Trash Such As Diamonds
Key: B
Intro: 4 1 5 1 1 1
1st 1 1 1 5 5
Verse: 5 5 5 1 1
1 1 1 4 4
4 1 5 1 1
2nd 1 1 1 5 5
Verse: 5 5 5 1 1
1 1 1 4 4
4 1 5 1 17
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Chorus: 4 4 1 1
4 4 1 1
1 1 1 6- 6-
1 1 5 1 1
Last 4 4 1 1
Chorus: 4 4 1 1
1 1 1 6- 6-
1 1 5 1 1
Reprise: 1 6- 6- 6- 5 1 1
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V1: I was born a poor boy, but I vowed I'd not stay
That whatever the cost, I'd be a wealthy man one day
I left brothers who loved me, and a mother who cried
And I rode off with outlaws, never saying goodbye
V2: I learned to rob men, and kill them, to win all I held dear
Till wherever I rode, I was greeted with fear
And now as I lie here, alone in this place
I'd give all I own to see one kindly face
Ch: I robbed and I murdered, and I plundered the land
Abandoned the lady who gave me her hand
Lost my chance at Heaven, and treasures untold
For trash such as diamonds, and silver and gold
V3: Other men may have sons, to bear their names when they go
If I've any young'uns, I never shall know
My crimes and my cruelty brought women to shame
To bring up my sons with another man's name
V4: And where are the buddies that I had in the past?
For all that I know, I may be the last
For of all the brave outlaws who rode by my side
Not one has come here to sit with me as I die
Ch: I robbed and I murdered, and I plundered the land
Abandoned the lady who gave me her hand
Lost my chance at Heaven, and treasures untold
For trash such as diamonds, and silver and gold
V5: In a tall handsome town house, with walls made of stone
In a bed with silk covers, I lie here alone
Though servants and doctors around me do stand
Their hands, not their hearts, are mine to command
Ch: I robbed and I murdered, and I plundered the land
Abandoned the lady who gave me her hand
Lost my chance at Heaven, and treasures untold
For trash such as diamonds, and silver and gold
Copyright © 2007 by Barb Diederich