Key: E
Introduction: E B A B
E A
A kiss on the hand may be quite continental
E A
But diamonds are a girl's best friend.
E
A kiss may be grand,
A E
But it won't pay the rental on your humble flat or help
A
You at the automat
A7+ E7+
Men grown cold as girls grow old,
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And we all lose our charms in the end.
E
But square-cut or pear-shape,
These rocks don't lose their shape
E A
Diamonds are a girl's best friend.
E A
Diamonds are a girl's best friend.
E BA E A B E A B
E A
There may come a time when a lass needs a lawyer
E A
diamonds are a girl's best friend.
E A
There may be a time when a hard boiled employer
E
Thinks you're awful nice
A
but get that ice or else no dice.
A7+ E7+
He's your guy when stocks are high,
C#m A F#
but beware when they start to descend
E
It's then that those louses go back to their spouses
E A
Diamonds are a girl's best friend.
E A
Diamonds are a girl's best friend
E BA E A B E A B
E A
Diamonds are a girl's best friend.
E A
Diamonds are a girl's best friend
E A
Diamonds are a girl's best friend
E A
Diamonds are a girl's best friend
E A
Diamonds are a girl's best friend
E A
Diamonds are a girl's best friend