Artist: Tom Waits
[VERSE 1]
[E]Shook the hands with the president, and then the [E7]pope in Rome;
I've been to [A]parties where I've [A7]had to be flown;
They told me [C#m]everything was [G#m]sacred, [C#m]nothing is [G#m]profane;
Money's [C#m]something that you [G#m]throw off of the [B7]back of a train.
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[CHORUS]
[E]Always keep a diamond in your [B]mind
[E7]Always keep a diamond in your [A7]mind
Wher[E]ever you may wander
Wher[A]ever you may [Am]roam
[E]Always keep a [B7]diamond in your [E]mind
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[VERSE 2]
[E]Steamer of gravy with the [E7]little fried pearls
[A]Floating like a necklace on a [A7]beautiful girl
And [C#m]Chalmers said [G#m]thanks for the [C#m]food and [G#m]land
[C#m]And somethin' about [G#m]God that I just [B7]don't understand
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[CHORUS]
[E]Always keep a diamond in your [B]mind
[E7]Always keep a diamond in your [A7]mind
Wher[E]ever you may wander
Wher[A]ever you may [Am]roam
[E]Always keep a [B7]diamond in your [E]mind
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[BRIDGE]
She's got the [A]milk of human kindness and the [E]fat of the land
[B]Skin like a baby, but she [E]drives like a man
[A]She lives in Natchez, and she [E]operates a crane
[F#7]She's like a wrecking ball that's no longer con[B7]nected to the chain
[VERSE 3]
[E]Zerelda Samuels said she [E7]ain't never prayed
Since her [A]right arm was blown off in a [A7]Pinkerton raid
They [C#m]lashed her to a [G#m]windmill with [C#m]3-fingered [G#m]Dave
Now she's a [C#m]hundred and [G#m]two and drinkin' [B7]juleps in the shade
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[CHORUS]
[E]Always keep a diamond in your [B]mind
[E7]Always keep a diamond in your [A7]mind
Wher[E]ever you may wander
Wher[A]ever you may [Am]roam
[E]Always keep a [B7]diamond in your [E]mind
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[FINAL CHORUS]
[E]Always keep a diamond in your [B]mind
[E7]Always keep a diamond in your [A7]mind
Wher[E]ever you may wander
Wher[A]ever you may [Am]roam
[E]Always keep a [B7]diamond in your [E]mind
[E]Always keep a [B7]diamond in your [Am]mind
(Finish on [E])
Enjoy!
[E]Shook the hands with the president, and then the [E7]pope in Rome;
I've been to [A]parties where I've [A7]had to be flown;
They told me [C#m]everything was [G#m]sacred, [C#m]nothing is [G#m]profane;
Money's [C#m]something that you [G#m]throw off of the [B7]back of a train.
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[CHORUS]
[E]Always keep a diamond in your [B]mind
[E7]Always keep a diamond in your [A7]mind
Wher[E]ever you may wander
Wher[A]ever you may [Am]roam
[E]Always keep a [B7]diamond in your [E]mind
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[VERSE 2]
[E]Steamer of gravy with the [E7]little fried pearls
[A]Floating like a necklace on a [A7]beautiful girl
And [C#m]Chalmers said [G#m]thanks for the [C#m]food and [G#m]land
[C#m]And somethin' about [G#m]God that I just [B7]don't understand
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[CHORUS]
[E]Always keep a diamond in your [B]mind
[E7]Always keep a diamond in your [A7]mind
Wher[E]ever you may wander
Wher[A]ever you may [Am]roam
[E]Always keep a [B7]diamond in your [E]mind
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[BRIDGE]
She's got the [A]milk of human kindness and the [E]fat of the land
[B]Skin like a baby, but she [E]drives like a man
[A]She lives in Natchez, and she [E]operates a crane
[F#7]She's like a wrecking ball that's no longer con[B7]nected to the chain
[VERSE 3]
[E]Zerelda Samuels said she [E7]ain't never prayed
Since her [A]right arm was blown off in a [A7]Pinkerton raid
They [C#m]lashed her to a [G#m]windmill with [C#m]3-fingered [G#m]Dave
Now she's a [C#m]hundred and [G#m]two and drinkin' [B7]juleps in the shade
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[CHORUS]
[E]Always keep a diamond in your [B]mind
[E7]Always keep a diamond in your [A7]mind
Wher[E]ever you may wander
Wher[A]ever you may [Am]roam
[E]Always keep a [B7]diamond in your [E]mind
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[FINAL CHORUS]
[E]Always keep a diamond in your [B]mind
[E7]Always keep a diamond in your [A7]mind
Wher[E]ever you may wander
Wher[A]ever you may [Am]roam
[E]Always keep a [B7]diamond in your [E]mind
[E]Always keep a [B7]diamond in your [Am]mind
(Finish on [E])
Enjoy!
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