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Diane

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FmThere's C7a   Fmstory I've Gm7-5read  that I'll Ddim7tell  C7to Fmyou
It is June, D#7and they G#majmeet   Fmthe same as Gm7-5most    D#7lovers G#majdo -
Then Gm7-5he    is cC7alled a- Fmway, and G7he writes C#7her to C7say -
F"I'm Ddim7in    Cmaj7Heaven when I Caugsee  you Dmsmile - 
Smile for Gmme,   C7my DmDianeF  
FAnd Ddim7tho'  C7everything's dark Caugall the Dmwhile
I can A7see E7you Di-A7aneC7  
FYou Ddim7have  C7lighted the road Caugleading DmhomeF  
Pray for Gmme- C7when you Dmcan
FBut Ddim7no    C7matter where ev-Cauger  I DmroamG7  
Smile for Dmme D#dim7-      C7my Di-Fane."Gm7-5  F  
Alt. Verse 
FmDays C7grow Fmdreary and Gm7-5nights never Ddim7seem  C7to Fmend 
You are gone, D#7but I G#majhope   Fmyou'll return Gm7-5to      D#7me   a-G#majgain
'Tho eGm7-5ach day C7brings a Fmtear, I G7smile each C#7time I C7hear -

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Diane

by Franklyn Baur

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm7-5

Ddim7

D#7

G#maj

C#7

Cmaj7

Caug

D#dim7

Fm C7 Fm Gm7-5 Ddim7 C7 Fm

There's a story I've read that I'll tell to you

D#7 G#maj Fm Gm7-5 D#7 G#maj

It is June, and they meet the same as most lovers do -

Gm7-5 C7 Fm G7 C#7 C7

Then he is called a- way, and he writes her to say -

F Ddim7 Cmaj7 Caug Dm

"I'm in Heaven when I see you smile -

Gm C7 Dm F

Smile for me, my Diane

F Ddim7 C7 Caug Dm

And tho' everything's dark all the while

A7 E7 A7 C7

I can see you Di-ane

F Ddim7 C7 Caug Dm F

You have lighted the road leading home

Gm C7 Dm

Pray for me- when you can

F Ddim7 C7 Caug Dm G7

But no matter where ev-er I roam

Dm D#dim7 C7 F Gm7-5 F

Smile for me - my Di-ane."

Alt. Verse

Fm C7 Fm Gm7-5 Ddim7 C7 Fm

Days grow dreary and nights never seem to end

D#7 G#maj Fm Gm7-5 D#7 G#maj

You are gone, but I hope you'll return to me a-gain

Gm7-5 C7 Fm G7 C#7 C7

'Tho each day brings a tear, I smile each time I hear -

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