Diamonds on the Inside - Ben Harper
I knew a girl - Her name was truth [Verse]
She was a ho-o-o-orrible liar - … C C
She couldn't spend - One day long Dm Dm
But she couldn't be satisfied - … Em Dm
When you have - Everything C C
You have everything - To lose
She made herself - A bed of nails
And she's plannin' on puttin' it - To use
(But) (she (had) diamonds on [Chorus] Bb F
The inside x3) - (Dia-a-a-amonds - … x1) C C
A candle throws its light - Into the darkness
In a nasty world so shines - The good deed
Make sure the fortune - That you seek
Is the fortune tha-a-a-at - You need
So tell me why - The first to ask
Is the last to give - Every time
What you say an-n-nd - Do not mean
Follow too close - Behind [Chorus] ()
(…/…/wore)
[Link] G F Am Am (x2)
(F G Am Am x2) - F F G G
Like a soldier long standing under fire - …
Any change comes as a relief - …
Let the giver's name remain unspoken - …
For she is just a generous thief - …
[Chorus] (…) (…/…/wore) (She wore diamonds - …
Oh, diamonds - … - She had diamonds - …
She wore diamonds - … - Diamonds)