Diamonds And Rust Chords & Lyrics - Judy Collins

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[INTRO]
[Em]

[VERSE 1]

Well, I'll be damned
Here comes your [C]ghost again
But that's not un[G]usual
It's just that the [D]moon is full
And you happened to [Em]call

[VERSE 2]

And here I sit
Hand on the [C]telephone
Hearing a [G]voice I'd known
A couple of [D]light years ago
Heading straight[Em] for a fall

[VERSE 3]

As I remember your eyes
Were bluer than [C]robin's eggs
My poetry was [G]lousy, you said
"Where are you [D]calling from?"
"A booth in the [Em]Midwest"

[VERSE 4]

Four years ago
I bought you some [C]cufflinks
You brought me [G]something
We both know what [D]memories can bring
They bring diamonds and [Em]rust

[VERSE 5]

Well, you burst on the scene
Already a [C]legend
The unwashed[G] phenomenon
The original [D]vagabond
You strayed into my [Em]arms

[VERSE 6]

And there you stayed
Temporarily [C]lost at sea
The Madonna was [G]yours for free
Yes, the girl on the [D]half-shell
Could keep you un[Em]harmed

[BRIDGE]
Now I [Bm]see you standing with brown leaves falling around
And [D]snow in your hair
Now you're [Bm]smiling out the window
Of that crummy hotel over [D]Washington Square
Our [C]breath comes out white clouds
Mingles and hangs in the [G]air
Speaking [F]strictly for me
We both could have died[G] then and ther[B7]e___[Em]__

[VERSE 7]

Now you're telling me
You're not nos[C]talgic
Then give me another [G]word for it
You who are so [D]good with words
And at keeping things [Em]vague

[VERSE 8]

'Cause I need some of that vagueness now
It's all coming [C]back too clearly
Yes, I once l[G]oved you dearly
And if you're offering me [D]diamonds and rust
I've already [Em]paid___