Diamond In the Rough (Live) — Shawn Colvin
Chords and lyrics for Diamond In the Rough (Live) by Shawn Colvin (key of A, capo 8).
Intro
[A] [D/A] [Dsus4/A] [A] [Dsus4] [D/A] [Gsus2] [Am] [D/A] [Gsus2]
Verse 1
In [F#m7/A]my hand it put shimmering and sing and [D/A]we knew everything yeah the little girl
Came [A]down and [Gsus2]in a little while [D/A]I got steeped in authority
Heaven [Gsus2]only knows [F#m/A]what went wrong but there is nothing [E]so cruel [A]than to bury
[D]That jewel [A/C#]it [D/A]was mine all along I'm [A5]gonna find it
Bridge
[D/A]You're shining I can see you you're smiling [Am]that's enough oh I'm holding [Asus2]on [Bsus2]to [D/A]you like a diamond in the
World
Verse 2
[Dsus4] [A]
And [D]every now and then I can see I'm getting somewhere where I have to go so
Deep [A]I was angry back then and I guess I still am I [D/A]have lost too much [A]sleep and
I'm gonna find it
Bridge
[D/A]You're shining I can see you you're smiling that's enough oh
I'm holding [Asus2]on [B5]to [D/A]you like a diamond well like a diamond [Gsus2]in [D/A]the world
Verse 3
[A]And [Dsus4]in my [D/A]dreams I go down to the water with [Gsus2]the little girl [D/A]in my arms and we shimmer
And sing we know everything in my dream I go down go down you're shining I [A]can
See you you're [D]smiling that's [A]enough and [C]I'm [Asus2]holding on [F#m]to you [D/A]like a diamond
Bridge
Well like a diamond [Gsus2/A]in [D/A]the world you're shining I [A]can see you you're [D]smiling
[Am]And now I'm holding [Asus2]on [Bsus2]to [D]you like a diamond [Gsus2]rough [F#m/A]like a diamond [Gsus2]rough [F#m/A]like
A diamond [Gsus2]in [D]the world like a diamond in the world
Outro
[A] [D/A] [A5] [G/B]