Neko Case – Dirty Diamond chords

[Intro]
(x2)

E

[Verse 1]
(On E chords lift your ring finger from the D string on upstroke to get the D-E transition sound)

EFound these in a box at the bus stop
EMy name's at the bottom
EBut I'm nowhere to be found
  EI really get around they say

ESo I take these sightless creatures home
EThen I fear them so to tremble
    FFor I'm no mother, I
     EJust some random defender

[Chorus 1]

EI remember running chest high
       FIn the steppe grass
       CAt the dawn of man
        DWhen we got along

CI remember running chest high
       DIn the steppe grass
       BbAt the dawn of man
        AmWhen we got along

[Verse 2]

C F
C G

CWe raced along the ground
            FI chased it out of town
CThe sun's the meanest easy target
       GThat I know

CWe played a tender game
             FOf kissing cobra tag
    CWe slept astride our horses
                   GTied fast in their manes

C

CMy friend would touch my face
            FAnd leave a star or two
    CThe years left constellations
            GOf our wild language


CWhat drove the sun away
            FI'm far too small to know
CA gaslight's winter
                    GMarches on refinery legs

C

[Transition]

C                    DWhat can I tell you now?
    C                     DIt sped away along the canal
             AmAnd drummed mosquito clouds
                             DFrom their dens of hot tires for miles
            AmAnd drummed mosquito clouds
                              DFrom their dens of hot tires for miles

[Chorus 2]

EI remember running chest high
       FIn the steppe grass
       CAt the dawn of man
CI remember running chest high
       DIn the steppe grass
       BbAt the dawn of man
        AmWhen we got along

[Outro]

AmOh, petroleum
AmYou're the top predator now
DSovereign, lover, liar
               CBut you're uninspired too
                  FAccording to your anthem, you

AmOh, petroleum
AmYou're the top predator now
DAnd I am just desire
          COne dirty diamond
              DSome random defender

          CI sold my flesh that I might die
       DSo the world will spin
DAnd my cubs won't cry
C                DI have to be the sun for them
        FOh, petroleum
       AbYou are beautiful
    Am               D5But so am I

AmI'm a dirty diamond
                     D5Lying looking at the sky
AmI'm a dirty diamond
                     D5Lying looking at the sky