{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1857525,"song":"Dear Diary","artist":"The Moody Blues","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1857525-dear-diary-chords-by-the-moody-blues/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1857525?type=chord","rating":4.99108,"votes":22,"content":"Song: Dear diary\r\nArtist: The Moody Blues\r\nComposer: Ray Thomas\r\nAlbum: On the threshold of a dream\r\nTabbed by DJ   1st July 2016\r\n\r\nTo hear the song, copy and paste this link:\r\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-ZRTzEgM-I\r\n\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch]  = xx0231    [ch]Bb[/ch]    = x13331            [ch]G[/ch]  = 320033\r\n[ch]F/C[/ch] = x33211    [ch]F[/ch]     = 133211            [ch]Am[/ch] = x02210\r\n[ch]Bb7[/ch] = x13131    [ch]E7/G#[/ch] = 4x0450 or 420100\r\n[ch]A[/ch]   = x02220    [ch]A7[/ch]    = x02020\r\n\r\nN.C. = No chords\r\n\r\nPlease take a second to scroll down to the bottom of\r\nthe page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks\r\n======================================================\r\n\r\n[tab][Intro]\r\ne |--------------|\r\nB |--------------|\r\nG |--2---2-0-----|\r\nD |-----------3--|\r\nA |--------------|\r\nE |--------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]F/C[/ch]       [ch]Bb7[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n||:  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  :||[x2][/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]F/C[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     Dear diary,  what a day it's been,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]F/C[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDear diary,      it's been just like a dream,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]E7/G#[/ch]               [ch]A7[/ch]   N.C.\r\nWoke up too late, wasn't where I should have been,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]E7/G#[/ch]        [ch]A7[/ch]   N.C.\r\nFor goodness sake, what's happening to me?[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Dm[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]     N.C.\r\nWrite lightly, yours truly, dear diary[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Link]\r\ne |--------------|\r\nB |--------------|\r\nG |--2---2-0-----|\r\nD |-----------3--|\r\nA |--------------|\r\nE |--------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]F/C[/ch]      [ch]Bb7[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n||:  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  :||[x2][/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]F/C[/ch]        [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     It was cold out - side of my door,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]F/C[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo many     ...people by the score,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]E7/G#[/ch]       [ch]A7[/ch]  N.C.\r\nRushing a - round, so senseless - ly,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]E7/G#[/ch]       [ch]A7[/ch]  N.C.\r\nThey don't notice, there's people like me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Dm[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]     N.C.\r\nWrite lightly, yours truly, dear diary[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Link]\r\ne |--------------|\r\nB |--------------|\r\nG |--2---2-0-----|\r\nD |-----------3--|\r\nA |--------------|\r\nE |--------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]F/C[/ch]       [ch]Bb7[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n||:  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  :||[x2][/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThey don't know what they're playing,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bb[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNo, they've no way of knowing what the game is,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Bb7[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]   N.C.\r\nStill, they carry on ...doing what they can,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]     N.C.\r\nOut - side me, yours po - litely, dear diary[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Link]\r\ne |--------------|\r\nB |--------------|\r\nG |--2---2-0-----|\r\nD |-----------3--|\r\nA |--------------|\r\nE |--------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]F/C[/ch]       [ch]Bb7[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n||:  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  :|| [x2][/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental verse]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]F/C[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n||:  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  :|| [x3][/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n||:  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  :|| [x2][/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Link]\r\ne |--------------|\r\nB |--------------|\r\nG |--2---2-0-----|\r\nD |-----------3--|\r\nA |--------------|\r\nE |--------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]F/C[/ch]      [ch]Bb7[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n||:  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  :||[x2][/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]F/C[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     It's over, will to - morrow be the same?[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]F/C[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI know that    ...they're really not to blame,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dm[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]E7/G#[/ch]         [ch]A7[/ch]  N.C.\r\nIf they weren't so blind, then surely they'd see...[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]E7/G#[/ch]   [ch]A7[/ch]  N.C.\r\nThere's a much better way, for them to be,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]    N.C.\r\nIn - side me, yours truly, dear diary[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][Link]\r\ne |--------------|\r\nB |--------------|\r\nG |--2---2-0-----|\r\nD |-----------3--|\r\nA |--------------|\r\nE |--------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]F/C[/ch]       [ch]Bb7[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n||:  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  :||[x2][/tab]\r\n\r\n[Coda]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]F/C[/ch]              [ch]Bb[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n         Dear diary,  ...it was cold today,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                         [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\n     A bit of sun came out later,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bb[/ch]                                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo, I went out, and strolled about looking at the shops,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                                [ch]F/C[/ch]\r\n     Didn't really see anything I liked,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     So I didn't buy anything,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]F/C[/ch]                    [ch]Bb[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\n         On the way home I posted a letter,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]F/C[/ch]                [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     Been quite a nice day,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                        [ch]F/C[/ch]           [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     Somebody exploded an H-bomb today,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBut it wasn't anybody I knew[/tab]","plain_text":"Song: Dear diary\nArtist: The Moody Blues\nComposer: Ray Thomas\nAlbum: On the threshold of a dream\nTabbed by DJ   1st July 2016\n\nTo hear the song, copy and paste this link:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-ZRTzEgM-I\n\nDm  = xx0231    Bb    = x13331            G  = 320033\nF/C = x33211    F     = 133211            Am = x02210\nBb7 = x13131    E7/G# = 4x0450 or 420100\nA   = x02220    A7    = x02020\n\nN.C. = No chords\n\nPlease take a second to scroll down to the bottom of\nthe page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks\n======================================================\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Coda]","chords":["F","Dm","Bb","G","F/C","Am","Bb7","E7/G#","A","A7","C","B","D","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}