Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: B minorBm
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
A minorAm C majorC A minorAm C majorC
A minorAm A minorAm
Verse 1:
C majorC A minorAm FF A minorAm
Now there is a man you'll hear about most anywhere you go
FF C majorC A minorAm
His holdings are in Texas, and his name is Diamond Joe
FF C majorC A minorAm
He carries all his money in a diamond-studded jar
C majorC A minorAm FF A minorAm
He never was much bother by the process of the law
Verse 2:
C majorC A minorAm FF A minorAm
Yes I hired out to Joe boys, I did offer him my hand
FF C majorC A minorAm
He gave a string of horses so old they could not stand
FF C majorC A minorAm
I swear I like to starve to death, he did mistreat me so
C majorC A minorAm FF A minorAm
And I never did save a dollar in the pay of Diamond Joe
C majorC A minorAm
I swear I never did save a dollar...
Verse 3:
C majorC A minorAm FF A minorAm
His bread it was corn dodger and his meat I could not chaw
FF C majorC A minorAm
And he drove me near distracted with that waggin' of his jaw
FF C majorC A minorAm
And the tellin' of his stories, boys, I mean to let you know
C majorC A minorAm FF E minorEm A minorAm
That there never was a rounder who could lie like Diamond Joe
C majorC A minorAm
Verse 4:
C majorC FF A minorAm
Well I tried three times to quit him, boys, but he did argue so
FF C majorC A minorAm
That I'm still punchin' cattle in the pay of Diamond Joe
FF C majorC A minorAm
And when I'm called up yonder and it comes my time to go
C majorC A minorAm FF
Give my blankets to my buddies ooh...
A minorAm
give the fleas to Diamond Joe
C majorC A minorAm
That's right..
C majorC A minorAm
Give my blankies to my buddies give the fleas to Diamond Joe