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Tuning:standard
Chord Reference:
C F Am Em G Gp
e|--0-| |-1-| |-0-| |-0-| |-3-| |-1-|
B|--1-| |-1-| |-1-| |-0-| |-3-| |-1-|
G|--0-| |-2-| |-2-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-|
D|--2-| |-3-| |-2-| |-2-| |-0-| |-0-|
A|--3-| |-3-| |-0-| |-2-| |-2-| |-2-|
E|--0-| |-1-| |---| |-0-| |-3-| |-3-|
Intro (fades in)
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
B|-1-1-0-1-0-1-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---1-1-0-1-0-1-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-0-----|x4
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-0-----|
E|----------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
C
One morning you wake to find
FC
you are shackled to your bed
AmFC
and bound and gagged
F
Oh my, what a predicament
Intro x1
C
And further, further on
FC
the day grows long
AmC
Your sister marries a nice young man
FEm
and they build a house of diamonds
C
But the sun is snuffed by the curtains
FC
Can't someone come untie you?
AmFC
But there is too much work to do
AmC
Yes, they all admire you
CEm
You are free
Am
You are already free
G Gp
You are alll-already free
Intro x2
CFE
You are free from the greed of your culture
AG
You are free from the lust for the luster
CFE
of the diamond houses in the city's cluster
AGAGCFE
Yes, you own the stars, you own the thunder
AmG
But you have to share it all
CFE
Yes, you own the stars, you own the thunder
AmG
But you have to share
CFEm
You are freeeeee
Am
You are already free
G Gp C
You are alll already free
Credit to Kevin Echlin whose video covering this song helped me figure out some of the chords.
NOTE: His House of Diamonds cover is played differently than the actual song (the number
of times he repeats the intro progression throughout the song is less than the original recording)