Diamonds

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Diamonds by Passenger, from his album "Flight of the Crow" from 2010.
He plays it with the capo on 7th fret - at least on the version I listened to:
The album version on spotify featuring Simon R. Beckleman, which seems to fit this
version from Youtube exactly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ_wfJFbGc4
The other tab here is fine, but had the missing Am/Em as flaws, so I decided to work that out
and also add a short section of the guitar in the intro
The little guitar riff intro-thing he does will be included at the bottom, for those who fancy that.
For the rhythm I suggest you listen to the song and sort out what works for you :)
[Intro]
F G C Am F G C
[Verse 1]
F
Well I spoke to this man
G C
Said he’d been to the moon
Am F
Carved his name in the ground
G
Saw the world spinning round
C
(and) came back that afternoon.
[Verse 2]
F
And I laughed at this man
G C
Said he’d been lost at sea
Am F
Heard the sirens' call
G
Seen the pirates fall
C
To the monsters in the deep
[Chorus]
F
I said I’d heard some tall tales
G Am
Some good stories in my time
Em F
So I asked him for proof
G
And he showed me the truth
C
There was dancing in his eyes.
[Interlude]
FGCAmFGC
1st horn interlude:
(you can play the guitar "riff" here, if you fancy)
[Verse 3]
F
I could not believe this man
G C
Said he was a millionaire
Am F
He said: "I know I dress in rags
G
But I drive a vintage 'Jag'
C
And I’ve got a diamond chandelier".
[Chorus]
F
I said I think I need a drink
G Am
And made my way outside
Em F
You know I’d swear this was a spoof
G
If it wasn’t for the truth
C
There was dancing in his eyes.
[Interlude]
FGCAmFGC
2nd horn interlude/solo: X2
[Verse 4]
(There isn't rhythm as such in the last verse, just a strum per chord will do)
F
When I came back in the room
G C
The man had disappeared
Am F
He left a rock from the moon
G
An eyepatch and a diamond
C
From a chandelier.
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The guitar figure during intro, which also fits during the interludes.
It's up to you whether you play the stuff in ( ). It's nice as fillings if you play alone.
Relative to capo:
F G C Am
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--1--3--5--3--1--1-----(0)--0--1--3--5--1-----(1)----|
G|-----------------2-----(0)--------------0-----(2)----|
D|--2--3--5--3--2--3-----(0)--0--2--3--5--2-----(2)----|
A|---------------------------------------(3)----(0)----|
E|----------------(1)----(3)---------------------------|
F G C
e|---------------------1---0---------------------------|
B|--1--3--5--3--1--1-----------3-----0--1--3--5--1-----|
G|-----------------2---2---0--(0)---------------(0)----|
D|--2--3--5--3--2--3-----------0-----0--2--3--5--2-----|
A|----------------------------------------------(3)----|
E|----------------(1)---------(3)----------------------|
If you aren't playing with a capo, simply add 7 to the number of the frets listed above,
as such your 1st fret relative to capo would be your 8th fret instead, your open string in capo = 7th fret.
You get the idea :)
Hope you found this useful!
Enjoy, and feel free to leave a comment regarding any errors :)

Diamonds chords and lyrics

Free chords for Diamonds by Passenger. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Diamonds by Passenger, from his album "Flight of the Crow" from 2010.
He plays it with the capo on 7th fret - at least on the version I listened to:
The album version on spotify featuring Simon R. Beckleman, which seems to fit this 
version from Youtube exactly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ_wfJFbGc4
The other tab here is fine, but had the missing Am/Em as flaws, so I decided to work that out
and also add a short section of the guitar in the intro
The little guitar riff intro-thing he does will be included at the bottom, for those who fancy that.
For the rhythm I suggest you listen to the song and sort out what works for you :)
[Intro]
F G C Am F G C
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
2nd horn interlude/solo: F G C Am F G C X2
[Verse 4]
(There isn't rhythm as such in the last verse, just a strum per chord will do)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The guitar figure during intro, which also fits during the interludes.  
It's up to you whether you play the stuff in ( ). It's nice as fillings if you play alone.
Relative to capo:
                   F     G                C     Am
                   F           G                 C
If you aren't playing with a capo, simply add 7 to the number of the frets listed above,
as such your 1st fret relative to capo would be your 8th fret instead, your open string in capo = 7th fret.
You get the idea :) 
Hope you found this useful!
Enjoy, and feel free to leave a comment regarding any errors :)

Diamonds Chords by Passenger

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