Diamond In The Rough Chords by Social Distortion

Tempo:
89.1 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

F

Fm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Social Distortion - Diamond In The Rough chords
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[Eb] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] I've been up [Eb] here and I've [Bb] been down.
Been faked around [Eb] here, this [Bb] godforsaken town.
So [F] many [Eb] faults, so [Bb] little time.
I've got [Fm] to find my [Eb] peace of mind.
Peace [Bb] of [Cm] mind.
[Bb] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Eb] I [Bb] was looking [F] for something, [Eb] anything [Bb] at all.
Something to believe [Fm] in, [Eb] something to pray on [Bb] the walls.
Well, I [F] made mistakes, yeah.
[Eb] I paid [Bb] for them too.
What's a [F] poor boy [Eb] supposed to do?
There she [Bb] stands, [F] [Bb] like a diamond in the rough.
You're crying, [F] you're damaged, [Bb] on your knees, a little low.
But inside [F] the sparkle, [Bb] the light of the stars above.
No beating, [F] no hanging, [Eb] no crying.
Yeah, [Bb] it's [Cm] tough.
[Bb] Yeah, yeah, [Eb] yeah.
[Bb] There [F] was a time [Eb] when I [Bb] could not say,
I've got a reason [Eb] to live [Bb] another day.
I [F] discarded treasure, [Eb] they all [Bb] passed on by.
And I [Fm] can understand the [Eb] reasons why.
There she [Bb] stands, [F] [Bb] like a diamond in the rough.
You're crying, [F] you're damaged, [Eb] on your knees, a [Bb] little low.
But inside [F] the sparkle, [Eb] the [Bb] light of the stars above.
No beating, [F] no hanging, [Eb] no crying.
[Bb]
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Eb] [Gm] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
There [Bb] she stands, [F]
[Eb] like a diamond [Bb] in the rough.
You're crying, [F] you're damaged, [Eb] on your knees, a [Bb] little low.
But inside [F] the sparkle, [Eb] the light of the [Bb] stars above.
No beating, [F] no hanging, [Eb] no crying.
[Bb] Yeah, it's tough.
Yeah, [F] yeah, yeah.
[Bb] Diamond in the rough.
Yeah, [F] yeah, yeah.
[Eb] The light of the [Bb] stars above.
Yeah, [F] yeah, yeah.
[Bb] On your knees, a little low.
No beating, [Fm] no hanging, [Eb] no crying.
[Bb] Yeah, it's tough.
Diamond in the rough.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
The light of the stars above.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
On your knees, a little low.
Yeah, [Eb] yeah, [Bb] yeah.
Yeah.
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Bb
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Eb
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F
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Fm
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Cm
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Bb
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Eb
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F
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To learn Social Distortion - Diamond In The Rough chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Bb, F, Eb, Bb, Eb, F and Bb. A strategic approach would be to train at 44 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 89. With an eye on the song's key Bb Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] I've been up [Eb] here and I've [Bb] been down.
Been faked around [Eb] here, this [Bb] godforsaken town.
So [F] many [Eb] faults, so [Bb] little time.
I've got [Fm] to find my [Eb] peace of mind. _
_ _ Peace [Bb] of [Cm] mind. _
[Bb] _ _ _ Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Eb] I _ [Bb] _ _ was looking [F] for something, [Eb] anything [Bb] at all.
Something to believe [Fm] in, [Eb] something to pray on [Bb] the walls.
Well, I [F] made mistakes, yeah.
[Eb] I paid [Bb] for them too.
What's a [F] poor boy [Eb] supposed to do?
_ _ _ There she [Bb] stands, [F] _ [Bb] like a diamond in the rough.
You're crying, [F] you're damaged, [Bb] on your knees, a little low.
But inside [F] the sparkle, [Bb] the light of the stars above.
No beating, [F] no hanging, [Eb] no crying. _ _
_ _ Yeah, [Bb] it's [Cm] tough. _
[Bb] _ _ _ Yeah, yeah, [Eb] yeah.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ There [F] was a time [Eb] when I [Bb] could not say,
I've got a reason [Eb] to live [Bb] another day.
I [F] discarded treasure, [Eb] they all [Bb] passed on by.
And I [Fm] can understand the [Eb] reasons why.
_ _ _ _ There she [Bb] stands, _ [F] _ [Bb] like a diamond in the rough.
You're crying, [F] you're damaged, [Eb] on your knees, a [Bb] little low.
But inside [F] the sparkle, [Eb] the [Bb] light of the stars above.
No beating, [F] no hanging, [Eb] no crying.
[Bb] _
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ There [Bb] she stands, [F] _
[Eb] like a diamond [Bb] in the rough.
You're crying, [F] you're damaged, [Eb] on your knees, a [Bb] little low.
But inside [F] the sparkle, [Eb] the light of the [Bb] stars above.
No beating, [F] no hanging, [Eb] no crying.
[Bb] Yeah, it's tough.
Yeah, [F] yeah, yeah.
[Bb] Diamond in the rough.
Yeah, [F] yeah, yeah.
[Eb] The light of the [Bb] stars above.
Yeah, [F] yeah, yeah.
[Bb] On your knees, a little low.
No beating, [Fm] no hanging, [Eb] no crying. _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Yeah, it's tough.
_ _ _ Diamond in the rough.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
The light of the stars above.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
On your knees, a little low.
Yeah, [Eb] yeah, [Bb] yeah.
Yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song was featured on the Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes album.

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