Matraca Berg   Diamonds And Tears written by Matraca Berg 
                                             Gary Harrison 
 
Eddie Bayers     drums 
Leland Sklar     bass 
Larry Byrom      acoustic guitar 
Dann Huff        guitar 
Matt Rollings    piano 
Paul Franklin    steel guitar 
Dan Dugmore      steel guitar 
Jana King        harmony 
 
Eb5                
Spent my life looking for 
Ab5                           Eb5     Ab5 
Happiness like it was buried treasure 
Eb5 
Somewhere behind the secret door 
Ab5                              Eb5 
Surely there were riches beyond measure 
        Bb5 
I would take my sanity to task 
                            Ab5 
Walk across broken glass to find it 
       Bb5 
And no mountain top was left unclimbed 
                               Ab5                 Bb5 
Before I ever took the time to take a  look inside me 
                Eb5   Bb5  F5 Ab5             Eb5    Bb5 F5 Ab5 
These dreams of mine         these precious years 
            Ab5        Bb5                 Eb5   Eb5    Eb5  Eb5 
Oh how they shine     like diamonds and tears 
Eb5 
Oh sure, there was love 
Ab5                                 Eb5 
And of course I thought it'd be my salvation 
Eb5 
And in a way, I guess he was 
Ab5                             Eb5 
There's always room for higher education 
            Bb5 
Yes, I have said and heard the word goodbye 
                               Ab5 
Felt the blade and turned the knife sideways 
Bb5 
I'd crossed bridges while they'd burn 
                                      Ab5          Bb5 
To keep from losing what I've learned along the way 
                Eb5   Bb5  F5 Ab5             Eb5    Bb5 F5 Ab5 
These dreams of mine,        these precious years 
            Ab5    Bb5                Eb5   Eb5    Eb5  Eb5 
Oh how they shine like diamonds and tears 
 
SOLO 
 

                 Eb5   Bb5  F5 Ab5             Eb5    Bb5 F5 Ab5 
These dreams of mine          these precious years 
             Ab5    Bb5                Eb5    
Oh how they shine  like diamonds and tears 
                   Eb5   Bb5  F5 Ab5               Eb5    Bb5 F5 Ab5 
The slow grace of time,         the joy and the fears 
            Ab5    Bb5                Eb5 
Oh how they shine like diamonds and tears 
 
 
Matraca Berg From The Thing Called Love soundtrack 
Giant Records 
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