• Song:

    Diamond And A Tether

  • Artist:

    Death Cab For Cutie

Death Cab for Cutie - Diamond and a Tether
This sounds right to me, listen to the song to get the right rhythm.  I left out 
the two extended portions of the song for simplicity's sake.

Verse:
G (320003@1)        C (x32010@1)    GPity, (320003@1)take pity on me.
        C (x32010@1)     Am (x02210@1)             C (x32010@1)      G'Cause (320003@1)I'm not half the man that I should be.
C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)    C (x32010@1)  GAlways (320003@1)turning to run,
C (x32010@1)      Am (x02210@1)            C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)       C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
from the people I should not be afraid of.

C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)      C (x32010@1)      GAnd (320003@1)darling, you should know
     C (x32010@1)    Am (x02210@1)        C (x32010@1)       Gthat (320003@1)I have fantasies about being alone.
          C (x32010@1)       GIt's (320003@1)like love is a lesson,
     C (x32010@1)    Gthat (320003@1)I can't learn.
  C (x32010@1)      Am (x02210@1)             C (x32010@1)           GI (320003@1)make the same mistakes at each familiar turn.


Chorus:
                 Em (022000@1)         C (x32010@1)        GI (320003@1)know you can't hold out forever
             Em (022000@1)             C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1) Dwaiting (xx0232@1)on a diamond and a tether
       Em (022000@1)          Cfrom (x32010@1)a boy who won't swim
             B7 (x21202@1)        Embut (022000@1)who will dip his toe in
         A7 (x02020@1)    C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
just to keep you here with him.

Verse:
     C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)   C (x32010@1) GI've (320003@1)got this habit I abhor.
     C (x32010@1)   Am (x02210@1)           C (x32010@1)           GWhen (320003@1)we go out I'm always watching the door.
   C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)         C (x32010@1)   GAs (320003@1)if there's someone I'm gonna see
    C (x32010@1)      Am (x02210@1)               C (x32010@1)       Gwho (320003@1)could outdo the things that you do to me.

Chorus:
                     Em (022000@1)        C (x32010@1)      GAnd (320003@1)I know you can't hold out forever
             Em (022000@1)          C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)Dwaiting (xx0232@1)on a diamond and a tether
       Em (022000@1)          Cfrom (x32010@1)a boy who won't fly
             B7 (x21202@1)        Embut (022000@1)who will take to the skies 
      A7 (x02020@1)            C (x32010@1)             G (320003@1)   C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G Cif (x32010@1)he thinks you are about to say goodbye.

Verse:
G (320003@1)        C (x32010@1)     GPity, (320003@1)take pity on me.
       C (x32010@1)     Am (x02210@1)              C (x32010@1)      G'cause (320003@1)I'm not half the man that I should be.
    C (x32010@1)      GAnd (320003@1)I don't blame you,
       C (x32010@1)    Gyou've (320003@1)had enough,
   C (x32010@1)       Am (x02210@1)        C (x32010@1)                Gof (320003@1)all these empty promises and countless bluffs.

Chorus:
                        Em (022000@1)        C (x32010@1)       G'cause (320003@1)I know you can't hold out forever
             Em (022000@1)            C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1) Dwaiting (xx0232@1)on a diamond and a tether
       Em (022000@1)           C (x32010@1)          B7 (x21202@1)    Emfrom (022000@1)a boy who won't jump when he falls in love.
         A7 (x02020@1)           C (x32010@1)          EmHe (022000@1)just stands with his toes on the edge
        A7 (x02020@1)           C (x32010@1)          Gand (320003@1)he waits for it do disappear again.

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