Neko Case – Dirty Diamond (Guitar)
Capo 1
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
(x2)
E
[Verse 1]
(On E chords lift your ring finger from the D string on upstroke to get the D-E transition sound)
E Found these in a box at the bus stop E My name's at the bottom E But I'm nowhere to be found E I really get around they say E So I take these sightless creatures home E Then I fear them so to tremble F For I'm no mother, I E Just some random defender
[Chorus 1]
E I remember running chest high F In the steppe grass C At the dawn of man D When we got along C I remember running chest high D In the steppe grass Bb At the dawn of man Am When we got along
[Verse 2]
C F
C G
C We raced along the ground F I chased it out of town C The sun's the meanest easy target G That I know C We played a tender game F Of kissing cobra tag C We slept astride our horses G Tied fast in their manes
C
C My friend would touch my face F And leave a star or two C The years left constellations G Of our wild language C What drove the sun away F I'm far too small to know C A gaslight's winter G Marches on refinery legs
C
[Transition]
C D What can I tell you now? C D It sped away along the canal Am And drummed mosquito clouds D From their dens of hot tires for miles Am And drummed mosquito clouds D From their dens of hot tires for miles
[Chorus 2]
E I remember running chest high F In the steppe grass C At the dawn of man C I remember running chest high D In the steppe grass Bb At the dawn of man Am When we got along
[Outro]
Am Oh, petroleum Am You're the top predator now D Sovereign, lover, liar C But you're uninspired too F According to your anthem, you Am Oh, petroleum Am You're the top predator now D And I am just desire C One dirty diamond D Some random defender C I sold my flesh that I might die D So the world will spin D And my cubs won't cry C D I have to be the sun for them F Oh, petroleum Ab You are beautiful Am D5 But so am I Am I'm a dirty diamond D5 Lying looking at the sky Am I'm a dirty diamond D5 Lying looking at the sky