Oysterband - Diamond For A Dime

      From the album ”Deserters” (1992.
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITdbMwr-yhw

[Verse 1]
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On a corner by the station a man is talking right out loud
                         A                E
Trying to make a pitch, trying to pull a crowd
                             A                 E
People hurry past him, they will not give him time
                                    A                 E
He's holding out a diamond and the price is just one dime


[Verse 2]
                           A              E
He isn't selling Jesus, he isn't selling coke
                                A              E
Board-boys are muttering, "Is this some kinda joke?"
                      A                 E
All these travellers, all this passing time
                                       A                E
He's holding out the diamond and the price is just one dime


[Chorus]
               A             E
Well, he's a crook or he's crazy
 A             E
So the story goes
         D           A
But the diamond is real
                  E
And only one man knows
     D          A
And if I say I love you
         D             A            E
Do you want to buy a diamond for a dime?
     D          A
And if I say I love you
         D             A            E
Do you want to buy a diamond for a dime?


[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
 E                             A                 E
Night falls on the station and on your heart's desire
                                A            E
The diamond in the darkness, a messenger of fire
                                  A            E
Don't throw that stone away, you better understand
                                         A             E
It's my whole life you're holding in the palm of your hand


[Chorus]
E              A             E
Well, he's a crook or he's crazy
 A             E
So the story goes
         D           A
But the diamond is real
                E
And only one man knows
     D          A
And if I say I love you
         D             A            E
Do you want to buy a diamond for a dime?
     D          A
And if I say I love you
         D             A            E
Do you want to buy a diamond for a dime?


[Verse 4]
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Love might be a miner digging in the dark
                         A             E
Love might be a hustler hunting for a mark
                         A             E
Love might be a singer looking for a rhyme
                                  A                 E
Love might be priceless but the price is still one dime


[Chorus]
E              A             E
Well, he's a crook or he's crazy
A             E
So the story goes
         D           A
But the diamond is real
                E
And only one man knows
     D          A
And if I say I love you
         D             A            E
Do you want to buy a diamond for a dime?
     D          A
And if I say I love you
         D             A             D              A
Do you want to buy a diamond, buy a diamond, buy a diamond
         D             A            E
Do you want to buy a diamond for a dime?


[Outro]
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