Diamonds On The Inside chords by
Ben Harper (Official Version)
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Key: Ab majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1
Ab Ab 
 
I knew a girl
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Her name was truth
Cm Cm 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Db/Ab Db/Ab 
 
She was a horrible liar
Ab Ab 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
She couldn't spend  one day alone
Cm Cm 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Db/Ab Db/Ab 
 
But she couldn't be satisfied

Verse 2
Ab Ab 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
When you have   everything
Cm Cm 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Db/Ab Db/Ab 
 
You have everything  to lose
Ab Ab 
 
She made herself
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
A bed of nails
Cm Cm 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
And she's plannin' on puttin' it to use

Chorus 1

Gb

Db

Ab

'Cause she had diamonds on the inside

Gb

Db

Ab

She had diamonds on the inside

Gb

Db

Ab

She had diamonds on the inside

Gb

Db

Ab

Dia monds

Verse 3
Ab Ab 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
A candle throws its light into the darkness
Cm Cm 
 
In a nasty world,
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Db/Ab Db/Ab 
 
so shines the good deed
Ab Ab 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Make sure the fortune, that you seek
Cm Cm 
 
Bbm7 Bbm7 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Db/Ab Db/Ab 
 
Is the fortune that   you need

Verse 4

Ab

Bbm7

So tell me why, the first to ask,

Cm

Bbm7

Ab

Db/Ab

is the last to give, every time

Ab

Bbm7

What you say and do not mean

Cm

Bbm7

Ab

Follow too close behind

Chorus 2
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
'Cause she had diamonds on  the inside
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
She had diamonds on  the inside
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
She wore diamonds on  the inside
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Dia monds
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Dia monds

Solo 1

Eb

Db

Fm7

Db

Eb

Fm7

Db

Eb

Fm7

Db

Eb

Verse 5

Ab

Bbm7

Like a soldier long standing under fire

Cm

Bbm7

Ab

Db/Ab

Any change comes as a relief

Ab

Bbm7

Let the giver's name remain unspoken

Cm

Bbm7

Ab

For she is just a generous thief

Chorus 3
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
But she had diamonds on  the inside
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
She had diamonds on  the inside
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
She wore diamonds on  the inside
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
She wore dia monds
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Oh, dia monds
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
She had dia monds
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
She wore dia monds
Gb Gb 
 
Db Db 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Dia monds

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAb Bbm7 Cm Db/Ab Gb...

Chords

Ab
Bbm7
Cm
Db/Ab
Gb
Db
Eb
Fm7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Bbm7: x-1-3-1-2-x
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Db/Ab: 4-x-6-6-6-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of Diamonds On The Inside by Ben Harper, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Ab major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Ben Harper's performance.

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