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Damned if I know why there's a Gary Lewis and the Playboys song at Andrew's
Ace Archives, even if they were the first 'name' band I ever heard live...

"This Diamond Ring"
(Al Kooper - Irwin Levine - Bob Brass)

Intro:

guitar (doubled w/bass) with bell tree [2X]:

v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
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-4---4-2-4-2---2-|-4-----2-4-------
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Verse 1:

BmBm Piano Chord 
               D/BD/B Piano Chord 
          E/BE/B Piano Chord 
    BmBm Piano Chord 

Who wants to buy this diamond ring?
BmBm Piano Chord 
                         D/BD/B Piano Chord 
                E/BE/B Piano Chord 
   CC Piano Chord 

She took it off her finger now, it doesn't mean a thing

Chorus 1:

FF Piano Chord 
            Am/EAm/E Piano Chord 
         DmDm Piano Chord 
            CC Piano Chord 

This diamond ring doesn't shine for me anymore
FF Piano Chord 
            Am/EAm/E Piano Chord 
         DmDm Piano Chord 
            CC Piano Chord 

And this diamond ring doesn't mean what it did before
DmDm Piano Chord 
        AmAm Piano Chord 
      DmDm Piano Chord 
        AmAm Piano Chord 
      GmGm Piano Chord 

So if you've got someone who's love is true
CC Piano Chord 
                FF Piano Chord 
      F#F# Piano Chord 

Let it shine for you

Verse 2:

This stone is genuine, like love should be
And if your baby's truer than my baby was to me

Chorus 2:

This diamond ring can be something beautiful
And this diamond ring can be dreams that are coming true
And then your heart won't have to break like mine did
If there's love behind it

[Organ/guitar break over verse chords]

[repeat chorus 2]

Coda [repeat to fade]:

FF Piano Chord 
            Am/EAm/E Piano Chord 
         DmDm Piano Chord 
            CC Piano Chord 

This diamond ring doesn't shine for me anymore
FF Piano Chord 
            Am/EAm/E Piano Chord 
         DmDm Piano Chord 
            CC Piano Chord 

And this diamond ring doesn't mean what it did before

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers