Intro- G C G C9
Verse 1:
G C G C
I...I am a diamond and I cannot be broken
G C G C Am
I...I am a diamond and I cannot be broken
Em Fmaj7
Mother please don't cry for me
D
I rolled the dice
G
just give it some time
C
If you could just be kind
to me
G
'cuz I don't care
The life I waste is
C
mine.
Am Em Fmaj7
It don't mean much in the grand scheme
D
I've given up and given
everything
Chorus:
C G
It's worth repeating
C
over again
G Bm
I'll keep my head up and swallow my pride
C
again
Bm
I'll give it away
C
again
Am
It's been dead so long it can't die there
G
again.
Verse 2:
G C G C
I...I am a diamond and I cannot be broken
G C G C Am
I...I am a diamond and I cannot be broken
Em Fmaj7
Mother mine's a foolish game
but
D
the same could be said
G
said about yours
C D
He took your youth and he took your name
D
What did your journey here ensure?
Chorus:
C G
It's worth repeating
C
over again
G Bm
I'll keep my head up and swallow my pride
C
again
Bm
I'll give it away
C
again
Am
It's been dead so long it can't die there
G
again.
Bridge:
G
I'm all grown up
C
I've got my pride
G
Why let me live
C
to let me die?
G
I'm all grown up now
C
I've got my pride
G
Let me live
C
Let me die.
Chorus:
C G
It's worth repeating
C
over again
G Bm
I'll keep my head up and swallow my pride
C
again
Bm
I'll give it away
C
again
Am
It's been dead so long it can't die there
G
again.
G C G C
I...I am a diamond and I cannot be broken
G C G C
I...I am a diamond and I cannot be broken
G
You're a diamond too
G
I was cut from you.
G C G