Diamonds On The Inside — Harper Ben

Diamonds on the inside
By Ben Barper

Riff

e ---------------------------
b ---------------------------
g --0------------------------
d ----2p0--------------------
a --------2p0----------------
E ------------3p0------------

Verse 1 (0:02 0:50)

G
I new a girl
A7
Ber name was truth
A#        A7       G     G
She was a horrible lair
G         A7
She couldn’t spend one day alone
A#        A7            G     G
But she couldn’t be satisfied
G            A7
When you have everything
A#          A7          G     G
You have everything to lose
G                A7
She made herself a bed of nails
A#             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
A#                A7                G     G
In a nasty world so shines a good deed
G             A7
Make sure the fortune that you seek
A#       A7               G     G
Is the fortune that you need
G               A7
Tell me why the first to ask
A#              A7          G     G
Is the last to give every time
G                A7
What you say and do not mean
A#         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
A#          A7          G     G
Any change comes as a relief
G                    A7
Let the givers name remain unspoken
A#           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
A# X24232
F 033210
C 332010