Diamonds Girls Best Friend chords by Emmylou Harris

Intro: E B A B (4x)

Verse

E             A
A kiss on the hand may be quite continental
  E              A
But diamonds are a girl's best friend.
E
A kiss may be grand,
   A              E
But it won't pay the rental on your humble flat or help
     A
You at the automat
Amaj7       Emaj7
Men grown cold as girls grow old,
   C#m            A  F#
And we all lose our charms in the end.
E

But square-cut or pear-shape,

These rocks don't lose their shape
E              A
Diamonds are a girl's best friend.
E              A
Diamonds are a girl's best friend.


Let's rock  E B A B 4X  E A B E A B

E               A
There may come a time when a lass needs a lawyer
E              A
diamonds are a girl's best friend.
E                   A

There may be a time when a hard boiled employer
          E
Thinks you're awful nice
      A
but get that ice or else no dice.
Amaj7       Emaj7
He's your guy when stocks are high,
  C#m            A   F#
but beware when they start to descend
E
It's then that those louses go back to their spouses
E             A
Diamonds are a girl's best friend.
E             A
Diamonds are a girl's best friend

Let rock again  E B A B 4X  E A B E A B

E             A
Diamonds are a girl's best friend.
E             A
Diamonds are a girl's best friend
E             A
Diamonds are a girl's best friend
E             A
Diamonds are a girl's best friend
E             A
Diamonds are a girl's best friend
E             A
Diamonds are a girl's best friend