[Tab]
lick in the verses 
  
capo 3rd                               no capo 
         G/D G/D                                  Bb/F  Bb/F 
        D   D   D                               F     F     F 
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +          1   +     2     +  3    +    4    + 
e|------2-3p2-3-2-----------------|    e|--------------------------------------| 
B|-----[3-3---3-3]----------------|    B|-------10-11p10-11-10-----------------| 
G|------2-4p2-2-2-----------------|    G|--------------------------------------| 
D|0-------------------------------|    D|-------10-12p10-12-10-----------------| 
A|--------------------------------|    A|--------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|    E|--------------------------------------|
[Intro]

[A-Capella] (the chords follow the vocal harmonies)  
        C# 
She's a rich girl, she don't try to hide it 
C# 
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes 
       C# 
He's a poor boy, empty as a pocket 
C# 
Empty as a pocket with nothing to lose 
        F#        C# 
Sing Ta-na-na, Ta-na-na-na, 
        G#                           C# 
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes (a-wa-a-wa) 
   F#         C# 
Ta-na-naa, Ta-na-naa-na 
        G#                           C# 
She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes (a-wa-a-wa) 
G#                           C# 
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes (a-wa-a-wa) 
G#                           C# 
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes (a-wa-a-wa) 
G#                           C# 
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
[Instrumental]
| D | G A | D | G A | 
| D | G A | D | G A |
[Verse]
D 
People say she's crazy 
          G               A            D      Dsus4 D Dsus4 D 
She's got diamonds on the soles of her shoes, 
G               A                  D       Dsus4 D Dsus4 D 
Well that's one way to lose these, walking blues 
G               A            D     Dsus4 D Dsus4 D      G   A 
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
[Verse]
        D 
She was physically forgotten  
         G               A                  D       Dsus4 D Dsus4 D 
Then she slipped into my pocket with my car keys 
            G            A                  D       Dsus4 D Dsus4 D 
Said you've taken me for granted, because I please you  
              G      A     D    Dsus4 D Dsus4 D      G   A 
Wearing these di-i-i-i-i-i-iamonds
[Chorus]
                D           G     A     D       Dsus4 D Dsus4 D 
And I could say oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo 
      G         A              D        Dsus4 D Dsus4 D 
As if everybody knows what I'm talking about 
      G                    A                       D       Dsus4 D Dsus4 D 
As if everybody here would know exactly what I was talking about 
              G               A            D   Dsus4 D Dsus4 D    G   A 
Talking about diamonds on the soles of her shoes
[Interlude]
  D G   A   D G   A   
(horns) 
  D G   A   D G   A   
(horns) 
  D   G A   D   G A   
         Ooh-oh 
  D   G A   D   G A   
 Ooh-oh
[Verse]
D  Dsus4 D Dsus4 D 
 She makes the sign of a teaspoon 
G            A           D       Dsus4 D Dsus4 D 
He makes the sign of a wave 
    G                A                   D       Dsus4 D Dsus4 D 
The poor boy changes clothes and puts on aftershave 
   G                  A          D     Dsus4 D Dsus4 D      G   A 
To compensate for his ordinary shoes
[Verse]
             D           Dsus4 D Dsus4 D 
And she said honey take me dancing but they 
G           A             D       Dsus4 D Dsus4 D 
Ended up by sleeping in a doorway 
         G             A               D       Dsus4 D Dsus4 D 
By the bodegas and the lights on upper Broadway 
        G               A            D       Dsus4 D Dsus4 D    G   A 
Wearing diamonds on the soles of her shoes
[Chorus]
                D           G     A     D       Dsus4 D Dsus4 D 
And I could say oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo 
      G         A              D        Dsus4 D Dsus4 D 
As if everybody knows what I'm talking about 
      G                    A                       D       Dsus4 D Dsus4 D 
As if everybody here would know exactly what I was talking about 
              G               A            D       Dsus4 D Dsus4 D    G   A 
Talking about diamonds on the soles of her shoes
[Interlude]
  D G   A   D G   A   
(horns) 
  D G   A   D G   A   
(horns) 
  D   G A   D   G A   
         Ooh-oh 
  D   G A   D   G A   
 Ooh-oh
[Chorus]
D  Dsus4 D Dsus4 D 
 People say I'm crazy  
         G               A           D       Dsus4 D Dsus4 D 
I've got diamonds on the soles of my shoes 
    G           A                 D        Dsus4 D Dsus4 D 
Well that's one way to lose these walking blues 
     G               A           D   Dsus4 D Dsus4 D    G     A 
With Diamonds on the soles of my shoes

                                   Ta-na-na-na-na, Ta-na-na-na-naah-ah-ah 
D               G            A 
Ta-na-na-na-na, Ta-na-na-na-naah-ah-ah 
D               G            A 
Ta-na-na-na-na, Ta-na-na-na-naah-ah-ah 
D               G            A 
Ta-na-na-na-na, Ta-na-na-na-naah-ah-ah
(repeat and fade)