Key: D
Introduction:
Dm
Verse
Dm
Well, I'll be damned
Bb
Here comes your ghost again
F
But that's not unusual
C
It's just that the moon is full
Dm
And you happened to call
Verse
Dm
And here I sit
Bb
My hand on the telephone
F
Hearing a voice I'd known
C
A couple of light years ago
Dm
Heading straight for a fall
Verse
Dm
As I remember your eyes
Bb
Were bluer than robin's eggs
F
My poetry was lousy you said
C
Where are you calling from?
Dm
A booth in the Midwest
Verse
Dm
Ten years ago
Bb
I bought you some cufflinks
F
Oh, and you brought me something
C
We both know what memories can bring
Dm
They bring diamonds and rust
Instrumental
Dm Bb F C
Verse
Dm
Well, you burst on the scene
Bb
Already a legend
F
The unwashed phenomenon
C
The original vagabond
Dm
You strayed into my arms
Verse
Dm
And there you stayed
Bb
Temporarily lost at sea
F
The Madonna was yours for free
C
Yes, the girl on the half-shell
Dm
Could keep you unharmed
Bridge
Am Gm
Now I see you standing with leaves falling around and snow in your hair
Am Gm
Now you're smiling out the window of that hotel over Washington Square
Bb F
Our breath comes out white clouds, mingles and hangs in the air
Gm F A7
Speaking strictly for me, we both could have died then and there
Verse
Dm
Now you're telling me
Bb
You're not nostalgic
F
Well, then give me another word for it
C
You were always so good with words
Dm
And at keeping things vague
Verse
Dm
'Cause I need some of that vagueness now
Bb
It's all come back too clearly
F
Oh, I loved you dearly
C
If you're offering me diamonds and rust
Dm Bb F C
I've already paid___
Dm Bb F C
Diamonds and rust
Dm Bb F C
Diamonds and rust
Dm Bb F C
Diamonds and rust