: . . . : . . . : . . . : . . . ---|-----------------|-----0-0---------|-----------------|-----------------| ---|-----0-0---------|-----0-0-----0---|-----0-------0-0-|-----1--(1)1-1-1-| ---|-----0-0---------|-----0-0-----0---|-0---0-------0-0-|-----0--(0)0-0-0-| ---|-----0-0-----0---|-0h2-----2-------|(2)--2-------0-0-|-----2--(2)2-2-2-| -0-|---------0h2-----|-----------------|(2)------0h2-----|-3---------------| ---|-0h3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| : . . . : . . . |-----------------|-----------------|----- |-----0-----0-0---|-----0-----0-0-0-|----- |-----0-----0-0---|-----0-----0-0-0-|----- |-----0-----0-0---|-----0-----0-----|----- |-----2-----2-2---|-----2-----------|----- |-3---------------|-3---------------|----- Now . . . G Em Now there's a man you'll hear about C G G/G Most anywhere you go, G Em And his holdings are in Texas C G And his name is Diamond Joe. G Em And he carries all his money C G In a diamond-studded jar. G Em He never took much trouble C G With the process of the law. : . . . : . . . : . . . : . . . |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |(3)-----(3)------|-(1)-------------|-1-1-1-----------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-----------|---------------0-0-| |/5---5---0h4-4---|-0h2-2-----------|-2-2-2-------0h2-|-2---0---------0-0-| |-----------------|---------0h2-3---|---------3-------|---------0h2-------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| : . . . : . . . |-----------------|-----------------| |-----0-----0-0---|---------0-1-1-0-| |-----0-----0-0---|---------0-0-0-0-| |-----0-----0-0---|---------0-2-2-0-| |-----------------|---------2-------| |-3---------------|-3-------3-------| I . . . G Em I hired out to Diamond Joe, boys, C G G/G Did offer him my hand, G Em He gave a string of horses C G So old they could not stand. G /F# C G And I nearly starved to death, boys, C G G/G He did mistreat me so, G /F# Em C And I never saved a dollar G In the pay of Diamond Joe. G Em Now his bread it was corn dodger C G And his meat you couldn't chaw, G /F# Em Nearly drove me crazy C G With the waggin' of his jaw. G /F# C G And the tellin' of his story, C G G/G Mean to let you know G /F# Em /B That there never was a rounder C G That could lie like Diamond Joe. G Em Now, I tried three times to quit him, C G But he did argue so G /F# C G I'm still punchin' cattle C G In the pay of Diamond Joe. G /F# C G And when I'm called up yonder C G And it's my time to go, G Em Give my blankets to my buddies C G Give the fleas to Diamond Joe.