Cm                   G#
  Don't blame your daughter
               Eb
that's just sentimental
                      Bb
and don't blame your mom
                           Cm
for all that you've done wrong
                  G#
Your dad is not guilty
                        Eb
you came out a little faulty
                   Bb
and the factory closed
                         Fm
so you can't hold them liable
      G#         Eb
You come from an island,
       Bb      Fm
you're cutting diamonds
       G#      Eb
with a rubbery knife


Cm                      G#
    Your autograph is worthless
                  Eb
so don't send me letters
                   Bb
and don't mail me cash
                          Cm
'cause your money is no good
                      G#
What's left in your matress
                       Eb
is holes and lack of love left
                   Bb
some hair from a horse,


                     Fm
and none of it is yours, man
     G#           Eb
You come from an island,
       Bb      Fm
you're cutting diamonds
       G#      Eb
with a rubbery knife


        G#       Eb      Bb
And the song you sing today
       Eb             G#
wasn't always in your head,
     G#       Eb        Bb
the words you tryin' to say
        Eb                       G#
are the ones you shouldn't have said
        Fm              Cm
they're glistenin' like diamonds,
Fm          Cm
go out and find' em
    Cm     Eb   Fm    G#
but don't blame your daughter


Cm                 G#
   Read me your tombstone,
                Eb                 Bb
tell me you're sorry, fax me your will,
                      Cm
you owe me something still
               G#
Blood is like water
                  Eb
the bath that you poured me
                      Bb
has drained and it's gone,
                       Eb
don't blame it on your son


        G#       Eb      Bb
And the song you sing today
       Eb             G#
wasn't always in your head,
     G#       Eb        Bb
the words you tryin' to say
        Eb                      G#
are the ones you shouldn't have said
        Fm              Cm 
they're glistening like diamonds,
Fm         Cm 
go out and find'em
G#  ..  Eb   ..   Bb

Eb  ..  G#

G# ..   Eb   ..   Bb

Eb ..   G#

    Fm               Cm
The world is full of diamonds
Fm         Cm
go out and find'em
    Cm    Eb    Fm2  C#/G#
but don't blame your daughter


Cm