Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes Paul Simon
Here is a version of the song that makes it a little bit easier for those who can't be
with sliding between barred F and G. It also gives good practice moving between the three
chords of E, A and C. Here goes
Chords Used:
_ _ _[F] _ _ _ _ _[Bb] _ _ _ _ _[C] _ _
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1 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 0 3 2 0 1 0
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(E shape) (A shape) (C shape)
_ _ [E]_ _ _ _ _ [A]_ _ _ _ _ [B]_ _ _
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0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 4 4 4 2
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-INTRO-
[E]She's a rich girl, d[E]on't try to hide it
[E]Diamonds on the soles of her s[A]hoes.
He's a p[E]oor boy, emp[E]ty as a pocket
Em[E]pty as a pocket with no[A]thing to lose
Sing Ta-[A]na-na, Ta-n[E]a-naa-na,
Di[A]amonds on the soles of her sh[E]oes (a-wa-a-wa)
Ta[A]-na-naa, Ta-[E]na-naa-na
Di[A]amonds on the soles of her s[E]hoes (A-wa-a-wa)
Di[A]amonds on the soles of her s[E]hoes (A-wa-a-wa)
Di[B]amonds on the soles of her s[A]hoes (A-wa-a-wa)
Di[A]amonds on the soles of her s[E]hooooooes...
(Mini guitar solo with chords played behind it) (1) (2) (3) (4)
[F] [F] [Bb] [C]
Use this rythum throughout
-VERSE 1-
P[F]eople say she's crazy, she's got
D[Bb]iamonds on the so[C]les of her sho[F]es,
Well th[Bb]at's one wa[C]y to lose these, wal[F]king blues
Di[Bb]amonds on the so[C]les of her shoe[F]s.[Bb] [C]
-VERSE 2-
[(C)]She's was ph[F]ysically forgotten then she
Sl[Bb]ipped into my po[C]cket with my car keys[F].
Said you've ta[Bb]ken me for gra[C]nted
Cos I ple[F]ase you wearing these
D[Bb]iiaa[C]amond[F]s[Bb] [C]
-CHORUS-
[C]And I could say [F]oooo[Bb]ooooo[C] [F]
As if ever[Bb]ybody kn[C]ows what I'm talking [F]about
As if ever[Bb]ybody he[C]re would knows exactly what I was
Ta[F]lking about, talking about
Di[Bb]amonds of her sh[C]oooes.[F] [Bb] [C]
-VERSE 3-
Sh[F]e makes the sign of a teaspoon
He[Bb] makes the s[C]ign of a w[F]ave
The p[Bb]oor boy changes clo[C]thes and puts on af[F]tershave
To co[Bb]mpensate for his or[C]dinary shoes[F] [Bb] [C]
An[(C)]d she said h[F]oney take me dancing but they
En[Bb]ded up by sl[C]eeping in a doorw[F]ay
By the bo[Bb]degas and the li[C]ghts on upper Br[F]oadway
Wearing di[Bb]amonds on the s[C]oles of her sho[F]es[Bb] [C]
-CHORUS -
[C]And I could say [F]oooo[Bb]ooooo[C] [F]
As if ever[Bb]ybody kn[C]ows what I'm talking [F]about
As if ever[Bb]ybody he[C]re would knows exactly what I was
Ta[F]lking about, talking about
Di[Bb]amonds of her sh[C]oooes.[F] [Bb] [C]
-VERSE 4-
Pe[F]ople say I'm crazy I've got
Di[Bb]amonds on the so[C]les of my sho[F]es
Well t[Bb]hat's one [C]way to lose those wal[F]king blues
With D[Bb]iamonds on the so[C]les of my shoes[F] [Bb] [C]
-OUTTRO-
[F] [Bb] [C] [F]
I sing Ta-na-na, Ta-na-ta-na-naa-na-na-naaa
T[Bb]a-na-na-na-[C]naa[F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
Ta-na-na, Ta-na-ta-na-naa-na-na-naaa
Bb C (C C Bb C F.......)
Ta-na-na-na-naa
(play to fade OR as above in brackets letting the final note ring)
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