Verse 1
E
(A-wa) o kodwa you
zo-nge li-sa namhlange
(A-wa a-wa) si-bona kwenze ka kanjani
(A-wa a-wa) amanto mbazane ayeza
She's a rich girl
She don't try to hide it
B E
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Verse 2
E
He's a poor boy
Empty as a pocket
F E
Empty as a pocket with noth
ing to lose
A
Sing ta na na
E
Ta na na na
B E
She got diamonds on the soles of her
Verse 3
shoes
A
Ta na na
E
Ta na na na
B
She got diamonds on the soles
E
of her shoes
A E
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
B E
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
B E
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
A E C F
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Bb
Interlude 1
F Bb C F
Bb C F Bb C F
Bb C
Verse 4
F
People say she's crazy
Bb
She got diamonds on
C F
the soles of her shoes
Bb C
Well that's one way to lose these
F
Walking blues
Bb C
Diamonds on the soles of
her shoes
F
Verse 5
Bb C
F
She was physically forgotten
Dm C
Then she slipped into my pocket
F
With my car keys
Bb
She said you've taken
me for granted
C F
Because I please you
Bb C
Wearing these diamonds
F
Verse 6
Bb C
F Dm C F C F
And I could say ooh ooh ooh
Bb C
As if everybody knows
F
What I'm talking about
Bb C
As if everybody would know
F
Exactly what I was talking about
Bb C
Talking about diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Interlude 2
F Bb C F Bb C
F
Bb C Dm C F Bb C
F Bb C F Bb C
F Bb C F C F
C F Bb C
Verse 7
F
She makes the sign of a teaspoon
Bb C F
He makes the sign of a wave
Bb C
The poor boy changes clothes
F
And puts on after-shave
Bb C
To To compensate for his
ordinary shoes
F
Verse 8
Bb C
F
And she said, "Honey take me dancing"
Dm C
But they ended up by sleeping
F
In a doorway
Bb C
By the bodegas and the lights on
F
Upper Broadway
Bb C
Wearing diamonds on the soles
of their shoes
F
Verse 9
Bb C
F Bb C F C
And I could say ooh ooh ooh
F Bb C
As if everybody here would know
F
What I was talking about
Bb
I mean everybody here
C
would know exactly
F
What I was talking about
Bb C
Talking about dia monds
Interlude 3
F Bb C F Bb C
F Bb C
Dm C F Bb C F Bb
C F C F Bb C F
Bb C F Bb C
Verse 10
F
People say I'm crazy
Bb C
I got diamonds on the soles
F
of my shoes
Bb C
Well that's one way to lose
F
These walking blues
Bb C
Diamonds on the soles of our shoes
Outro 1
F Bb C F Bb C
F Bb C F Bb C
F Bb C F
Bb C F Bb C
F Bb C F Bb C
F Bb C F Bb C
F Bb C F Bb C
F C F Bb
She's a rich girl
She don't try to hide it
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
He's a poor boy
Empty as a pocket
Empty as a pocket with nothing to lose
Sing, ta na na
Ta na na na
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Ta na na
Ta na na na
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
People say she's crazy
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Well, that's one way to lose these walking blues
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
She was physically forgotten
Then she slipped into my pocket
With my car keys
She said you've taken me for granted
Because I please you
Wearing these diamonds
And I could say oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
As if everybody knows what I'm talking about
As if everybody you would know, exactly what I was talking about
Talking about diamonds on the soles of her shoes
She makes the sign of a teaspoon
He makes the sign of a wave
The poor boy changes clothes
And puts on after-shave
To compensate for his ordinary shoes
And she said, "Honey take me dancing"
But they ended up by sleeping in a doorway
By the bodegas and the lights on
Upper Broadway
Wearing diamonds on the soles of their shoes
And I could say oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
And everybody here would know what I was talking about
I mean everybody here would know exactly what I was talking about
Talking about diamonds
People say I'm crazy
I got diamonds on the soles of my shoes, yeah
Well, that's one way to lose these walking blues
Diamonds on the soles of your shoes
Ta na na na
Ta na na na
Ta na na na
Ta na na na
