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Diamonds Girls Best Friend

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[Verse]
  E    B    A    B4X
EA kiss on the hand may be Aquite continental
But Ediamonds are a girl's best fAriend.
EA kiss may be grand,
But it Awon't pay the rental on your Ehumble flat or help
You at the Aautomat
Amaj7Men grown cold as Emaj7girls grow old,
And we C#mall lose our charms in the Aend.F#  
EBut square-cut or pear-shape,
These rocks don't lose their shape
EDiamonds  are a girl's best fAriend.
EDiamonds  are a girl's best Afriend.
Let's rock    E   B   A    B4X    E   A    B   E   A  B  
EThere may come a time when a lAass needs a lawyer
Ediamonds are a girl's best fAriend.
E                                      A
There may be a time when a hard boiled employer
Thinks you're awful Enice
but get that Aice or else no dice.
Amaj7He's your guy when Emaj7stocks are high,
but C#mbeware when they start to AdesceF#nd
EIt's then that those louses go back to their spouses
EDiamonds are a girl's best Afriend.
EDiamonds are a girl's best Afriend
Let rock again    E   B   A    B4X    E   A    B   E   A  B  
EDiamonds are a girl's best Afriend.
EDiamonds are a girl's best Afriend
EDiamonds are a girl's best Afriend
EDiamonds are a girl's best Afriend
EDiamonds are a girl's best Afriend
EDiamonds are a girl's best Afriend

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Diamonds Girls Best Friend

by Emmylou Harris

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Amaj7

Emaj7

C#m

[Verse]

E B A B

E A

A kiss on the hand may be quite continental

E A

But diamonds are a girl's best friend.

A kiss may be grand,

A E

But it won't pay the rental on your humble flat or help

You at the automat

Amaj7 Emaj7

Men grown cold as girls grow old,

C#m A F#

And we all lose our charms in the end.

But square-cut or pear-shape,

These rocks don't lose their shape

E A

Diamonds are a girl's best friend.

E A

Diamonds are a girl's best friend.

E B A B E A B E A B

Let's rock 4X

E A

There may come a time when a lass needs a lawyer

E A

diamonds are a girl's best friend.

E A

There may be a time when a hard boiled employer

Thinks you're awful nice

but get that ice or else no dice.

Amaj7 Emaj7

He's your guy when stocks are high,

C#m A F#

but beware when they start to descend

It's then that those louses go back to their spouses

E A

Diamonds are a girl's best friend.

E A