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