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Diane

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[Intro]
A B E
[Chorus]
N.C.
Oh, I promise I didn't know he was your man
N.C.
I would have noticed a gold wedding band
N.C.
Diane
N.C.
I'd rather you hate me than not understand
N.C.
Oh, Diane
A B E
[Verse 1]
EYou pick the time and the place
Don't know how mAuch tEhis hBurts
I gave him my heart to break
Now I know he broke yoC#murs firstA  B  
ELyin' right there in my bed
While he was lyAing Eto yBou
Believing the words that he said
How could we be such foEols?E  E/D#  
[Pre-Chorus]
C#mAnd all those niBghts that he's gAiven to mEe
I C#mwish that I could Bgive them back to yoAu
[Chorus]
EDiane
I promise I didn't know he was your Bman
I would have noticed a gold wedding Aband
EDiane
I'd raAther you haEte me than Bnot uC#mnderstand
BOh, ADianeC#m  B  
[Verse 2]
EYou can blame me if it helps
That's what a gAood Ewife would Bdo
But you're only cheating yourself
Choosing him over the truEthE  E/D#  
[Pre-Chorus]
C#mAnd all those nBights that he's giAven to mEe
C#mI wish that I could gBive them back to yoAuB  
[Chorus]
EDiane
I promise I didn't know he was your Bman
I would have noticed a gold wedding Aband
EDiane
I'd raAther you haEte me than Bnot uC#mnderstand
BOh, ADianeC#m  B  
E B C#m A E B C#m
B A B
[Bridge]
EOh, wC#moah
BDiane, DAiane
EOh, C#mwoah
BDiane
AOh, I'd rather you Ehate me than nBot unC#mderstand
BOh, DiAane
[Outro]
C#mAnd all those nBights that he's giAven to mEe
C#mI wish that I could gBive them back to yoAu

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Diane

by Cam

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

E/D#

[Intro]

A B E

[Chorus]

N.C.

Oh, I promise I didn't know he was your man

N.C.

I would have noticed a gold wedding band

N.C.

Diane

N.C.

I'd rather you hate me than not understand

N.C.

Oh, Diane

A B E

[Verse 1]

You pick the time and the place

A E B

Don't know how much this hurts

I gave him my heart to break

C#m A B

Now I know he broke yours first

Lyin' right there in my bed

A E B

While he was lying to you

Believing the words that he said

E E E/D#

How could we be such fools?

[Pre-Chorus]

C#m B A E

And all those nights that he's given to me

C#m B A

I wish that I could give them back to you

[Chorus]

Diane

I promise I didn't know he was your man

I would have noticed a gold wedding band

Diane

A E B C#m

I'd rather you hate me than not understand

B A C#m B

Oh, Diane

[Verse 2]

You can blame me if it helps

A E B

That's what a good wife would do

But you're only cheating yourself

E E E/D#

Choosing him over the truth

[Pre-Chorus]

C#m B A E

And all those nights that he's given to me

C#m B A B

I wish that I could give them back to you

[Chorus]

Diane

I promise I didn't know he was your man

I would have noticed a gold wedding band

Diane

A E B C#m

I'd rather you hate me than not understand

B A C#m B

Oh, Diane

E B C#m A E B C#m

B A B

[Bridge]

E C#m

Oh, woah

B A

Diane, Diane

E C#m

Oh, woah

Diane

A E B C#m

Oh, I'd rather you hate me than not understand

B A

Oh, Diane

[Outro]

C#m B A E

And all those nights that he's given to me

C#m B A

I wish that I could give them back to you

About Diane Chords by Cam

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