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Black Diamond

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Aminor

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Intro:
 Am-  F-  G- Am  
 Am-  F-  G- Am  
AmAgain I see you standing therFe watching me
YoAmur gaze, those eyes are tantalizing Fopenly
GInviting me to get cFlose to you
FCan't help myself
GThere's fascination in the Eair
AmI try to fight this strong seFnsation
AmBut there's no chance to escape from this temFptation
GFeels like I've known you beFfore
FRepeating phrases
GBut I yearn for something mEore
AmI know I can't sFtay by your Gside Amforever
But I Amknow I won't forFget your beaGuty
My black diaAmmond
SOLO: 
 Bm-  F#-  Bm-  F#-  G-  F#-  Bm- F#  
 Bm-  F#-  Bm-  F#-  G-  F#-  Bm- E  
AmI know I can't sFtay by your Gside Amforever
But I Amknow I won't forFget your beaGuty
My black diaAmmond
BmI know I can't sGtay by youAr side Bmforever
But I Bmknow I won't foGrget your beAauty
My black diaBmmond
BmNo I won't forGget  Aoh oh
But I just can't sBmtay by your sBmide  oGh oh Aoh oh
My black diamondBm  

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Black Diamond

by Stratovarius

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro:

Am F G Am

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Am F G Am

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Am F

Again I see you standing there watching me

Am F

Your gaze, those eyes are tantalizing openly

G F

Inviting me to get close to you

Can't help myself

G E

There's fascination in the air

Am F

I try to fight this strong sensation

Am F

But there's no chance to escape from this temptation

G F

Feels like I've known you before

Repeating phrases

G E

But I yearn for something more

Am F G Am

I know I can't stay by your side forever

Am F G

But I know I won't forget your beauty

My black diamond

SOLO:

Bm F# Bm F# G F# Bm F#

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Bm F# Bm F# G F# Bm E

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Am F G Am

I know I can't stay by your side forever

Am F G

But I know I won't forget your beauty

My black diamond

Bm G A Bm

I know I can't stay by your side forever

Bm G A

But I know I won't forget your beauty

My black diamond

Bm G A

No I won't forget oh oh

Bm Bm G A

But I just can't stay by your side oh oh oh oh

My black diamond

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