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Eminor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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"simplest way for me to describe the chords is like this;
Drop D tuning, the same three chord progression throughout the song.
Start with a D major shape,
then move your middle finger to
the 3rd fret of the D string,
then third fret on the A string (C over D I suppose it is).
then slide from 2nd to 4th fret on the dropped string for the motif"
chords:  D,  Dsus2/G,  Dm/F,  Cadd9, Dadd9  
e|--2------0---0------0------0------|
B|--3------3---3------3------5------|
G|--2------0---2------0------0------| 
D|--0------2---3------2------4------|
A|--0------0---0------3------5------|
D|--0------0---0------0------0------|
      D          D/G     Dm/F   Cadd9/  Dadd9\ Cadd9  
￼Let me out in the city
                    D     D/G     Dm/F   Cadd9/  Dadd9\ Cadd9  
￼I can fend for myself
          D           D/G        Dm/F   Cadd9/  Dadd9\ Cadd9  
￼It sure is fast and it aint that pretty
                   D     D/G      Dm/F   Cadd9/  Dadd9\ Cadd9  
￼But I chose my own hell
      D        D/G     Dm/F   Cadd9/  Dadd9\ Cadd9  
￼Get me high and get me by
                               D     D/G     Dm/F   Cadd9/  Dadd9\ Cadd9  
￼Cause if the change isn’t enough
               D                  D/G        Dm/F   Cadd9/  Dadd9\ Cadd9  
￼Let me see what you’ve got to offer
                              D     D/G    Dm/F   Cadd9/  Dadd9\ Cadd9  
Let me see your diamond in the rough                            x4
           D      D/G     Dm/F   Cadd9/  Dadd9\ Cadd9  
￼I’m digging my own grave
                      D     D/G     Dm/F   Cadd9/  Dadd9\ Cadd9  
￼Won’t you lend me your shovel
               D             D/G          Dm/F   Cadd9/  Dadd9\ Cadd9  
￼The streets are bare; but the streets are made
                            D     D/G     Dm/F   Cadd9/  Dadd9\ Cadd9  
￼Once you get above the rubble
       D       D/G     Dm/F   Cadd9/  Dadd9\ Cadd9  
￼Come at last my oldest friend
             D      D/G         Dm/F   Cadd9/  Dadd9\ Cadd9  
￼I'll hold you dear until the end
             D    D/G        Dm/F   Cadd9/  Dadd9\ Cadd9  
￼I’ll hold you dear shackled, ￼With my heart against the wall
             D    D/G        Dm/F   Cadd9/  Dadd9\ Cadd9  
￼I’ll hold you dear shackled, ￼With my heart against the wall
      D        D/G     Dm/F   Cadd9/  Dadd9\ Cadd9  
￼Get me high and get me by
                               D     D/G     Dm/F   Cadd9/  Dadd9\ Cadd9  
￼Cause if the change isn’t enough
               D                  D/G        Dm/F   Cadd9/  Dadd9\ Cadd9  
￼Let me see what you’ve got to offer
                              D     D/G    Dm/F   Cadd9/  Dadd9\ Cadd9  
Let me see your diamond in the rough                            x4
Let me see...

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Diamond

by The River and The Road

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2/G

Dm/F

Cadd9

Dadd9

D/G

"simplest way for me to describe the chords is like this;

Drop D tuning, the same three chord progression throughout the song.

Start with a D major shape,

then move your middle finger to

the 3rd fret of the D string,

then third fret on the A string (C over D I suppose it is).

then slide from 2nd to 4th fret on the dropped string for the motif"

D Dsus2/G Dm/F Cadd9 Dadd9

chords: , , , ,

e|--2------0---0------0------0------|

B|--3------3---3------3------5------|

G|--2------0---2------0------0------|

D|--0------2---3------2------4------|

A|--0------0---0------3------5------|

D|--0------0---0------0------0------|

D D/G Dm/F Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9

/ \

Let me out in the city

D D/G Dm/F Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9

/ \

I can fend for myself

D D/G Dm/F Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9

/ \

It sure is fast and it aint that pretty

D D/G Dm/F Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9

/ \

But I chose my own hell

D D/G Dm/F Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9

/ \

Get me high and get me by

D D/G Dm/F Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9

/ \

Cause if the change isn’t enough

D D/G Dm/F Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9

/ \

Let me see what you’ve got to offer

D D/G Dm/F Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9

/ \

Let me see your diamond in the rough x4

D D/G Dm/F Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9

/ \

I’m digging my own grave

D D/G Dm/F Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9

/ \

Won’t you lend me your shovel

D D/G Dm/F Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9

/ \

The streets are bare; but the streets are made

D D/G Dm/F Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9

/ \

Once you get above the rubble

D D/G Dm/F Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9

/ \

Come at last my oldest friend

D D/G Dm/F Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9

/ \

I'll hold you dear until the end

D D/G Dm/F Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9

/ \

I’ll hold you dear shackled, With my heart against the wall

D D/G Dm/F Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9

/ \

I’ll hold you dear shackled, With my heart against the wall

D D/G Dm/F Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9

/ \

Get me high and get me by

D D/G Dm/F Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9

/ \

Cause if the change isn’t enough

D D/G Dm/F Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9

/ \

Let me see what you’ve got to offer

D D/G Dm/F Cadd9 Dadd9 Cadd9

/ \

Let me see your diamond in the rough x4

Let me see...

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