Chords for LIVE FROM THE CARTER FOLD ~ THE BROTHER BOYS ~ "The Diamond Stream"
Tempo:
87.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Gm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
and offer a trip.
[G] Lick your fingers and see which way the wind's blowing.
The wind sure is blowing these days.
This song comes from southwest Virginia
in the foothills of the Clinch Mountain.
I've been singing this song for a long time.
I came to visit my friend, Andrina Belcher.
[Em] Y'all remember Andrina Belcher?
[G]
She's up there in Chicago taking care of her mama, you know.
Send her good wishes.
I came to rehearse with her a little storytelling on the little guitar
and I came down and met Tommy Bledsoe's house.
I got there and there was a guitar in [Em] the corner
and I picked up the guitar and just [G] started playing it
because I know how to play the guitar.
Or at least I know three chords.
I know G, C, and D and that's the power of rock and roll.
And it changed the world.
So there you go.
The way the wind was blowing through these little curtains,
I looked through and there was all these diamonds floating around.
I got me a word to follow, another word before long I had me a song.
And that's when this thought came in.
There's been a lot of good songs through the years
that are all on one chord.
Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker,
all have one chord in their songs.
I thought I better give you another one.
[D] I got me that one.
[G] I said give me one more.
That's all I needed.
Then I said I need a few diamonds on the guitar.
[D]
[G]
[Cm] That helped me follow the words, following each other along.
Three [Em] chords, G, C, and D.
[G] I had my words following and the sun was shining and the diamonds were floating.
[Em] And then the sun started going down
and [G] all the diamonds started disappearing.
But that's all right because I had my song.
And I had my diamonds on my guitar.
The sun went all the way down until there were no diamonds.
And that's when I felt a hand come down on my shoulder
in a trembling voice kind of way.
He said, boy, that's a mighty old song you're singing.
I said I just made it up.
He said I had made up a song one time called The Winding String.
I said mine's called The Diamond String.
He says I know that, boy.
I said who might you be?
And it seemed like it took a long time.
But the trembling voice came back.
He said, boy, my name is A.P. Carter.
I said the same A.P. Carter that traveled to Bristol, Tennessee in 1927,
collected songs of Christmas trees,
wrote Keep on the Sun, he said I anchored it.
He said that's me, boy.
I said I thought you was dead.
He said being the fact that you're in my home county of Scott County, Virginia,
in the foothills of the Clinch Mountain,
I thought I better pay you a visit.
I said I'm mighty proud, A.P.
He said there's one thing, boy.
When you go out and you sing your song, no matter where it may be or who it may be for,
you tell them I helped you write it.
I said I would, and I just did.
[D] [G]
[Gm] [G] I've got a view right [D] out my back,
of [G] rolling hills [C] and a big blue mountain.
The diamond street goes [D] right along there.
[G] That's where I grow [C] my dreams, [G] what's been foretold.
[D] Where the bluebird [G] sings a wishful tune.
[D] Where the wildflower [G] grows and rises.
[C] Somewhere you have seen, [G] this all before,
The diamond [D] street, the [G] diamond street.
[D] [G]
[Cm] [Gm] [D] In the morning when I wake [G] up, I'll call your name.
[D] I wonder if you [G] remember me.
[C] Go down to the grassy [G] side to see your face.
In the diamond [D]
street, the [G] diamond street.
[D] [G]
[C] [Gm] [G]
[D] [Gm]
[C] [Gm] [D] So take down the box and [G] go and play the tune.
[D] Whisper of your old [G] traveling tune.
[C] Listen to the sound [G] that the water makes.
In the [D] diamond street, the [G] diamond street.
I've got a view right [D] out my back,
of [G] rolling hills [C] and a big [Gm] blue mountain.
[G] The diamond street goes right [D] along there.
[G] That's where I [C] grow my dreams, what's been foretold.
[G]
Thank [N] you for watching!
[G] Lick your fingers and see which way the wind's blowing.
The wind sure is blowing these days.
This song comes from southwest Virginia
in the foothills of the Clinch Mountain.
I've been singing this song for a long time.
I came to visit my friend, Andrina Belcher.
[Em] Y'all remember Andrina Belcher?
[G]
She's up there in Chicago taking care of her mama, you know.
Send her good wishes.
I came to rehearse with her a little storytelling on the little guitar
and I came down and met Tommy Bledsoe's house.
I got there and there was a guitar in [Em] the corner
and I picked up the guitar and just [G] started playing it
because I know how to play the guitar.
Or at least I know three chords.
I know G, C, and D and that's the power of rock and roll.
And it changed the world.
So there you go.
The way the wind was blowing through these little curtains,
I looked through and there was all these diamonds floating around.
I got me a word to follow, another word before long I had me a song.
And that's when this thought came in.
There's been a lot of good songs through the years
that are all on one chord.
Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker,
all have one chord in their songs.
I thought I better give you another one.
[D] I got me that one.
[G] I said give me one more.
That's all I needed.
Then I said I need a few diamonds on the guitar.
