Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes - Paul Simon
Capo: Fret 3
Tuning: , E A D G B E
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Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes - Paul Simon
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Written by: Paul Simon, Intro: Paul Simon/Joseph Shabalala
From: "Graceland"
Tabbed by: maguri (1986)
Tuning: Standard
The a capella intro is in E, the song in F. I suggest using a
capo 3rd fret and play D (C# for the intro). That way it is
easier to play the licks between the vocal lines.
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capo: 3rd fret
play: D
key: F
tuning: standard / Drop D
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LICK in the verses
capo 3rd no capo
simplified I (second note missing) full version
Dsus4 D
D D
1 + 2
e|------2-3p2-
B|------3-3---
G|------2-4---
D|0-----------
A|------------
E|------------
sus4
D
+ 3 + 4
3-2-----------
3-3-----------
2-2-----------
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+ 1
------| e|-
------| B|-
------| G|-
------| D|-
------| A|-
------| E|-
Fsus(add9)
F F
+ 2
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------10-11p10
------10-12p10
------10-10---
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Fsus(add9)
F
+ 3 +
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-11-10--------
-12-10--------
-10-10--------
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4 +
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capo 3rd
simplified II (second note missing)
Dsus2 D
D D5
1 + 2
e|------------
B|------3-5p3-
G|------2-4---
D|0-----------
A|------------
E|------------
sus2
D
+ 3 + 4
--2-----------
5-3-----------
2-2-----------
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+
------|
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capo 3rd, Drop D tuning, frets relative to capo
Dsus(add9) D
D D D
1 + 2 + 3
e|------------
B|---7-8p7-8-7
G|---7-9p7-9-7
D|---7-7---7-7
A|0-----------
D|0-----------
sus(add9)
+ 4 +
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CHORDS for Drop D
D-A-D-G-B-e
D 0-0-0-2-3-2
or 0-0-7-7-7-x (for inclusion of the lick)
Dsus(add9) 0-0-7-9-8-x (for the pull-off lick)
G 5-x-0-0-0-3
A x-0-2-2-2-0
Intro
C#
F#
G#
x-4-6-6-6-
(4)x-4-3-2-
(6)x-6-5-4-
4
2
4
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[A-Capella Intro]
(no instruments played; the chords here just follow the vocal harmonies)
(A-wa, a-wa) Hawu kujwayelekile kanjani
(A-wa, a-wa) Kodwa ezintsukwini zanamhlanje
(A-wa, a-wa) Sibona kwenzeka kanjani
(A-wa, a-wa) Amantombazane ayazondla
She's a rich g
irl, she don't
try to hide i
t
Diamonds on th
e soles of her
shoes
He's a poor bo
y, empty as a
pocket
Empty as a poc
ket with nothi
ng to lose
Sing Ta-na-na,
Ta-na-na-na,
She got diamon
ds on the sole
s of her shoes
(a-wa, a-wa)
Ta-na-naa, Ta-
na-naa-na
She got diamon
ds on the sole
s of her shoes
(a-wa, a-wa)
Diamonds on th
e soles of her
shoes (a-wa,
a-wa)
Diamonds on th
e soles of her
shoes (a-wa,
a-wa)
Diamonds on th
e soles of her
shoes
[Intro]
N.C.
1 + 2
e|--------13p1
B|-------10---
G|-------10---
D|-------10---
A|------------
E|------------
+ 3 + 4
2p10----------
----13--10----
----------10--
------------10
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+ 1 +
------|-------
------|-------
------|10-----
------h12-----
--12--|------1
------|-------
2 + 3 +
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-------10-----
3-------------
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4 +
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10—13p12-10--|
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13
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(LICK) (L
| |
ICK)
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(LICK) (L
| |
ICK)
[Verse 1]
People say sh
e's crazy
(LICK)
She got diamo
nds on the sol
es of her shoe
s (LICK)
Well, that's o
ne way to lose
these walking
blues (LICK)
Diamonds on th
e soles of her
| | |
shoes (LICK)
[Verse 2]
She was physic
ally forgotten
(LICK)
And then she s
lipped into my
pocket with m
y car keys (L
ICK)
She said you'v
e taken me for
granted, beca
use I please y
ou (LICK)
Wearing these
|
di-i-i-i-i-i-i
| |
amonds (LICK)
[Chorus]
And I could sa
y oo-oo-oo-oo-
oo-oo-oo-oo-oo
-oo (LICK)
As if everybod
y knows what I
'm talking abo
ut
(LICK)
As if everybod
y here would k
now exactly wh
at I was talki
ng about
(LICK)
I'm talking ab
out diamonds o
n the soles of
|
her shoes (LI
| |
CK)
[Instrumental]
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(horns)
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(horns)
| |
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Ooh-o
| |
h
(LICK)
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Ooh-oh
| |
(LICK) (LICK)
[Verse 3]
She makes the
sign of a tea
spoon
(LICK)
He makes the s
ign of a wave
(LICK)
The poor boy c
hanges clothes
and puts on a
ftershave (LIC
K)
To compensate
for his ordina
|
ry shoes (LICK
| |
)
[Verse 4]
And she said h
oney take me d
ancing but the
y
(LICK)
Ended up by sl
eeping in a do
orway (LICK)
By the bodegas
and the light
s on upper Bro
adway (LICK)
Wearing diamon
ds on the sole
|
s of their sho
| |
es (LICK)
[Chorus]
And I could sa
y oo-oo-oo-oo-
oo-oo-oo-oo-oo
-oo (LICK)
And everybody
here would kno
w what I was t
alking about (
LICK)
I mean, everyb
ody here would
know exactly
what I was tal
king about (LI
CK)
Talking about
|
di-i-i-i-i-i-i
|
-i-i-ay-ay-iam
|
onds
(LICK)
[Instrumental]
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(horns)
| |
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(horns)
| |
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Ooh-o
| |
h
| | |
Ooh-oh
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[Verse 5]
People say I'
m crazy
(LICK)
I got diamonds
on the soles
of my shoes (
LICK)
Well, that's o
ne way to lose
these walking
blues (LICK)
With Diamonds
on the soles o
|
f my shoes (LI
| |
CK)
Ta-na-na-na-na, Ta-na-na-na-naah-ah-ah
[Outro]
Ta-na-na-na-na
, Ta-na-na-na-
naah-ah-ah
Ta-na-na-na-na
, Ta-na-na-na-
naah-ah-ah
Ta-na-na-na-na
, Ta-na-na-na-
naah-ah-ah
(repeat and fade)