Chord/Tab song: Diamond Joe

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Now . . .


Now [G]there's a man you'll [Em]hear about
Most [C]anywhere you [G]go,[C/G][G]
And his [G]holdings are in [Em]Texas
And his [C]name is Diamond [G]Joe.
And he [G]carries all his [Em]money
In a [C]diamond-studded [G]jar.
He [G]never took much [Em]trouble
With the [C]process of the [G]law.


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I . . .


I [G]hired out to Diamond [Em]Joe, boys,
Did [C]offer him my [G]hand,[C/G][G]
He [G]gave a string of [Em]horses
So [C]old they could not [G]stand.
And I [G]nearly [/F#]starved to [C]death, [G]boys,
He [C]did mistreat me [G]so,[C/G][G]
And I [G]never [/F#]saved a [Em]dol[C]lar
In the pay of Diamond [G]Joe.

Now his [G]bread it was corn [Em]dodger
And his [C]meat you couldn't [G]chaw,
[G]Nearly [/F#]drove me [Em]crazy
With the [C]waggin' of his [G]jaw.
And the [G]tellin' [/F#]of his [C]sto[G]ry,
[C]Mean to let you [G]know[C/G][G]
That there [G]never [/F#]was a [Em]rounder[/B]
That could [C]lie like Diamond [G]Joe.

Now, I [G]tried three times to [Em]quit him,
But [C]he did argue [G]so
[G]I'm still [/F#]punchin' [C]catt[G]le
In the [C]pay of Diamond [G]Joe.
And [G]when I'm [/F#]called up [C]yon[G]der
And [C]it's my time to [G]go,
Give my [G]blankets to my [Em]buddies
Give the [C]fleas to Diamond [G]Joe.