Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes


written by Paul Simon and Joseph Shabalala
performed by Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mombazo
from "Graceland."
Transcribed by Erik Strom.



E                                    
       (a-wa a-wa) Odez enzuene zanamchinge

                              
(a-wa a-wa) Si bona kwenze ka kanjani

                            
(a-wa a-wa) Amanto mbazane ayeza


         
She's a rich girl

                         
She don't try to hide it

                             
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes


                
He's a poor boy

                  
Empty as a pocket

                       
Empty as a pocket with nothing to lose

        A         E
Sing Ta na na, ta na na na

        B                            E 
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes

   A         E
Ta na na, ta na na na

        B                            E     
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes

A                            E     
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes

B                            E     
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes

B                            E     
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
A                            E     Tacet  
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes



F  Bb C F  Bb C 

F           
People say she's crazy

        Bb              C            F
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes

     Bb         C                 F             
Well that's one way to lose these walking blues

Bb              C            F     
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes

Bb C         F                         
     She was physically forgotten

         Bb              C 
Then she slipped into my pocket

        F 
With my car keys

                Bb           C
She said you've taken me for granted

          F
Because I please you

              Bb C F     
Wearing these di-iamonds


Bb C                 F  Bb C F
     And I could say oo-------

       Bb        C
 As if everybody knows

         F
What I'm talking about

      Bb      
As if everybody here would know

  C                F  
Exactly what I was talking about

              Bb              C                  
Talking about diamonds on the soles of her shoes


F  Bb C F F/Bb Bb/C C 


F F/Bb Bb/C C F  Bb C F  Bb C 


F                                  
  She makes the sign of a teaspoon

Bb           C         F
He makes the sign of a wave

    Bb               C                   F          
The poor boy changes clothes and puts on after-shave

   Bb                 C        F     
To compensate for his ordinary shoes


Bb C              F                         
     And she said honey take me dancing

         Bb          C 
But they ended up by sleeping

     F 
In a doorway

         Bb            C
By the bodegas and the lights on

      F
Upper Broadway

        Bb              C              F     
Wearing diamonds on the soles of their shoes


Bb C                 F  Bb C F
     And I could say oo-------
    Bb        C
And everybody here would know

           F
What I was talking about

       Bb      
I mean everybody here would know 

  C                F  
exactly what I was talking about

              Bb C F
Talking about di-iamonds



F  Bb C F F/Bb Bb/C C 


F F/Bb Bb/C C F  Bb C F  Bb C 


F                         
  People say I'm crazy

      Bb              C           F
I got diamonds on the soles of my shoes

     Bb                C          F             
Well that's one way to lose these walking blues

Bb              C             F     
Diamonds on the soles of your shoes


Repeat and fade:
F               Bb          C  
Ta na na na na, ta na na na na


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