
F C G
Diamonds
Verse:
G Am
A candle throws its light into the darkness
Bm Am G
In a nasty world, so shines, a good deed
G Am
Make sure the fortune, that you seek
Bm Am G
Is the fortu__ne that, you need
G Am
Tell me why, the first to ask
Bm Am G
Is the last, one to give every time
G Am
What you 're saying, and do not mean
Bm Am G
Follow__s you, close behind
Chorus:
F C G
But she has diamonds on the inside
F C G
She wore diamonds on the inside
F C G
She has diamonds on the inside ohh
F C G F C G
Diamonds Diamonds (on the inside)
Solo:
C, D - Em - C,D - Em -
- Em - C - D - G (no rhythm)
(G) Am - Bm,Am - G
G - Am - Bm,Am - G
Verse:
G Am
Like the soldier long standing, under fire
Bm Am G
Any change, comes as a relief
G Am
Let the givers name remain unspo__ken
Bm Am G
She is just a generous thief
Chorus:
F C G
She wore diamonds on the inside
F C G
She has diamonds on the inside
F C G
You have diamonds on the inside ohh
F C G
Oh diamonds x3
F C G
She wore diamonds on the inside
F C G F C G
You have diamonds, diamonds
In the live version, Ben changes the rhythm and plays only acoustic guitar, from the
"A candle throws....", "Tell me why...." and ends with chorus repeat...
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