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Dan Fogelberg - Diamonds To Dust
INTRO CHORUS:       (## Sung a Cappella ##)
CDiamonds to GDust, oh, CDiamonds to GDust
CTime can turn Geven DDiamonds to GDust
CDiamonds to GDust, oh, CDiamonds to GDust
CTime can turn Geven DDiamonds to GDust
INTRO:   C    G    D    Em    C    G    D     G(2x)
CLove is a Gquestion that Cfew underGstand
It Cruns like a Griver between a Emwoman and Aman
But its Ccourse can get Gtwisted and its Cbed can run Emdry
And our Cheart become Gdesert in the Dwink of an Geye
INTERLUDE:  C   G   D   Em   C   G   D  G  
COnce there was Glove here, and Conce there was Gtrust
COnce it was Ghonest and Emopen and Ajust
Our Clove was a Gdiamond that Cgrew between Emus
But Ctime can turn Geven DDiamonds to GDust
CHORUS:
CDiamonds to GDust, oh, CDiamonds to GDust
CTime can turn Geven DDiamonds to GDust
INTERLUDE:   C    G    D    Em    C    G    D  G  
           COoh Gooh ooh Dooh Emooh, Cooh Gooh ooh Dooh Gooh
CTime is a Gteacher, it's Ckind and it's Gcruel
It Cgives you the Gwisdom to Emsee you're a Afool
And it Cgives love and Gtakes love, it Churts and it Emheals
And it Cnever parts Geasy with the Dtruth it reGveals
CHORUS:
CDiamonds to GDust, oh, CDiamonds to GDust
CTime can turn Geven DDiamonds to GDust
CDiamonds to GDust, oh, CDiamonds to GDust
CTime can turn Geven DDiamonds to GDust
OUTRO:
COoh Gooh ooh Dooh Emooh, Cooh Gooh ooh Dooh Gooh
COoh Gooh ooh Dooh Emooh, Cooh Gooh ooh Dooh Gooh
C  G  D  Em  C  G  D  G

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Diamonds To Dust

by Dan Fogelberg

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Dan Fogelberg - Diamonds To Dust

INTRO CHORUS: (## Sung a Cappella ##)

C G C G

Diamonds to Dust, oh, Diamonds to Dust

C G D G

Time can turn even Diamonds to Dust

C G C G

Diamonds to Dust, oh, Diamonds to Dust

C G D G

Time can turn even Diamonds to Dust

C G D Em C G D G

INTRO: (2x)

C G C G

Love is a question that few understand

C G Em A

It runs like a river between a woman and man

C G C Em

But its course can get twisted and its bed can run dry

C G D G

And our heart become desert in the wink of an eye

C G D Em C G D G

INTERLUDE:

C G C G

Once there was love here, and once there was trust

C G Em A

Once it was honest and open and just

C G C Em

Our love was a diamond that grew between us

C G D G

But time can turn even Diamonds to Dust

CHORUS:

C G C G

Diamonds to Dust, oh, Diamonds to Dust

C G D G

Time can turn even Diamonds to Dust

C G D Em C G D G

INTERLUDE:

C G D Em C G D G

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

C G C G

Time is a teacher, it's kind and it's cruel

C G Em A

It gives you the wisdom to see you're a fool

C G C Em

And it gives love and takes love, it hurts and it heals

C G D G

And it never parts easy with the truth it reveals

CHORUS:

C G C G

Diamonds to Dust, oh, Diamonds to Dust

C G D G

Time can turn even Diamonds to Dust

C G C G

Diamonds to Dust, oh, Diamonds to Dust

C G D G

Time can turn even Diamonds to Dust

OUTRO:

C G D Em C G D G

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

C G D Em C G D G

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

C G D Em C G D G

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