Intro: C F
Am F
Don't blame your daughter
C
that's just sentimental
G
and don't blame your mom
Am
for all that you've done wrong
F
Your dad is not guilty
C
you came out a little faulty
G
and the factory closed
Dm
so you can't hold them liable
F C
You come from an island
G Dm
you're cutting diamonds
F C
with a rubbery knife
Am F
Your autograph is worthless
C
so don't send me letters
G
and don't mail me cash
Am
cause your money is no good
F
What's left in your matress
C
is holes and lack of love left
G
some hair from a horse
Dm
and none of it is yours man
F C
You come from an island
G Dm
you're cutting diamonds
F C
with a rubbery knife
F C G
And the song you sing today
C F
wasn't always in your head
FCG
the words you tryin' to say
C F
are the ones you shouldn't have said
Dm Am
they're glistenin' like diamonds
Dm Am
go out and find' em
FC DmF
but don't blame your daughter
Am F
Am F
Read me your tombstone
C G
tell me you're sorry fax me your will
Am
you owe me something still
F
Blood is like water
C
the bath that you poured me
G
has drained and it's gone
C
don't blame it on your son
F C G
And the song you sing today
C F
wasn't always in your head
F CG
the words you tryin' to say
C F
are the ones you shouldn't have said
Dm Am
they're glistening like diamonds
Dm Am
go out and find'em
F // C // G
C // F
F // C // G
C // F
Dm Am
The world is full of diamonds
Dm Am
go out and find'em
F C Dm F
but don't blame your daughter
Am