Paul Simon - Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes

      
 
 Here is a version of the song that makes it a little bit easier for those who can't be
 with sliding between barred F and G. It also gives good practice moving between the three
 chords of E, A and C. Here goes
 
 Chords Used:
 
      F         Bb        C   
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 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 0 3 2 0 1 0
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 (E shape) (A shape) (C shape)
 
     E         A         B    
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 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 4 4 4 2
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 -INTRO-
 
 E                   E                  
 She's a rich girl, don't try to hide it
 E                             A    
 Diamonds on the soles of her shoes.
         E           E             
 He's a poor boy, empty as a pocket
   E                      A            
 Empty as a pocket with nothing to lose
         A          E        
 Sing Ta-na-na, Ta-na-naa-na,
   A                            E              
 Diamonds on the soles of her shoes (a-wa-a-wa)
   A           E        
 Ta-na-naa, Ta-na-naa-na
   A                           E               
 Diamonds on the soles of her shoes (A-wa-a-wa)
   A                           E               
 Diamonds on the soles of her shoes (A-wa-a-wa)
   B                           A               
 Diamonds on the soles of her shoes (A-wa-a-wa)
   A                           E           
 Diamonds on the soles of her shooooooes...
 
 (Mini guitar solo with chords played behind it) (1) (2) (3) (4)
 F F Bb C 
 
 Use this rythum throughout
 -VERSE 1-
 
  F                               
 People say she's crazy, she's got
  Bb               C             F  
 Diamonds on the soles of her shoes,
        Bb         C                   F         
 Well that's one way to lose these, walking blues
   Bb              C              F Bb C 
 Diamonds on the soles of her shoes.
 
 -VERSE 2-
 
 (C)         F                          
 She's was physically forgotten then she
   Bb              C                    F 
 Slipped into my pocket with my car keys.
               Bb            C   
 Said you've taken me for granted
          F                    
 Cos I please you wearing these
  Bb  C    F Bb C 
 Diiaaamonds
 
 -CHORUS-
 
 C               F   Bb   C F 
 And I could say ooooooooo
           Bb      C                    F    
 As if everybody knows what I'm talking about
           Bb      C                                
 As if everybody here would knows exactly what I was
   F                         
 Talking about, talking about
   Bb              C     F Bb C 
 Diamonds of her shoooes.
 
 -VERSE 3-
 
   F                             
 She makes the sign of a teaspoon
   Bb          C         F  
 He makes the sign of a wave
      Bb                 C                  F       
 The poor boy changes clothes and puts on aftershave
      Bb                 C           F Bb C 
 To compensate for his ordinary shoes
   (C)         F                            
 And she said honey take me dancing but they
   Bb          C                F 
 Ended up by sleeping in a doorway
          Bb              C               F     
 By the bodegas and the lights on upper Broadway
           Bb             C              F Bb C 
 Wearing diamonds on the soles of her shoes
 
 -CHORUS -
 
 C               F   Bb   C F 
 And I could say ooooooooo
           Bb      C                    F    
 As if everybody knows what I'm talking about
           Bb      C                                
 As if everybody here would knows exactly what I was
   F                         
 Talking about, talking about
   Bb              C     F Bb C 
 Diamonds of her shoooes.
 
 -VERSE 4-
 
   F                          
 People say I'm crazy I've got
   Bb              C            F 
 Diamonds on the soles of my shoes
       Bb        C                    F         
 Well that's one way to lose those walking blues
       Bb               C              F Bb C 
 With Diamonds on the soles of my shoes
 
 -OUTTRO-
 
 F Bb C F 
     

 I sing Ta-na-na, Ta-na-ta-na-naa-na-na-naaa
 

  Bb         C  F 
 Ta-na-na-na-naa
 Bb C F 
    

 Ta-na-na, Ta-na-ta-na-naa-na-na-naaa
 

 Bb C (C C Bb C F.......)
 Ta-na-na-na-naa
 
 (play to fade OR as above in brackets letting the final note ring)
 
 Hope you enjoy this fantastic song. Let me know how you found the tab!