Diamond Rings 2007

capo 4 for the strumming use a simple base - strum down - up style . listen to the song for what best . to get it to sound more like the song , i do a hammer - on for the next note after the base so for G chord i hammer on 2nd fret on a string with 1st finger . for Dsus4/F# hammer on fret on G string with 2nd finger , etc . so you hammer on right after plucking the base and before the strum . don’t do this for D and Em , just strum regularly . chords used : Em7 Dsus4/F# 022033 200233 Intro : G Dsus4/F# Em7 D Em G Dsus4/F# Em7 D D Verse : G Dsus4/F# Em7 D Em oh it takes my life away G Dsus4/F# Em7 D Em to think of her as gone G Dsus4/F# Em7 D Em now im running down the maze G Dsus4/F# Em7 D D and im finding only war G Dsus4/F# Em7 D Em blowing down the flame G Dsus4/F# Em7 D Em to catch the burning wind G Dsus4/F# Em7 D Em now im running out of steam G Dsus4/F# Em7 D D now watch this man collapse Chorus : D Em D you said you wanted a better life Em D and you will tell me what you find G Dsus4/F# Em7 Em and then ill stay the whole night through G Dsus4/F# Em7 D Em and ill turn from sad to blue G Dsus4/F# Em7 D Em yes im choking after you G Dsus4/F# Em7 D D yeah im choking after you Verse : ( same as Verse 1 ) wish youd think of me the way i think of you well i find it hard to breathe cause now i know the truth so what good would fingers be if it werent for diamond rings? now i know youre leaving me and i know that im no king Chorus : ( same ) and you said you wanted a better life and you will tell me oh what you find and then i stay the whole night through and i turn from sad to blue yeah im choking after you miss , im choking now , do you? go ahead now , tell them all about it ( Solo plays here , strum Chorus in the background ) Verse : so what good would fingers be if it werent for diamond rings? now i know youre leaving me and i know that im no king Outro riff : E - - - - - 3 - - - 2 - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 0h2 - - - - - - | B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - | its fun and pretty easy once you get the rhythm . any questions : corndogman939@yahoo . com