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Coal Makes Diamonds

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Bminor

90BPM

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 31Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[CHORDS]
e|-Bm2----A0----G3
B|-3----2----3
G|-4----2----0
D|-4----2----0
A|-2----0----2
E|-----------3
 [PIANO RIFF]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-2-0-2-0-2----4-2-0-2-0-2----4-2-0-2-0-2----4-2-0-2-0-2------|
A|-------------2--------------2--------------0--------------0----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
BmIf I'm a desert,
My face is the wind
BmI know where I'm going
And I know where I've been
AYou're the horizon and the wide open space
AAnd I surround you caressing your face
BmThere's not a limit to the things that I'd do
BmI'd give you stars but the stars wouldn't do
AYou're like the lava burning buried below
AAn eruption but too early to show
[Chorus]
BmWe are islands
BmHear our sirens
And so Awe wait... (wait, down, put it right in front of me)
AWe wait... (wait, down, put it right in front of me)
'Cause when Bmpressure heightens 
BmOur coal makes diamonds 
And so Awe wait... (wait, down, in front of me)
AWe wait... (wait, down, wait, down)
[Interlude]
 Bm   Bm   A   Bm   Bm   A   Bm   Bm(2x)
Whoa... (2x)
 A   A   G   A   A   G   A   A(2x)
Whoa... (2x)
(repeat)
[Verse 2] 
BmThe flood comes shifting the soil
BmOur blood runs thicker than oil
AIt's like erosion cutting straight to the core
ANo human nature ever felt this before
BmAnd we become an unbreakable vow
BmI wanna hold you up, higher than Amost
ABecause it feels like flying out
[Chorus]
BmWe are islands
BmHear our sirens
And so Awe wait... (wait, down, put it right in front of me)
AWe wait... (wait, down, put it right in front of me)
'Cause when Bmpressure heightens 
BmOur coal makes diamonds 
And so Awe wait... (wait, down, in front of me)
AWe wait... (wait, down, wait, down)
(Wait, down, in front of me)
[Interlude]
 Bm   Bm   A   Bm   Bm   A   Bm   Bm(2x)
Whoa... (2x)
 A   A   G   A   A   G   A   A(2x)
Whoa... (2x)
(repeat)
[Chorus]
BmWe are islands
BmHear our sirens
And so Awe wait... (wait, down, put it right in front of me)
AWe wait... (wait, down, put it right in front of me)
'Cause when Bmpressure heightens 
BmOur coal makes diamonds 
And so Awe wait... (wait, down, in front of me)
AWe wait... (wait, down, wait, down)
[Outro]
 Bm   Bm   A   Bm   Bm   A   Bm   Bm(2x)
Whoa... (Wait down, in front of me)(2x)
 A   A   G   A   A   G   A   A(2x)
Whoa... (Wait down) (2x)

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Coal Makes Diamonds

by Blue October

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[CHORDS]

Bm A G

e|-2----0----3

B|-3----2----3

G|-4----2----0

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

A|-2----0----2

E|-----------3

[PIANO RIFF]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

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

A|-------------2--------------2--------------0--------------0----|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

If I'm a desert,

My face is the wind

I know where I'm going

And I know where I've been

You're the horizon and the wide open space

And I surround you caressing your face

There's not a limit to the things that I'd do

I'd give you stars but the stars wouldn't do

You're like the lava burning buried below

An eruption but too early to show

[Chorus]

We are islands

Hear our sirens

And so we wait... (wait, down, put it right in front of me)

We wait... (wait, down, put it right in front of me)

'Cause when pressure heightens

Our coal makes diamonds

And so we wait... (wait, down, in front of me)

We wait... (wait, down, wait, down)

[Interlude]

Bm Bm A Bm Bm A Bm Bm

(2x)

Whoa... (2x)

A A G A A G A A

(2x)

Whoa... (2x)

(repeat)

[Verse 2]

The flood comes shifting the soil

Our blood runs thicker than oil

It's like erosion cutting straight to the core

No human nature ever felt this before

And we become an unbreakable vow

Bm A

I wanna hold you up, higher than most

Because it feels like flying out

[Chorus]

We are islands

Hear our sirens

And so we wait... (wait, down, put it right in front of me)

We wait... (wait, down, put it right in front of me)

'Cause when pressure heightens

Our coal makes diamonds

And so we wait... (wait, down, in front of me)

We wait... (wait, down, wait, down)

(Wait, down, in front of me)

[Interlude]

Bm Bm A Bm Bm A Bm Bm

(2x)

Whoa... (2x)

A A G A A G A A

(2x)

Whoa... (2x)

(repeat)

[Chorus]

We are islands

Hear our sirens

And so we wait... (wait, down, put it right in front of me)

We wait... (wait, down, put it right in front of me)

'Cause when pressure heightens

Our coal makes diamonds

And so we wait... (wait, down, in front of me)

We wait... (wait, down, wait, down)

[Outro]

Bm Bm A Bm Bm A Bm Bm

(2x)

Whoa... (Wait down, in front of me)(2x)

A A G A A G A A

(2x)

Whoa... (Wait down) (2x)

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