Artist : Ben Harper

Song : Diamonds On The Inside

Tabbed : Tom Francis
Email : tom_francis@telstra.com

Standard Tuning
Capo 1st Fret
All chords and tablature are relative to capo

Key
h : Hammer On
p : Pluck

Intro and the cool riff

E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G--0----------------|
D----2-0------------|
A--------2-0--------|
E------------3-0-3--|

VERSE'S: (these are by no means indicitive of timing)

G Am Bm Am C G
E--3-------------------------------------3-----|
B--0--0-0-0--0----1-1-1----3-3-3--1-1-1--0-0---|
G--0--0-0-0--0----2-2-2----4-4-4--2-2-0--0-0---|
D--0--0-0-0--0----2-2-2----4-4-4--2-2-2--0-0---|
A--2------------0------0-1------0--------2-2---|
E--3---------3h4-------------------------------|

CHORUS: (these are by no means indicitive of timing)

F C G
E------\-------------|-1------------------------|
B-------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-----1-0-0------|
G--0----------------|-2-2-2-0-0-0h2p0-0-0------|
D----2-0------------|-3-3-3-2-2-----2-0-0------|
A--------2-0--------|-3-3---3-3-----3-2-2------|
E------------3-0----|-2-----------------3------|

That's basically the whole song, except for the solo

which u can just improv over the verse chords. There
is alot more to this song, like two guitars, and Ben
doesn't just keep it like this, he alters it almost
everytime. But this base is fine to work with and
cool just for an acoustic jam! So have fun!

Standard Tuning
Capo on 1st Fret

Verse 1:

G Am
I knew a girl, her name was truth
Bmin C G
She was a horrible liar
G A
She couldn't spend one day alone
Bmin C G
But she couldn't be satisfied
G A
When you have everything
Bmin C G
You have everything to lose
G A
She made herself a bed of nails
Bmin C G
And she's planning on putting it to use

Chorus:
F C G
But she had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
FCG
Diamonds

Verse 2:

G A
A candle throws its light into darkness
Bmin C G
In a nasty world so shines a good deed
G A
Make sure the fortune that you seek
Bmin C G
Is the fortune that you need
G A
Tell me why the first to ask
Bmin C G
Is the last to give every time
G A
What you say and do not mean
Bmin C G
Follows you close behind

Chorus 2:
F C G
But she had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She wore diamonds on the inside
FCG
Diamonds
FCG
Diamonds

Verse 3:

G A
Like a soldier long standing under fire
Bmin C G
Any change comes as a relief
G A
Let the giver's name remain unspoken
Bmin C G
She is just a generous thief

Chorus 3:

F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She had diamonds on the inside
F C G
She wore diamonds on the inside
F C G
She wore diamonds
FCG
Oh - diamonds
FCG
She had diamonds
FCG
She wore diamonds
FCG
Diamonds