Chords for Gary Lewis & The Playboys "This Diamond Ring" (December 6, 1964) on The Ed Sullivan Show
Tempo:
132.15 bpm
Chords used:
F#
D#m
C
C#
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
Who wants to buy this diamond [C] ring?
[Cm]
She took it off her finger now, it doesn't mean [C] a thing.
[C#]
[D#] This diamond ring doesn't shine for me anymore.
[F#] And this diamond ring [D#m] doesn't mean what it did before.
So if [A#m] you've got someone to love, [G#m] it's true.
[C#]
[F#] But it's not for you.
[G]
[A] [Cm] If stone is genuine, our love [C] should be.
[Cm]
And if your baby's cruel, then my baby was [C] to me.
[C#]
[F#] This [F] diamond ring [D#m] can be [G#] something beautiful.
[F#] This diamond ring [D#m] can be a dream [C#] that I'm coming true.
[D#m] And then your heart won't have to break [G#m] like mine [C#] did.
If there's [F#] nothing behind it.
[G]
[C] [Cm]
[C] [Cm]
[C] [Cm]
[D#]
[F#] This [Fm] diamond ring [D#m] can be [C#] something [F#] beautiful.
This diamond [F] ring [D#m] can be a dream that I'm coming true.
And then your heart won't have [F#] to break [G#m] like mine [C#]
did.
If [F#] there's nothing behind it.
This [F] diamond ring [D#m] doesn't shine for me [F#] anymore.
And this diamond ring [D#m]
doesn't mean what it did before.
So if you've got
[F#]
[Cm]
She took it off her finger now, it doesn't mean [C] a thing.
[C#]
[D#] This diamond ring doesn't shine for me anymore.
[F#] And this diamond ring [D#m] doesn't mean what it did before.
So if [A#m] you've got someone to love, [G#m] it's true.
[C#]
[F#] But it's not for you.
[G]
[A] [Cm] If stone is genuine, our love [C] should be.
[Cm]
And if your baby's cruel, then my baby was [C] to me.
[C#]
[F#] This [F] diamond ring [D#m] can be [G#] something beautiful.
[F#] This diamond ring [D#m] can be a dream [C#] that I'm coming true.
[D#m] And then your heart won't have to break [G#m] like mine [C#] did.
If there's [F#] nothing behind it.
[G]
[C] [Cm]
[C] [Cm]
[C] [Cm]
[D#]
[F#] This [Fm] diamond ring [D#m] can be [C#] something [F#] beautiful.
This diamond [F] ring [D#m] can be a dream that I'm coming true.
And then your heart won't have [F#] to break [G#m] like mine [C#]
did.
If [F#] there's nothing behind it.
This [F] diamond ring [D#m] doesn't shine for me [F#] anymore.
And this diamond ring [D#m]
doesn't mean what it did before.
So if you've got
[F#]
Key:
F#
D#m
C
C#
Cm
F#
D#m
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Who wants to buy this diamond [C] _ ring?
_ [Cm] _
_ _ She took it off her finger now, it doesn't mean [C] a thing.
_ [C#] _
_ [D#] _ _ This diamond ring doesn't shine for me anymore.
[F#] And this diamond ring [D#m] doesn't mean what it did before.
So if [A#m] you've got someone to love, [G#m] it's true.
_ [C#] _
[F#] But it's not for _ you. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Cm] If stone is genuine, _ our love [C] should _ be.
[Cm] _
_ _ And if your baby's cruel, then my baby was [C] to me.
_ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [F#] This [F] diamond ring [D#m] can be [G#] something beautiful.
[F#] This diamond ring [D#m] can be a dream [C#] that I'm coming true.
[D#m] And then your heart won't have to break [G#m] like mine _ [C#] did.
If there's [F#] nothing behind _ _ it.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ _ _ [F#] This [Fm] diamond ring [D#m] can be [C#] something [F#] beautiful.
This diamond [F] ring [D#m] can be a dream that I'm coming true.
And then your heart won't have [F#] to break [G#m] like mine _ _ [C#]
did.
If [F#] there's nothing behind it.
This [F] diamond ring [D#m] doesn't shine for me [F#] anymore.
And this diamond ring [D#m]
doesn't mean what it did before.
So if you've got_ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Who wants to buy this diamond [C] _ ring?
_ [Cm] _
_ _ She took it off her finger now, it doesn't mean [C] a thing.
_ [C#] _
_ [D#] _ _ This diamond ring doesn't shine for me anymore.
[F#] And this diamond ring [D#m] doesn't mean what it did before.
So if [A#m] you've got someone to love, [G#m] it's true.
_ [C#] _
[F#] But it's not for _ you. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Cm] If stone is genuine, _ our love [C] should _ be.
[Cm] _
_ _ And if your baby's cruel, then my baby was [C] to me.
_ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [F#] This [F] diamond ring [D#m] can be [G#] something beautiful.
[F#] This diamond ring [D#m] can be a dream [C#] that I'm coming true.
[D#m] And then your heart won't have to break [G#m] like mine _ [C#] did.
If there's [F#] nothing behind _ _ it.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ _ _ [F#] This [Fm] diamond ring [D#m] can be [C#] something [F#] beautiful.
This diamond [F] ring [D#m] can be a dream that I'm coming true.
And then your heart won't have [F#] to break [G#m] like mine _ _ [C#]
did.
If [F#] there's nothing behind it.
This [F] diamond ring [D#m] doesn't shine for me [F#] anymore.
And this diamond ring [D#m]
doesn't mean what it did before.
So if you've got_ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _