C Fm Fdim C The French are glad to die for love, C Fm Fdim C They delight in fight - ing duels; Bm7-5 E7 Am Am+7 But I prefer a man who lives A7 D D7 G9 G And gives expensive jew - els! C G C Cdim C Em7 Cdim C A kiss on the hand may be quite con - ti - nen - tal, C Em7 Am7 Cdim G7 But diamonds are a girl's best friend; Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm7 Cdim G7 A kiss may be grand, but it won't pay the rental Cdim Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 C On your humble flat, or help you at the automat. C C/B Am C7 F C F Men grow cold as girls grow old, G C C/B Am7 Cdim G And we all lose our charms in the end, C G Am Em But square-cut or pear shaped, C G Bm7-5 A7 These rocks don't lose their shape -- F Fdim G/B G7 C Diamonds are a girl's best friend. C G C Cdim C Em7 Cdim C There may come a time when a lass needs a lawyer, C Em7 Am7 Cdim G7 But diamonds are a girl's best friend; Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm7 Cdim G7 There may come a time when a hard-boiled employer Cdim Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 C Thinks you're awful nice -- but get that ice or else, no dice. C C/B Am C7 F C F He's your guy when stocks are high, G C C/B Am7 Cdim G But beware when they start to descend, C G Am Em C G Bm7-5 A7 It's then that those lous - es go back to their spou - ses -- F Fdim G/B G7 C Diamonds are a girl's best friend. C G C Cdim C Em7 Cdim C I've heard of affairs that are strictly platonic. C Em7 Am7 Cdim G7 But diamonds are a girl's best friend; Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm7 Cdim G7 And I think affairs that you must keep liaisonic Cdim Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 C Are better bets if little pets get big baguettes. C C/B Am C7 F C F Time rolls on and youth is gone, G C C/B Am7 Cdim G And you can't straighten up when you bend, C G Am Em C G Bm7-5 A7 But stiff back or stiff knees, you stand straight at ... Tiff' - ny's F Fm7 C E7 Bm7-5 A Diamonds ... diamonds ... I don't mean rhine - stones A9 F FG7 Fdim G CFFC7G C But diamonds are a girl's best best friend.