Ian Tyson - The old double diamond
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Capo: 4
Tuning: E A D G B E
The Old Double Diamond by Ian Tyson/Written by Gary McMahan
Tabbed By: cowboycole10
I couldn't find the chords to this good ol' cowboy song, so I figured I'd make one.
Standard Tuning:EADGBe
Capo 4th fret
Time: 3/4
Hit the bass note, then strum twice. For the rhythm, it's best to play along with the song first.
[Intro]
C G Am* Am F F G G
C G Am* Am F F G*
[Verse 1]
C G Am* Am
Now, the old Double Diamond lay out east of Dubois
In the Fland of the FbuffaloG G
C G Am* Am
And the auctioneers gavel, how it rapped and it rattled
FAs I watched the Fold Double Diamond goG G
Em Em Am* Am
Won't you listen to the wind
F F G*
Mother Nature's violin
[Verse 2]
C G Am* Am
When I first hired on the Old Double Diamond
I was a Fdammed poor Fexcuse for a Gman G
C G Am* Am
I never learned how to aim when the spirit was tame
Couldn'tF see all the Fcards in my GhandG
Em Em Am* Am
And the wind whipped the granite above me
F F G*
Blew the tumble weeds clean through my soul
[Verse 3]
C G Am* Am
Well I fought her winters and I busted her horses
And I Ftook more than I Fthought I could GstandG
C G Am* Am
But the battles with mountains and cattle
Seemed to Fbring out the Fbest in a Gman G
Em Em Am* Am
I guess a sailor, he needs an ocean
And a Fmama, her Fbabies to GholdG
C G Am* Am
I need the hills of Wyoming
F F G*
In the land of the buffalo
[Solo]
C G Am* Am F F G G
C G Am* Am F F G*
[Outro]
C G Am* Am
Now she's sellin' out, I'm moving on
But I'm Fleavin' with Fmore than I GcameG
C G Am* Am
Cause I've got this saddle, and it ain't for sale
And FI got this Fsong to GsingG
Em Em Am* Am
Find a new range to ride, new knots to tie
In a Fcountry where Fcowboys are GkingG
C G Am* Am
I turn my tail to the wind and the old Double Diamond
F F G*
Disappeared into the sage
C
Am* = this is an Am chord, only instead of picking the open A string (bass note),
An E note (D string, 2nd fret) is picked.
G* = this is a walk down progression to the C chord.
G F E D C
e|---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--|
B|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--|
G|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--|
D|---0-0-3-----2-----0-0-0--|
A|---2-2-------------------3|
E|-3-3-3--------------------|