Chords with lyrics
Intro:
A minorAm DmDm A minorAm
C majorC G+G A minorAm x2
Verse 1:
A minorAm DmDm A minorAm
And oh Diane, Diana darlin', Diana dear
C majorC G+G A minorAm
You were like a lighthouse shinin' bright
C majorC G+G A minorAm
And I was some lost sailor in the night
A minorAm DmDm A minorAm
And oh me, oh me oh my-oh, oh me poor boy
C majorC G+G A minorAm
I fell for Diana like a child
C majorC G+G A minorAm
Her ways were always free and wild
Bridge 1:
FF G+G C majorC
Men came from miles and miles
FF E MajorE A minorAm
They all shined in your eyes
FF G+G C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm
Sweet Diane, the queen of the brothel
G+G A minorAm
And I'm just Thomas Russell
Instrumental:
A minorAm DmDm A minorAm
C majorC G+G A minorAm x2
Verse 2:
A minorAm DmDm A minorAm
Oh Diane, I'll plow the land, I'll be your man
C majorC G+G A minorAm
I ain't like all these other fools
C majorC G+G A minorAm
And I'd do most anything to prove
A minorAm DmDm A minorAm
Oh Tom, oh Tommy boy, oh Thomas dear
C majorC G+G A minorAm
There is one thing that you can satisfy
C majorC G+G A minorAm
Kill that old bastard Sheriff Clyde
Bridge 2:
FF G+G C majorC
He takes my horse for free
FF E MajorE A minorAm
He scares away the thieves
FF G+G C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm
Kill him with the lead from your pistol
G+G A minorAm
Won't you, Thomas Russell?
Instrumental:
A minorAm DmDm A minorAm
C majorC G+G A minorAm x2
Verse 3:
A minorAm DmDm A minorAm
Oh Sheriff Clyde, known for his fight and drunken rage
C majorC G+G A minorAm
I followed him into the dark
C majorC G+G A minorAm
I emptied my Colt into his heart
A minorAm DmDm A minorAm
And oh Diane, I've done your deed, you're mine to keep
C majorC G+G A minorAm
Now that I've fulfilled your desires
C majorC G+G A minorAm
So we rolled around for a while
Instrumental:
A minorAm DmDm A minorAm
C majorC G+G A minorAm x2
Verse 4:
A minorAm DmDm A minorAm
Under the morn, the door kicks in, with sickly grins
C majorC G+G A minorAm
Three rangers step in and I shiver
C majorC G+G A minorAm
They hand Diana 30 coins of silver
Bridge 3:
FF G+G C majorC
And the whole town's arrived
FF E MajorE A minorAm
To watch me hangin' high
FF G+G C majorC G/BG/B A minorAm
Except sweet Diane, the queen of the brothel
G+G A minorAm
Tricked old Thomas Russell
Verse 4:
A minorAm DmDm A minorAm
And oh Diane, Diana darlin', Diana dear
C majorC G+G A minorAm
Now I'm just an ember in your fire
C majorC G+G A minorAm
Stoked of only men with cruel desires