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Guy Clarks Black Diamond Strings Larry Cordle Black Diamond Strings

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A                                               D           A
Black Diamond Strings on a Catalog Guitar  
                                              E                  A
That’s pretty high cotton whoever you are  
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You break one you change one, that’s as good as it gets  
                                                      E                  A
You can play all year long on two or three sets

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Black Diamond Strings  
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Black Diamond Strings  
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Drinkin’ 1 W. Harper  
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Playin’ Black Diamond Strings  
D 
Black Diamond Strings  
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Are like white flour and grits  
            
You play Black Diamond Strings  
                      E               A 
‘Cause it’s all you can get

A D A

J.W. Crowell was a hell of a man

E A
He played two nights a week in a hillbilly band

D A

He played at the Ice House on Telephone Road

E A
He played in the yard just to lighten his load

D
Black Diamond Strings  
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Black Diamond Strings  
      E
Drinkin’ 1 W. Harper  
             A
Playin’ Black Diamond Strings  
D 
Black Diamond Strings  
                A      
Are like white flour and grits  
            
You play Black Diamond Strings  
                     E              A 
‘Cause it’s all you can get

A D A

Hey J.W play that Frauline

E A
Let Rodney sit in, hell, he's goin' on nine

D A

His fingers are bleedin' but he's keepin' good time

E A
Playin' Black Diamond Strings, he'll never quit tryin'

D
Black Diamond Strings  
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Black Diamond Strings  
      E
Drinkin’ 1 W. Harper  
        A
Playin’ Black Diamond Strings  
D 
Black Diamond Strings  
         A      
Are like white flour and grits  
 
You play Black Diamond Strings  
                       E             A 
‘Cause it’s all you can get

Causette told 'em both

A D A

You boys pack t up, it's time to go home

E A
We got church in the mornin' it's comin' up dawn

D A
Don't make me say it again or I'm gone

E A

You can stay here forever, but you're gonna walk home

D
Black Diamond Strings  
 A
Black Diamond Strings  
      E
Drinkin’ 1 W. Harper  
        A
Playin’ Black Diamond Strings  
D 
Black Diamond Strings  
         A      
Are like white flour and grits  
 
You play Black Diamond Strings  
                       E             A 
‘Cause it’s all you can get

A                                               D            A
Black Diamond Strings on a Catalog Guitar  
                                              E                   A
That’s pretty high cotton whoever you are  
                                                                       D                A
You break one you change one, that’s as good as it gets  
                                                      E                  A
You can play all year long on two or three sets

Songwriters: Guy Clark