Diamond Rings 2007 — Deer Tick
Chords and lyrics for Diamond Rings 2007 by Deer Tick (key of D).
Verse 1
For the strumming use a simple base-strum down-up style. Listen to the song
for what sounds
best.
To get it to sound more like the song, I do a hammer-on for the next note
after the base note.
So for G chord I hammer on 2nd fret on A string with 1st finger. For
Dsus4/F# hammer on 2nd
fret on G string with 2nd finger, etc. So you hammer on right after
plucking the base
and before the strum. Don't do this for D and B7, just strum normally.
Chords used:
[Em7] [Dsus4/F#]
Intro
[G] [Dsus4/F#] [Em7] [D] [B7]
[G] [Dsus4/F#] [Em7] [D] [D]
Verse
Oh it [G]takes [Dsus4/F#]my [Em7]life [D]away[B7]
To [G]think [Dsus4/F#]of [Em7]her as [D]gone[B7]
Now Im [G][Dsus4/F#]running [Em7]down the [D]maze[B7]
And Im [G][Dsus4/F#]finding [Em7]only [D]war[D]
[G][Dsus4/F#]Blowing [Em7]down the [D]flame[B7]
To [G]catch [Dsus4/F#]the [Em7]burning [D]wind[B7]
Now Im [G][Dsus4/F#]running [Em7]out of [D]steam[B7]
Now [G]watch [Dsus4/F#]this [Em7]man [D]collapse[D]
Chorus
[D]You said you [Bm]wanted a better[D] life
And you will [Bm]tell me what [D]you find
And then Ill [G]stay [Dsus4/F#] the [Em7]whole night [D]through[B7]
And Ill [G]turn [Dsus4/F#]from [Em7]sad to [D]blue[B7]
Yes Im [G][Dsus4/F#]choking [Em7]after [D]you[B7]
Yeah Im [G][Dsus4/F#]choking [Em7]after [D]you
Verse: (same as verse 1)
Wish you?d think of me
The way I think of you
Well I find it hard to breathe
Cause now I know the truth
So what good would fingers be
If it weren?t for diamond rings?
Now I know you?re leaving me
And I know that I?m no king
Chorus: (same)
And you said you wanted a better life
And you will tell me oh what you find
And then I stay the whole night through
And I turn from sad to blue
Yeah I?m choking after you
Miss, I?m choking now, do you?
Go ahead now, tell them all about it
(Solo plays here, strum chorus in the background)
Verse
So what good would fingers be
If it weren?t for diamond rings?
Now I know you?re leaving me
And I know that I?m no king
Outro riff:
Its fun and pretty easy once you get the rhythm.
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