Diamond In My Pocket

by Cody Johnson

Chords

4.9 (21)

intermediate Tuning: E A D G B E

Version:

v2 v1 v3 v4

Transpose

Capo

None

Size

100%

Intro

G (2h3 on E String) Cadd9 (2h3 on A String) x2

Verse 1

Saturday night and the moon is out

Just shinin' over top of the pines

I'm headin' on down to my baby's house

Gonna take her on a midnight ride

Down them backroa

ds winding

up at a Kickapoo

Creek

Dancin' and singin' to some

good ol' boys like

Chorus

Baby, there's a

shoo

ting

star,

That one's for

me a

nd y

ou.

So,

hold me tight,

make that wish, and p

ray that it comes tr

ue.

I ain't s

ure o

f m

uch,

But

this

I k

now -

I got a diamond in my pocket and my

baby's got a heart of

gold.

Instrumental Interlude

G (2h3 on E String) Cadd9 (2h3 on A String)REPEAT ONCE

Verse 2

I brought along a little courage in a Coleman cooler, Just to help me out

My hands are shaking like a Canebreak rattler,

Nothing's gonna save me now

Might as well j

ump in head first, l

ay it all on the l

ine

What am I w

orried 'bout? Never gonna

be a more perfect t

Chorus

Cuz baby, there'

s a

shoot

ing star,

That one's for

me a

nd y

ou.

So,

hold me tight,

make that wish, and p

ray that it comes tr

ue.

I ain't s

ure o

f m

uch,

But

this

I k

now -

I got a diamond in my pocket and my

baby's got a heart of

gold.

Instrumental interlude

G (2h3 on E String) Cadd9 (2h3 on A String)REPEAT TWICE Then go to D

Bridge

Well I

didn't have money for a

Broadway show,

but the

crickets are singing to the

radio

and we g

ot tickets

on the very front r

[Chorus] (Modulation)

Baby, there's a

shoot

ing

star,

That one's for m

e a

you.

So,

hold me tight, ma

ke that wish, and pr

ay that it comes tr

ue.

I ain't s

ure o

f m

uch,

But

this

know -

I got a

diamond in my pocket and my

baby's got a heart of

gold.

I got a

diamond in my pocket and my

baby's got a heart of

gold.

Ending

A D A D A D D (3p0 on High E-String Optional) E (single strum) A (single strum)