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:
The other tab here is fine, but had the missing Gm/Gm 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 C G Gm F C G
[Verse 1]
F Well I spoke to this man
C G Said he’d been to the moon
Gm F Carved his name in the ground
C Saw the world spinning round
G (and) came back that afternoon.
[Verse 2]
F And I laughed at this man
C G Said he’d been lost at sea
Gm F Heard the sirens' call
C Seen the pirates fall
G To the monsters in the deep
[Chorus]
F I said I’d heard some tall tales
C Gm Some good stories in my time
Gm F So I asked him for proof
C And he showed me the truth
G There was dancing in his eyes.
[Interlude]
1st horn interlude: F C G Gm F C G
(you can play the guitar "riff" here, if you fancy)
[Verse 3]
F I could not believe this man
C G Said he was a millionaire
Gm F He said: "I know I dress in rags
C But I drive a vintage 'Jag'
G And I’ve got a diamond chandelier".
[Chorus]
F I said I think I need a drink
C Gm And made my way outside
Gm F You know I’d swear this was a spoof
C If it wasn’t for the truth
G There was dancing in his eyes.
[Interlude]
2nd horn interlude/solo: F C G Gm F C *G 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
C G The man had disappeared
Gm F He left a rock from the moon
C An eyepatch and a diamond
G 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 C G Gm
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 C G
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 :)
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