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Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes - Paul Simon
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Paul Simon
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (1986)
(Paul Simon, Intro: Paul Simon/Joseph Shabalala)
From: "Graceland"
The a capella intro is in E, the song in F. I suggest using a
capo 3rd fret and play D (C# for the intro). That way it is
easy to play the licks between the vocal lines.
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This is the main turnaround. Incorporate the voicings into your individual
strumming pattern.
[Dsus4][Dsus4]
[D] [G] [A] [D] [D] [D] [G] [A]
e|2---------------|3-------0-------|2---323-2-------|3-------0-------|
B|3---------------|0-------2-------|3---333-3-------|0-------2-------|
G|2---------------|0-------2-------|2---222-2-------|0-------2-------|
D|0---------------|0-------2-------|0-------0-------|0-------2-------|
A|----------------|x-------0-------|----------------|x-------0-------|
E|----------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|
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Capo 3rd fret
INTRO (a capella; the chords follow the vocal harmonies)
She's a [C#]rich girl, she don't try to hide it
[C#]Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
He's a [C#]poor boy, empty as a pocket
[C#]Empty as a pocket with nothing to lose
Sing Ta-[F#]na-na, Ta-[C#]na-na-na,
She got [G#]diamonds on the soles of her [C#]shoes (a-wa-a-wa)
Ta-[F#]na-naa, Ta-[C#]na-naa-na
She got [G#]diamonds on the soles of her [C#]shoes (a-wa-a-wa)
[G#]Diamonds on the soles of her [C#]shoes (a-wa-a-wa)
[G#]Diamonds on the soles of her [C#]shoes (a-wa-a-wa)
[G#]Diamonds on the soles of her [C#]shoes
SONG
| D | G A | D | G A |
| D | G A | D | G A |
[D]People say she's crazy
She's got [G]diamonds on the [A]soles of her [D]shoes,[Dsus4][D][Dsus4][D]
[G]Well that's one [A]way to lose these, [D]walking [Dsus4]blues[D][Dsus4][D]
[G]Diamonds on the [A]soles of her [D]shoes[Dsus4][D][Dsus4][D][G][A]
She was [D]physically forgotten
Then she [G]slipped into my [A]pocket with my car [D]keys[Dsus4][D][Dsus4][D]
Said you've [G]taken me for [A]granted, because I [D]please y[Dsus4]ou [D][Dsus4][D]
[G] [A] [D] [Dsus4] [D] [Dsus4] [D] [G] [A]
Wearing these di-i-i-i-i-i-iamonds
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/paul_simon/diamonds_on_the_soles_of_her_shoes_crd_ver_2.html )
[D] [G] [A] [D] [Dsus4] [D] [Dsus4] [D]
And I could say oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo
As if [G]everybody [A]knows what I'm [D]talking a[Dsus4]bout[D][Dsus4][D]
As if [G]everybody here would [A]know exactly what I was [D]talking [Dsus4]about[D][Dsus4][D]
Talking about [G]diamonds on the [A]soles of her [D]shoe[Dsus4]s[D][Dsus4][D][G][A]
Lick (horns)
| D G | A | D G | A |
| D G | A | D G | A |
| D | G A | D | G A |
Ooh-oh
| D | G A | D | G A |
Ooh-oh
[D] Sh[Dsus4]e make[D]s [Dsus4]the si[D]gn of a teaspoon
[G]He makes the [A]sign of a wa[D]ve[Dsus4][D][Dsus4][D]
The [G]poor boy changes [A]clothes and puts on [D]aftersha[Dsus4]ve[D][Dsus4][D]
To [G]compensate for his [A]ordinary sh[D]oes[Dsus4][D][Dsus4][D][G][A]
And she said [D]honey take m[Dsus4]e danc[D]in[Dsus4]g but [D]they
[G]Ended up by [A]sleeping in a [D]doorway[Dsus4][D][Dsus4][D]
By the bo[G]degas and the [A]lights on upper [D]Broadway[Dsus4][D][Dsus4][D]
Wearing [G]diamonds on the [A]soles of her [D]shoes[Dsus4][D][Dsus4][D][G][A]
[D] [G] [A] [D] [Dsus4] [D] [Dsus4] [D]
And I could say oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo
As if [G]everybody [A]knows what I'm [D]talking a[Dsus4]bout[D][Dsus4][D]
As if [G]everybody here would [A]know exactly what I was [D]talking [Dsus4]about[D][Dsus4][D]
Talking about [G]diamonds on the [A]soles of her [D]shoes[Dsus4][D][Dsus4][D][G][A]
Lick (horns)
| D G | A | D G | A |
| D G | A | D G | A |
| D | G A | D | G A |
Ooh-oh
| D | G A | D | G A |
Ooh-oh
[D] Pe[Dsus4]ople s[D]ay[Dsus4] I'm c[D]razy
I've got [G]diamonds on the [A]soles of my [D]shoes[Dsus4][D][Dsus4][D]
Well[G] that's one [A]way to lose these [D]walking b[Dsus4]lues[D][Dsus4][D]
With [G]Diamonds on the [A]soles of my [D]shoe[Dsus4]s[D][Dsus4][D][G][A]
Ta-na-na-na-na, Ta-na-na-na-naah-ah-ah
[D] [G] [A]
Ta-na-na-na-na, Ta-na-na-na-naah-ah-ah
[D] [G] [A]
Ta-na-na-na-na, Ta-na-na-na-naah-ah-ah
[D] [G] [A]
Ta-na-na-na-na, Ta-na-na-na-naah-ah-ah
(repeat and fade)
