Intro
Am Dm Am
C G Am (x2)
verse 1
Am Dm Am
And oh Diane, Diana darlin', Diana dear
C G Am
You were like a lighthouse shinin' bright
C G Am
And I was some lost sailor in the night
Am Dm Am
And oh me, oh me oh my-oh, oh me poor boy
C G Am
I fell for Diana like a child
C G Am
Her ways were always free and wild
Bridge 1
F G C
Men came from miles and miles
F E Am
They all shined in your eyes
F G C G/B Am
Sweet Diane, the queen of the brothel
G Am
And I'm just Thomas Russell
Instrumental
Am Dm Am
C G Am (x2)
verse 2
Am Dm Am
Oh Diane, I'll plow the land, I'll be your man
C G Am
I ain't like all these other fools
C G Am
And I'd do most anything to prove
Am Dm Am
Oh Tom, oh Tommy boy, oh Thomas dear
C G Am
There is one thing that you can satisfy
C G Am
Kill that old bastard Sheriff Clyde
Bridge 2
F G C
He takes my horse for free
F E Am
He scares away the thieves
F G C G/B Am
Kill him with the lead from your pistol
G Am
Won't you, Thomas Russell?
Instrumental
Am Dm Am
C G Am (x2)
verse 3
Am Dm Am
Oh Sheriff Clyde, known for his fight and drunken rage
C G Am
I followed him into the dark
C G Am
I emptied my Colt into his heart
Am Dm Am
And oh Diane, I've done your deed, you're mine to keep
C G Am
Now that I've fulfilled your desires
C G Am
So we rolled around for a while
Instrumental
Am Dm Am
C G Am (x2)
verse 4
Am Dm Am
Under the morn, the door kicks in, with sickly grins
C G Am
Three rangers step in and I shiver
C G Am
They hand Diana 30 coins of silver
Bridge 3
F G C
And the whole town's arrived
F E Am
To watch me hangin' high
F G C G/B Am
Except sweet Diane, the queen of the brothel
G Am
Tricked old Thomas Russell
verse 4
Am Dm Am
And oh Diane, Diana darlin', Diana dear
C G Am
Now I'm just an ember in your fire
C G Am
Stoked of only men with cruel desires