Diamonds On the Inside — Ben Harper
Chords and lyrics for Diamonds On the Inside by Ben Harper (key of C).
Verse 1
Important: cd song's is tuned with A at 432Hz
Riff
Verse
[G]I knew a girl
[Am]Her name was truth
[Bm]She was, a [Am]horrible [G]liar
[G]She couldn’t spend,[Am] one day alone
But she [Bm]couldn’t, [Am]be [G]satisfied
[G]When you have,[Am] everything
[Bm]You have [Am]everything to [G]lose
[G]She made [Am]herself, a bed of nails
And she’s [Bm]planning, on [Am]putting it to [G]use
Chorus
But she had [F]diamonds [C]on the [G]inside
She had [F]diamonds [C]on the [G]inside
She had [F]diamonds [C]on the [G]inside
[F][C][G]Diamonds
Verse
[G]A candle throws its light, into the [Am]darkness
In a [Bm]nasty world, so [Am]shines a good [G]deed
[G]Make sure the [Am]fortune, that you seek
Is the [Bm]fortune [Am]that you [G]need
[G]Tell me [Am]why, the first to ask
Is the [Bm]last, to [Am]give every [G]time
[G]What you say, and[Am] do not mean
[Bm]Follows you [Am]close [G]behind
Chorus
She had [F]diamonds[C] on the [G]inside
She had [F]diamonds[C] on the [G]inside
She wore [F]diamonds [C]on the [G]inside
[F][C][G]Diamonds … [F][C][G]Diamonds
[D] [C] [Em] [C] [D] [Em] [C] [D] [Em] [C] [D]
Verse
Like the [G]soldier long standing, under [Am]fire
[Bm]Any change, [Am]comes as a [G]relief
Let the [G]givers name, remain [Am]unspoken
[Bm]She is just a [Am]generous [G]thief
Chorus
She had [F]diamonds [C]on the [G]inside
She had [F]diamonds [C]on the [G]inside
She wore [F]diamonds [C]on the [G]inside
She wore [F][C][G]diamonds
Oh [F][C][G]diamonds
She had [F][C][G]diamonds
She wore [F][C][G]diamonds
[F][C][G]Diamonds
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