Diamonds And Rust Chords
Diamonds And Rust by Blackmore's Night is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, Bb, F, C, Am, Gm and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro Dm
Verse
Dm
Well, I'll be damned
Bb
Here comes your ghost again
F
But that's not unusual
C
It's just that the moon is full
Dm
And you happened to call
Verse
Dm
And here I sit
Bb
My hand on the telephone
F
Hearing a voice I'd known
C
A couple of light years ago
Dm
Heading straight for a fall
Verse
Dm
As I remember your eyes
Bb
Were bluer than robin's eggs
F
My poetry was lousy you said
C
Where are you calling from?
Dm
A booth in the Midwest
Verse
Dm
Ten years ago
Bb
I bought you some cufflinks
F
Oh, and you brought me something
C
We both know what memories can bring
N.C. Dm
They bring diamonds and rust
Instrumental
Dm Bb F C
Verse
Dm
Well, you burst on the scene
Bb
Already a legend
F
The unwashed phenomenon
C
The original vagabond
Dm
You strayed into my arms
Verse
Dm
And there you stayed
Bb
Temporarily lost at sea
F
The Madonna was yours for free
C
Yes, the girl on the half-shell
Dm
Could keep you unharmed
Bridge
Am Gm
Now I see you standing with leaves falling around and snow in your hair
Am Gm
Now you're smiling out the window of that hotel over Washington Square
Bb F
Our breath comes out white clouds, mingles and hangs in the air
Gm F A7
Speaking strictly for me, we both could have died then and there
Verse
Dm
Now you're telling me
Bb
You're not nostalgic
F
Well, then give me another word for it
C
You were always so good with words
Dm
And at keeping things vague
Verse
Dm
'Cause I need some of that vagueness now
Bb
It's all come back too clearly
F
Oh, I loved you dearly
C
If you're offering me diamonds and rust
N.C. Dm Bb F C
I've already paid___
Dm Bb F C
Diamonds and rust
Dm Bb F C
Diamonds and rust
Dm Bb F C
Diamonds and rust