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Black Diamonds

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[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
ASo much coming iDn
I do nAot know where to begDin
I just foAllow the lead you're pullDing
And I geAt lost in your trailD  
ASo much more to teDll
You just Aask me if I'm doing wellD  
But I do not knAow what the heC#mll
I just swF#mallow hard
[Chorus]
In your Eeyes
Black diamonds
I could dDie
Black diamonds
In your eyEes
Black diamonds
I could dF#mie
Black diamonds
[Post-Chorus]
And I waDke up in a cold sweat on your cAeiling
TeDrrified of whAat your love's reveDaling
[Verse 2]
ASo much you can sDee
Should I lAet you make a woman of mDe?
Should I lAet you take the mystery from mC#me?
See the inDside of my room at night?
ASometimes you will fiDnd
Things I do nAot know how to leave beDhind
I've been grAappling with my mC#mind
I've been sF#mtuck inside a jail
[Chorus]
In your Eeyes
Black diamonds
I could dDie
Black diamonds
In your eyEes
Black diamonds
I could dF#mie
Black diamonds
[Post-Chorus]
And I waDke up in a cold sweat on your cAeiling
TeDrrified of whAat your love's reveDaling
[Bridge]
GThe cold of winter warms my blood and he's Dmaj7hot
Like a bed of steelAm  
He finds his peace of mind
In the rGivers and the whip-poor-wills
GI could follow close behind
And sloDwly disappearE  
But I can never leave himA  
I can never leaDve himE  
I can never leave himA  
I can never leDave himE  
I can never leave himA  
I can never leDave him
In his eyEes
Black diamonds
I could dF#mie
And I wDake up in a cold sweat on your ceiling
[Break]
A A A A
[Verse 3]
(single strum)
ASo much more to dDo
Come on, lAet me make a man outta yDou
I could gAather you and you tell the trDuth
You could F#mcry inside my arms        A(begin normal strum)
You could cAry inside my arms like a childD  
You could cAryD  
You could cAryD  
[Outro]
A D

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Black Diamonds

by Big Thief

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

Dmaj7

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

A D

So much coming in

A D

I do not know where to begin

A D

I just follow the lead you're pulling

A D

And I get lost in your trail

A D

So much more to tell

A D

You just ask me if I'm doing well

A C#m

But I do not know what the hell

F#m

I just swallow hard

[Chorus]

In your eyes

Black diamonds

I could die

Black diamonds

In your eyes

Black diamonds

F#m

I could die

Black diamonds

[Post-Chorus]

D A

And I wake up in a cold sweat on your ceiling

D A D

Terrified of what your love's revealing

[Verse 2]

A D

So much you can see

A D

Should I let you make a woman of me?

A C#m

Should I let you take the mystery from me?

See the inside of my room at night?

A D

Sometimes you will find

A D

Things I do not know how to leave behind

A C#m

I've been grappling with my mind

F#m

I've been stuck inside a jail

[Chorus]

In your eyes

Black diamonds

I could die

Black diamonds

In your eyes

Black diamonds

F#m

I could die

Black diamonds

[Post-Chorus]

D A

And I wake up in a cold sweat on your ceiling

D A D

Terrified of what your love's revealing

[Bridge]

G Dmaj7

The cold of winter warms my blood and he's hot

Like a bed of steel

He finds his peace of mind

In the rivers and the whip-poor-wills

I could follow close behind

D E

And slowly disappear

But I can never leave him

D E

I can never leave him

D E

I can never leave him

In his eyes

Black diamonds

F#m

I could die

And I wake up in a cold sweat on your ceiling

[Break]

A A A A

[Verse 3]

(single strum)

A D

So much more to do

A D

Come on, let me make a man outta you

A D

I could gather you and you tell the truth

F#m A

You could cry inside my arms (begin normal strum)

A D

You could cry inside my arms like a child

A D

You could cry

A D

You could cry

[Outro]

A D

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