Diamond Joe chords by James Taylor

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: B minorBm

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
A minorAm C majorC A minorAm C majorC

A minorAm Am


Verse 1:
     C majorC         A minorAm      FF       A minorAm
Now there is a man you'll hear about most anywhere you go
   FF       C majorC               A minorAm
His holdings are in Texas, and his name is Diamond Joe
  FF        C majorC              A minorAm
He carries all his money in a diamond-studded jar
   C majorC         A minorAm      FF       A minorAm
He never was much bother by the process of the law

Verse 2:
   C majorC       A minorAm       FF      A minorAm
Yes I hired out to Joe boys, I did offer him my hand
  FF       C majorC               A minorAm
He gave a string of horses so old they could not stand
  FF       C majorC                 A minorAm
I swear I like to starve to death, he did mistreat me so
    C majorC       A minorAm       FF      A minorAm
And I never did save a dollar in the pay of Diamond Joe


C majorC               A minorAm
  I swear I never did save a dollar...


Verse 3:
   C majorC        A minorAm       FF        A minorAm
His bread it was corn dodger and his meat I could not chaw
    FF        C majorC                 A minorAm
And he drove me near distracted with that waggin' of his jaw
    FF       C majorC                A minorAm
And the tellin' of his stories, boys, I mean to let you know
      C majorC      A minorAm        FF    E minorEm   A minorAm
That there never was a rounder who could lie like Diamond Joe

  C majorC       A minorAm


Verse 4:
    C majorC                    FF       A minorAm
Well I tried three times to quit him, boys, but he did argue so
   FF       C majorC                A minorAm
That I'm still punchin' cattle in the pay of Diamond Joe
  FF          C majorC               A minorAm
And when I'm called up yonder and it comes my time to go
   C majorC         A minorAm      FF
Give my blankets to my buddies ooh...
              A minorAm
give the fleas to Diamond Joe

   C majorC           A minorAm
     That's right..
    C majorC                A minorAm
Give my blankies to my buddies give the fleas to Diamond Joe