[D]
[G]
[Cm] That helped me follow the words, following each other along.
Three [Em] chords, G, C, and D.
[G] I had my words following and the sun was shining and the diamonds were floating.
[Em] And then the sun started going down
and [G] all the diamonds started disappearing.
But that's all right because I had my song.
And I had my diamonds on my guitar.
The sun went all the way down until there were no diamonds.
And that's when I felt a hand come down on my shoulder
in a trembling voice kind of way.
He said, boy, that's a mighty old song you're singing.
I said I just made it up.
He said I had made up a song one time called The Winding String.
I said mine's called The Diamond String.
He says I know that, boy.
I said who might you be?
And it seemed like it took a long time.
But the trembling voice came back.
He said, boy, my name is A.P. Carter.
I said the same A.P. Carter that traveled to Bristol, Tennessee in 1927,
collected songs of Christmas trees,
wrote Keep on the Sun, he said I anchored it.
He said that's me, boy.
I said I thought you was dead.
He said being the fact that you're in my home county of Scott County, Virginia,
in the foothills of the Clinch Mountain,
I thought I better pay you a visit.
I said I'm mighty proud, A.P.
He said there's one thing, boy.
When you go out and you sing your song, no matter where it may be or who it may be for,
you tell them I helped you write it.
I said I would, and I just did.
[D] [G]
[Gm] [G] I've got a view right [D] out my back,
of [G] rolling hills [C] and a big blue mountain.
The diamond street goes [D] right along there.
[G] That's where I grow [C] my dreams, [G] what's been foretold.
[D] Where the bluebird [G] sings a wishful tune.
[D] Where the wildflower [G] grows and rises.
[C] Somewhere you have seen, [G] this all before,
The diamond [D] street, the [G] diamond street.
[D] [G]
[Cm] [Gm] [D] In the morning when I wake [G] up, I'll call your name.
[D] I wonder if you [G] remember me.
[C] Go down to the grassy [G] side to see your face.
In the diamond [D]
street, the [G] diamond street.
[D] [G]
[C] [Gm] [G]
[D] [Gm]
[C] [Gm] [D] So take down the box and [G] go and play the tune.
[D] Whisper of your old [G] traveling tune.
[C] Listen to the sound [G] that the water makes.
In the [D] diamond street, the [G] diamond street.
I've got a view right [D] out my back,
of [G] rolling hills [C] and a big [Gm] blue mountain.
[G] The diamond street goes right [D] along there.
[G] That's where I [C] grow my dreams, what's been foretold.
[G]
Thank [N] you for watching!
Key:
G
D
C
Gm
Em
G
D
C
and offer a trip.
_ [G] Lick your fingers and see which way the wind's blowing. _
The wind sure is blowing these days.
_ This song comes from southwest Virginia
in the foothills of the Clinch Mountain. _
I've been singing this song for a long time.
I came to visit my friend, Andrina Belcher.
_ [Em] Y'all remember Andrina Belcher?
[G] _ _ _
_ She's up there in Chicago taking care of her mama, you know. _
_ _ _ Send her good wishes.
I came to rehearse with her a little storytelling on the little guitar
and I came down and met Tommy Bledsoe's house.
I got there and there was a guitar in [Em] the corner
and I picked up the guitar and just [G] started playing it
because I know how to play the guitar.
Or at least I know three chords.
I know G, C, and D and that's the power of rock and roll.
And it changed the world.
So there you go.
_ _ _ _ The way the wind was blowing through these little curtains,
I looked through and there was all these diamonds floating around.
I got me a word to follow, another word before long I had me a song.
_ And that's when this thought came in.
There's been a lot of good songs through the years
that are all on one chord.
Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker,
_ _ all have one chord in their songs.
I thought I better give you another one.
[D] I got me that one.
[G] I said give me one more.
That's all I needed.
Then I said I need a few diamonds on the guitar.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] That helped me follow the words, following each other along.
Three [Em] chords, G, C, and D.
[G] I had my words following and the sun was shining and the diamonds were floating.
[Em] And then the sun started going down
and [G] all the diamonds started disappearing.
But that's all right because I had my song.
_ And I had my diamonds on my guitar.
_ The sun went all the way down until there were no diamonds.
_ _ _ And that's when I felt a hand come down on my shoulder
in a trembling voice kind of way.
He said, boy, _ that's a mighty old song you're singing. _ _
I said I just made it up.
He said I had made up a song one time called The Winding String.
_ I said mine's called The Diamond String.
He says I know that, boy.
_ _ I said who might you be? _
And it seemed like it took a long time.
_ But the trembling voice came back.
He said, boy, my name is A.P. Carter. _ _
I said the same A.P. Carter that traveled to Bristol, Tennessee in 1927,
collected songs of Christmas trees,
wrote Keep on the Sun, he said I anchored it.
He said that's me, boy.
_ I said I thought you was dead.
_ He said being the fact that you're in my home county of Scott County, Virginia,
in the foothills of the Clinch Mountain, _
I thought I better pay you a visit.
_ I said I'm mighty proud, A.P.
