A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Version 1
Black Diamond
Words and Music by
Paul Stanley
[Intro]
Am
Out on the street for a living
F G
Picture's only begun
Am F Am
Got you under their thumb......
Hit it!
A5 F5 G C G C G C G
eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---0-1-0-1-0-1-0-|
Gb|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Db|-2---------2-----|-----------------|-----------------|---0-2-0-2-0-2-0-| x2
Ab|-0-----------0---|-----0---3-2-0---|-3---------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-0-3-----------3-|-1---------------|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
Am
Out on the streets for a living
F G C G C G C G
Picture's only begun
Am
Your day is sorrow and madness
F Am
Got you under their thumb
[Chorus]
F G A5 C5 D5 C5 G5 A5 G5
Ooh Black diamond
F G
Ooh Black diamond
[Interlude]
Am Am F G C G C G C G
[Verse 2]
Am
Darkness will fall on the city
F G C G C G C G
It seems to follow you too
Am
And though you don't ask for pity
F Am
There's nothin' that you can do, no, no
[Chorus]
F G A5 C5 D5 C5 G5 A5 G5
Ooh Black diamond
F G
Ooh Black diamond
[Interlude]
Am N.C. F G C G C G C G x2
[Solo 1]
(with riff)
Am Am F G C G C G C G x2
[Verse 3]
N.C.
Out on the streets for a living
F G C G C G C G
Picture's only begun
Am
Your day is sorrow and madness
F Am
Got you under their thumb
[Chorus]
F G A5 C5 D5 C5 G5 A5 G5
Ooh Black diamond ............ yeah!
F G N.C. A5 C5 D5 C5 Am
Ooh Black diamond!
[Solo 2]
(half-time feel)
| Am | Am | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 |
| Am | Am | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 |
| Am | Am | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 |
| E7 | E7 | D5/A
[Outro]
A5
(Repeat as needed)