Capo: 1 Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] (x2) E [Verse 1] (On E chords lift your ring finger from the D string on upstroke to get the D-E transition sound)

^EFound these in a box at the bus stop ^EMy name's at the bottom ^EBut I'm nowhere to be found I ^Ereally get around they say

^ESo I take these sightless creatures home ^EThen I fear them so to tremble For ^FI'm no mother, I Just ^Esome random defender

[Chorus 1]

^EI remember running chest high In the ^Fsteppe grass At the ^Cdawn of man When we ^Dgot along

^CI remember running chest high In the ^Dsteppe grass At the ^Bbdawn of man When we ^Amgot along

[Verse 2] C F C G

^CWe raced along the ground I chased it ^Fout of town ^CThe sun's the meanest easy target That I ^Gknow

^CWe played a tender game Of kissing co^Fbra tag We s^Clept astride our horses Tied fast in their ^Gmanes

^CMy friend would touch my face And leave a ^Fstar or two The ^Cyears left constellations Of our wild ^Glanguage

^CWhat drove the sun away I'm far too ^Fsmall to know ^CA gaslight's winter Marches on refinery ^Glegs

C [Transition]

^CWhat can I tell you n^Dow? It s^Cped away along the can^Dal And drummed m^Amosquito clouds From their dens of hot tires ^Dfor miles And drummed ^Ammosquito clouds From their dens of hot tires f^Dor miles

[Chorus 2]

^EI remember running chest high In the ^Fsteppe grass At the ^Cdawn of man ^CI remember running chest high In the ^Dsteppe grass At the ^Bbdawn of man When we ^Amgot along

[Outro]

^AmOh, petroleum ^AmYou're the top predator now ^DSovereign, lover, liar But you're unin^Cspired too According to your ^Fanthem, you

^AmOh, petroleum ^AmYou're the top predator now ^DAnd I am just desire One dirty ^Cdiamond Some random de^Dfender

I sold my ^Cflesh that I might die So the ^Dworld will spin ^DAnd my cubs won't cry ^CI have to be the ^Dsun for them Oh, petr^Foleum You are^Ab beautiful But ^Amso am I ^D5

^AmI'm a dirty diamond Lying looking at the ^D5sky ^AmI'm a dirty diamond Lying looking at the ^D5sky

Neko Case - Dirty diamond