Chords with lyrics
Intro:
DmDm
Verse:
DmDm
Well, I'll be damned
Bb majorBb
Here comes your ghost again
FF
But that's not unusual
C majorC
It's just that the moon is full
DmDm
And you happened to call
Verse:
DmDm
And here I sit
Bb majorBb
My hand on the telephone
FF
Hearing a voice I'd known
C majorC
A augmentedA couple of light years ago
DmDm
Heading straight for a fall
Verse:
DmDm
As I remember your eyes
Bb majorBb
Were bluer than robin's eggs
FF
My poetry was lousy you said
C majorC
Where are you calling from?
DmDm
A augmentedA booth in the Midwest
Verse:
DmDm
Ten years ago
Bb majorBb
I bought you some cufflinks
FF
Oh, and you brought me something
C majorC
We both know what memories can bring
N.C. DmDm
They bring diamonds and rust
Instrumental:
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
Verse:
DmDm
Well, you burst on the scene
Bb majorBb
Already a 🏷Legend
FF
The unwashed phenomenon
C majorC
The original vagabond
DmDm
You strayed into my arms
Verse:
DmDm
And there you stayed
Bb majorBb
Temporarily lost at sea
FF
The Madonna was yours for free
C majorC
Yes, the girl on the half-shell
DmDm
Could keep you unharmed
Bridge:
A minorAm G minorGm
Now I see you standing with leaves falling around and snow in your hair
A minorAm G minorGm
Now you're smiling out the window of that hotel over Washington Square
Bb majorBb FF
Our breath comes out white clouds, mingles and hangs in the air
G minorGm FF A7A7
Speaking strictly for me, we both could have died then and there
Verse:
DmDm
Now you're telling me
Bb majorBb
You're not nostalgic
FF
Well, then give me another word for it
C majorC
You were always so good with words
DmDm
And at keeping things vague
Verse:
DmDm
'Cause I need some of that vagueness now
Bb majorBb
It's all come back too clearly
FF
Oh, I loved you dearly
C majorC
If you're offering me diamonds and rust
N.C. DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
I've already paid___
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
Diamonds and rust
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
Diamonds and rust
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
Diamonds and rust