Diamond Joe chords by Barry Saunders

SimplifiedD · Bm · G · Em

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Verse 1
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Bm 
There's a man you'll hear about
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D 
most anywhere you go
Bm 
His holdings are in the Southlands
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and  his name is Diamond Joe
Bm 
Carried all his money
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D 
in a diamond studded shawl
Bm 
Never took too much trouble
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D 
with the workings of the law
I hied out to Diamond Joe,
Bm 
G 
D 
boys, I had an of fer in my hand
Bm 
He gave me a string of horses,
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D 
so old they could not stand
Bm 
And I nearly starved to death,
D 
boys, he did mistreat me so
G 
And I'll never end a dollar
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Em 
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In a pay a diamond job
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D 
Bm 
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Bm 
Now his bread, was corn dodger
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D 
And  his meat you couldn't chaw
Bm 
Almost drove me crazy
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with the wagging of his jaw
Bm 
In the telling of his stories,
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boys, I mean to let you know
G 
If there never was a rounder,
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Em 
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he could lie like Diamond Joe
Bm 
I tried three times to quit him,
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D 
but his debt had caught me so
Bm 
I'm still punchin' cattle
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in the pay -a -dime in Joe
Bm 
And when I'm called up yon der,
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D 
it's my time to go
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Send my blankets to my buddies
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Em 
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Send the fleas to Diamond Joe
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Send my blankets to my buddies
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Em 
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Send the fleas to Diamond Joe you