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Bowerbirds - House Of Diamonds Chords

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House Of Diamonds Chords

(ver. 1)
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Tuning:standard

Chord Reference:
    C      F     Am     Em      G     Gp
e|--0-|  |-1-|  |-0-|  |-0-|  |-3-|  |-1-|
B|--1-|  |-1-|  |-1-|  |-0-|  |-3-|  |-1-|
G|--0-|  |-2-|  |-2-|  |-0-|  |-0-|  |-0-|
D|--2-|  |-3-|  |-2-|  |-2-|  |-0-|  |-0-|
A|--3-|  |-3-|  |-0-|  |-2-|  |-2-|  |-2-|
E|--0-|  |-1-|  |---|  |-0-|  |-3-|  |-3-|

Intro (fades in)
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
B|-1-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---1-1-0-1-0-1-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-0-----|x4
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-0-----|
E|----------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-----|


C
One morning you wake to find
        F           C
you are shackled to your bed
Am        F    C
and bound and gagged
   F
Oh my, what a predicament

Intro x1

C
And further, further on
    F         C
the day grows long
     Am               C
Your sister marries a nice young man
                 F        Em
and they build a house of diamonds

        C
But the sun is snuffed by the curtains
F                        C
Can't someone come untie you?
          Am          F       C
But there is too much work to do
          Am         C
Yes, they all admire you

C            F     Em
You are free
                Am
You are already free
        G    Gp
You are alll-already free

Intro x2

         C            F              E
You are free from the greed of your culture
         A                         G
You are free from the lust for the luster
       C       F             E
of the diamond houses in the city's cluster
          Am     G           Am        G


         C       F          E
Yes, you own the stars, you own the thunder
Am              G
But you have to share it all
         C       F          E
Yes, you own the stars, you own the thunder
Am              G
But you have to share


        C  F Em
You are freeeeee
                Am
You are already free
        G    Gp      C
You are alll already free


Credit to Kevin Echlin whose video covering this song helped me figure out some of the chords.
NOTE: His House of Diamonds cover is played differently than the actual song (the number 
of times he repeats the intro progression throughout the song is less than the original recording)
            
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