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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":94743,"song":"Diamond Smiles","artist":"The Boomtown Rats","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11551456-diamond-smiles-chords-by-the-boomtown-rats/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/94743?type=chord","rating":4.58801,"votes":39,"content":"Diamond Smiles by The Boomtown Rats\r\n(The Fine Art Of Surfacing, 1979)\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| [ch]E[/ch]   | [ch]E[/ch]   |\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch] \r\nTraffic's wild tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDiamond smiles her cocktail smile[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]B[/ch]\r\nTonight she’s in heavy disguise[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nShe looks at her wrist to clock the passing time[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nWeather's mild tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe wonders will they notice her eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]B[/ch]\r\nShe wonders will her glamour survive[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd can they see she’s going down a third time[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOh everybody tries[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt’s Dale Carnegie gone wild[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nBut Barbara Cartland’s child[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLong ago perfected the motionless glide[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd in the low voltage noise[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDiamond seems so sure and so poised[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]B[/ch]\r\nShe shimmers for the bright young boys[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd says ‘love is for others but me it destroys’[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe girl in the cake[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nJumped out too soon by mistake[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nSomebody said the whole things half baked[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd Diamond lifts her glass and says    ‘Cheers’[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nShe stands to one side,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThere’s no more to this than meets the eye[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]B[/ch]\r\nEverybody drinks Martini dry[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd talks about clothes and the latest styles[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOh, oh they said she did it with grace[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThey said she did it with style[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey said she did it all[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThey said before she died[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI remember Diamond’s smile[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Drum Fill)\r\n\r\n| [ch]E[/ch]   | [ch]E[/ch]   |\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNobody saw her go[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey said they should have noticed ‘cause her dress was cut so low[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWell it only goes to show[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHa, ha how many real men any of us know[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nShe went up the stairs[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nStood upon the vanity chair[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nTied her lamé belt around the chandelier[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd went out, kicking at the perfumed air[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOh, oh oh they said she did it with grace[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThey said she did it with style[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey said she did it all[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThey said before she died[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI remember Diamond’s smile[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nNa, na, na, na, na, na[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nNa, na, na, na, na, na[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nNa, na, na, na, na, na[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nNa, na, na, na, na, na[/tab]\r\n\r\n(repeat to fade)","plain_text":"Diamond Smiles by The Boomtown Rats\n(The Fine Art Of Surfacing, 1979)\n\n[Intro]\n| E   | E   |\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Drum Fill)\n\n| E   | E   |\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n\n\n\n(repeat to fade)","chords":["E","A","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}