Jimmy Eat World – Diamond (Guitar)

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Chords

If you wanna do a more acoustic version, play A5 as A, E5 as E, B5 as Bm, D5 as D, C5 as C, and G5 as G. [Intro] A5 E5 B5 D5 Dsus D Dsus2 A5 E5 B5 D5 Dsus D Dsus2 [Verse 1]
A5      E5           B5                D5     Dsus D Dsus2 A5
When I find myself awake, I'll put my thoughts down on the page

        E5               B5                   D5 Dsus D Dsus2 A5
Half-asleep, I'll make a list, then read back all my greatest hits

           E5                    B5                   D5 Dsus D Dsus2  A5
Should meditate, should work out more, should read until my brain gets sore

         E5            B5            D5   Dsus D Dsus2
Meet someone, go far away, try being socially less strange

[Pre-Chorus]
   D5
e|-5-----5-----5---|
B|---5-5---5-5---5-|
G|-----------------| x2
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
[Chorus]
A5            E5
That's how a diamond grows, yeah

B5                D5                A5
Give yourself the right chance over time

         E5                B5               D5
Don't believe them if they try to sell you something quicker, yeah
[Verse 2]
A5        E5               B5                 D5 Dsus D Dsus2       A5
I cut at least half of my friends but no one noticed or         mentioned

              E5                B5              D5 Dsus D Dsus2    A5
I thought at last I'd breathe easy but then I thought a lot of   things

          E5             B5              D5 Dsus D Dsus2   A5
Hey, new year, hey, new you, you left so much low-hanging fruit

               E5                 B5             D5 Dsus D Dsus2
You're in the ring for the title fight with only montage training time

[Pre-Chorus]
   D5
e|-5-----5-----5---|
B|---5-5---5-5---5-|
G|-----------------| x2
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
[Chorus]
A5            E5
That's how a diamond grows, yeah

B5                D5                A5
Give yourself the right chance over time

         E5                B5               D5
Don't believe them if they try to sell you something quicker, yeah

A5            E5
That's how a diamond grows, yeah

B5               D5                A5
Reach as far as you can, then hold tight

         E5                B5               D5
Don't believe them if they try to tell you something different, yeah
[Bridge]
G5          D5                C5
They say a diamond grows with time

              G5              D5         C5
I believe it 'cause I've seen it with my eyes

                G5            D5            C5
Well, there's a guaranteed parade of broken promises

                             G5
Did you expect some kind of miracle?

             D5                C5   C5    C5
You do what you can do, that's all, all, all
[Chorus]
A5            E5
That's how a diamond grows, yeah

B5                D5                A5
Give yourself the right chance over time

         E5                B5               D5
Don't believe them if they try to sell you something quicker, yeah

A5            E5                 B5       D5
That's how a diamond grows, with time

A5       E5                B5               D5
Don't believe them if they try to tell you something different
(Let the D5 ring out at the end.)