He said there's one thing, boy.
_ When you go out and you sing your song, no matter where it may be or who it may be for,
_ you tell them I helped you write it.
I said I would, and I just did. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [G] _ I've got a view right [D] out my back,
of [G] rolling hills [C] and a big blue mountain.
The diamond street goes [D] right along there.
[G] That's where I grow [C] my dreams, [G] what's been foretold.
_ [D] Where the bluebird [G] sings a wishful tune.
[D] Where the wildflower [G] grows and _ rises.
[C] Somewhere you have seen, [G] this all before,
The diamond [D] street, the [G] diamond street. _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] In the morning when I wake [G] up, I'll call your name.
_ [D] I wonder if you [G] remember me.
_ [C] Go down to the grassy [G] side to see your face.
In the diamond [D]
street, the [G] diamond street. _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] So take down the box and [G] go and play the tune.
_ [D] Whisper of your old [G] traveling tune.
_ [C] Listen to the sound [G] that the water makes.
In the [D] diamond street, the [G] diamond street.
I've got a view right [D] out my back,
of _ [G] rolling hills [C] and a big [Gm] blue mountain.
[G] _ The diamond street goes right [D] along there.
_ [G] That's where I [C] grow my dreams, what's been foretold.
[G] _
Thank _ _ _ _ [N] you for watching!
_ [G] Lick your fingers and see which way the wind's blowing. _
The wind sure is blowing these days.
_ This song comes from southwest Virginia
in the foothills of the Clinch Mountain. _
I've been singing this song for a long time.
I came to visit my friend, Andrina Belcher.
_ [Em] Y'all remember Andrina Belcher?
[G] _ _ _
_ She's up there in Chicago taking care of her mama, you know. _
_ _ _ Send her good wishes.
I came to rehearse with her a little storytelling on the little guitar
and I came down and met Tommy Bledsoe's house.
I got there and there was a guitar in [Em] the corner
and I picked up the guitar and just [G] started playing it
because I know how to play the guitar.
Or at least I know three chords.
I know G, C, and D and that's the power of rock and roll.
And it changed the world.
So there you go.
_ _ _ _ The way the wind was blowing through these little curtains,
I looked through and there was all these diamonds floating around.
I got me a word to follow, another word before long I had me a song.
_ And that's when this thought came in.
There's been a lot of good songs through the years
that are all on one chord.
Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker,
_ _ all have one chord in their songs.
I thought I better give you another one.
[D] I got me that one.
[G] I said give me one more.
That's all I needed.
Then I said I need a few diamonds on the guitar.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] That helped me follow the words, following each other along.
Three [Em] chords, G, C, and D.
[G] I had my words following and the sun was shining and the diamonds were floating.
[Em] And then the sun started going down
and [G] all the diamonds started disappearing.
But that's all right because I had my song.
_ And I had my diamonds on my guitar.
_ The sun went all the way down until there were no diamonds.
_ _ _ And that's when I felt a hand come down on my shoulder
in a trembling voice kind of way.
He said, boy, _ that's a mighty old song you're singing. _ _
I said I just made it up.
He said I had made up a song one time called The Winding String.
_ I said mine's called The Diamond String.
He says I know that, boy.
_ _ I said who might you be? _
And it seemed like it took a long time.
_ But the trembling voice came back.
He said, boy, my name is A.P. Carter. _ _
I said the same A.P. Carter that traveled to Bristol, Tennessee in 1927,
collected songs of Christmas trees,
wrote Keep on the Sun, he said I anchored it.
He said that's me, boy.
_ I said I thought you was dead.
_ He said being the fact that you're in my home county of Scott County, Virginia,
in the foothills of the Clinch Mountain, _
I thought I better pay you a visit.
_ I said I'm mighty proud, A.P.
He said there's one thing, boy.
_ When you go out and you sing your song, no matter where it may be or who it may be for,
_ you tell them I helped you write it.
I said I would, and I just did. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [G] _ I've got a view right [D] out my back,
of [G] rolling hills [C] and a big blue mountain.
The diamond street goes [D] right along there.
[G] That's where I grow [C] my dreams, [G] what's been foretold.
_ [D] Where the bluebird [G] sings a wishful tune.
[D] Where the wildflower [G] grows and _ rises.
[C] Somewhere you have seen, [G] this all before,
The diamond [D] street, the [G] diamond street. _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] In the morning when I wake [G] up, I'll call your name.
_ [D] I wonder if you [G] remember me.
_ [C] Go down to the grassy [G] side to see your face.
In the diamond [D]
street, the [G] diamond street. _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] So take down the box and [G] go and play the tune.
_ [D] Whisper of your old [G] traveling tune.
_ [C] Listen to the sound [G] that the water makes.
In the [D] diamond street, the [G] diamond street.
I've got a view right [D] out my back,
of _ [G] rolling hills [C] and a big [Gm] blue mountain.
[G] _ The diamond street goes right [D] along there.
_ [G] That's where I [C] grow my dreams, what's been foretold.
[G] _
Thank _ _ _ _ [N] you for watching!