Black Diamond Strings Guy Clark
Capo 2 key of B if you want to.
Chorus
B[D]lack Diamond Strings
B[A]lack Diamond Strings
Drinki[E]nâ?? 1 W. Harper
Playinâ?[A]? Black Diamond Strings
[D]Black Diamond Strings
Are like [A]white flour and grits
You play Black Diamond Strings
â??Cause itâ[E]??s all you [A]can get
Verse 1
B[A]lack Diamond Strings on a C[D]atalog G[A]uitar
Thatâ??s pretty high cotton[E] whoever yo[A]u are
You break one you change one, thatâ??s a[D]s good as i[A]t gets
You can play all year long on t[E]wo or three s[A]ets
Verse 2
[A]J.W. Crowell was a [D]hell of a [A]man
He played two nights a week in a [E]hillbilly [A]band
He played at the Ice House on [D]Telephone [A]Road
He played in the yard just to [E]lighten his [A]load
Chorus
B[D]lack Diamond Strings
B[A]lack Diamond Strings
Drinki[E]nâ?? 1 W. Harper
Playinâ?[A]? Black Diamond Strings
[D]Black Diamond Strings
Are like [A]white flour and grits
You play Black Diamond Strings
â??Cause itâ[E]??s all you [A]can get
Verse 3
[A]Hey J.W [D]play that [A]Frauline
Let Rodney sit in, hell, [E]heâ??s goinâ??[A] on nine
His fingers are bleedinâ??, but heâ[D]??s keepinâ??[A] good time
Playinâ?? Black Diamond Strings[E], heâ??ll never q[A]uit tryinâ??
N/C
(spoken) Causette told â??em both
Verse 4
[A]You boys pack it up, [D]itâ??s time to g[A]o home
We got church in the morninâ??, itâ[E]??s cominâ[A]?? up dawn
Donâ??t make me say i[D]t again or Iâ[A]??m gone
You can stay here forever, but [E]youâ??re gonna wal[A]k home
Chorus
B[D]lack Diamond Strings
B[A]lack Diamond Strings
Drinki[E]nâ?? 1 W. Harper
Playinâ?[A]? Black Diamond Strings
[D]Black Diamond Strings
Are like [A]white flour and grits
You play Black Diamond Strings
â??Cause itâ[E]??s all you [A]can get
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