Suzy Bogguss (born December 30, 1956) is an American country music singer and one of the most acclaimed female country singers of the 1980s and 90s. Her résumé includes the Academy of Country Music's award for Top New Female Vocalist, the Country Music Association's Horizon Award, six top ten singles, one platinum album, and three gold albums.
After taking a brief recording hiatus in the mid-1990s to start a family with her husband, songwriter Doug Crider
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DIAMONDS AND TEARS (Matraca Berg & Gary Harrison) ------------------------------------------------- [Each pair of chords is one measure total.] [In a lot of the E measures, hammer-on quickly from 0 to 2 on the A string at the beginning of the measure.] [It's possible that this song uses a lot of chords with open B and high E strings, so that E might be x79900, F#m7 might be x44200, A might be 577600, B might be 799800, etc. See "Outbound Plane."]
EAAAEAAA [intro] EAAAEAAA [intro]
EE Spent my life looking for AAEEAA Happiness like it was buried treasure EE Somewhere behind the secret door AAEEEE Surely there were riches beyond measure
BB I would take my sanity to task BBAA Asus9 Asus9 Walk across broken glass to find it BB And no mountain top was left unclimbed BBAAAA Before I ever took the time to look inside me
EBF#m7AEBF#m7A These dreams of mine, these precious years AABBEBF#m7A Oh how they shine like diamonds and tears EBF#m7AEBF#m7A The slow grace of time, the joy and the fears AABBEAAAEAAA Oh how they shine like diamonds and tears [similar to intro]
Oh sure, there was love And of course I thought it'd be my salvation And in a way, I guess he was There's always room for higher education
Yes, I have said and heard the word goodbye Felt the blade and turned the knife sideways But I'd crossed bridges while they'd burn To keep from losing what I've learned along the way
These dreams of mine, these precious years Oh how they shine like diamonds and tears The slow grace of time, the joy and the fears Oh how they shine like diamonds and tears