Misc Traditional – Diamond Joe (Guitar)

G                        Em
Now there's a man you'll hear about

     C            G
Most anywhere you go,

                        C
And his holdings are in Texas

                        G
And his name is Diamond Joe.

G                      C
And he carries all his money

                     G
In a diamond-studded jar.

                    Em
He never took much trouble

         C              G
With the process of the law.

G                      Em
I hired out to Diamond Joe, boys,

    C            G
Did offer him my hand,

                    C
He gave a string of horses

                      G
So old they could not stand.

G                       C
And I nearly starved to death, boys,

                   G
He did mistreat me so,

                    Em
And I never saved a dollar

       C               G
In the pay of Diamond Joe.

G                         Em
Now his bread it was corn dodger

        C                 G
And his meat you couldn't chaw,

                C
Nearly drove me crazy

                        G
With the waggin' of his jaw.

G                      C
And the tellin' of his story,

                G
Mean to let you know

                       Em
That there never was a rounder

           C                G
That could lie like Diamond Joe.

G                           Em
Now, I tried three times to quit him,

       C               G
But he did mistreat me so

                   C
I'm still punchin' cattle

                      G
In the pay of Diamond Joe

G                      C
And when I'm called up yonder

                    G
And it's my time to go,

                       Em
Give my blankets to my buddies

         C                 G
Give the fleas to Diamond Joe.