Diamond Joe chords by Sam Bush

Key: G

Intro:

G   Em   C D G




Verse 1:
            G                        Em
Well, there is a man you'll hear about
     C     D         G
Most every place you go
        C               Em
And his holdings are in Texas
        C       D       G
And his name is Diamond Joe

   C                   Em
He carried all his money
     C       D       G
In a diamond-studded jar
       G                 Em
And he never was much bother
       C       D      G
By the process of the law


Verse 2:
        G                            Em
Well
I hired out to Diamond Joe, boys
      C     D      G
I did offer him my hand
       C                       Em
And he gave me a string of horses
   C        D         G
So old they could not stand

      C                           Em
Oh
I like to starve to death, boys
   C      D        G
He did mistreat me so
      G                  Em
And I never saved a dollar
       C      D       G
In the pay of Diamond Joe


Instrumental:
G    Em   C D G
C    Em   C D G
C    Em   C D G
G    Em   C D G


Verse 3:
        G                       Em
Now his bread it was corn dodger
        C      D         G
And his meat I could not chaw
       C                    Em
And he like to drove me crazy
         C       D      G
With the waggin' of his jaw

        C                  Em
Oh, the tellin' of his stories
  C       D       G
I mean to let you know
           G                 Em
That there never was a rounder
           C        D       G
That could lie like Diamond Joe


Instrumental:
G    Em   C D G
C    Em   C D G
C    Em   C D G
G    Em   C D G


Verse 4:
        G                                Em
Well
I tried three times to quit him, boys
    C      D     G
But he did argue so
     C                      Em
That I'm still punchin' cattle
       C      D       G
In the pay of Diamond Joe

    C                      Em
And when I'm called up yonder
       C        D       G
And it comes my time to go
          G                   Em N.C.
I give my blankets to my buddies
       C N.C.   D N.C.  G
And my fleas to Diamond Joe


Outro:
    Em  C D G