Diamonds And Pearls - Prince

Diamonds And Pearls

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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Chords]
Fmaj7 - xx3210
G/D - xx0433
G/B - x20033 (or xx9787)
F/G - - 3x3211
Cmaj7add9 - 8x99x10
Cmaj7 - x35453 (or 8x998x)
Bm7/E - x79777
Dbmaj7 - x46564
Eb/Bb - xxx343
Eb/G - xx5343
 
[Intro]
 
e|--10/12-12/15-15\12--12\10-10/12-12-|
B|--10/12-12/15-15\12--12\10-10/12-12-|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
(* mostly Bass in Intro)
 
G Fmaj7 G/D Dm7 G/B G NC
e|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
B|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
G|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
D|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
A|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
E|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
 
G Fmaj7 G/D Dm7 G/B G NC
e|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
B|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
G|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
D|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
A|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
E|-------------|---------------|-----------------|----------|
Mm... Mm...
 
[Verse 1]
G Fmaj7 G/D Dm7 G/B G F/G G
e|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----1-------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|---------5--4-------|---0---0-----|
D|---------5--7--5---|-------------------|-------7------5--5--|-3-------/5--|
A|--5---7------------|---------3---7---5-|--5--8--------------|-------------|
E|-------------------|--1--5-------------|--------------------|-------------|
This will be the day U will hear me say I will never run away Am
that
 
G Fmaj7 G/D Dm7 G/B G F/G G
e|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----1----3--------------|
G|----------------|-------------------|--------5-4------|---0---0----4------------|
D|--------5--7--5-|-------------------|------7------5-5-|-3-------5-------------5-|
A|--5--7----------|----------3---7--5-|--5-8------------|---------------5-5-5h7---|
E|----------------|--1---5------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
I am here for U Love is meant for 2 tell me what U're If I gave U...
now gonna do
 
[Chorus]
G Cmaj7 Cmaj7add9 Cmaj7 G Am G Cmaj7 Cmaj7add9 Cmaj7
e|-----5------------|--10---------------|----5----------|-10-----------------|
B|--8--5--3---5-----|------8------------|-8--5--3---5---|-----8--------------|
G|--7--7--4---4-----|--9---7------------|-7--5--4---4---|--9--7--------------|
D|--9-----5---5-----|--9---7----------5-|-9--7--5---3---|--9--7------------5-|
A|------------3-----|----------5-5-5h7--|-----------5---|----------5-5-5h7---|
E|------------------|--8---8------------|---------------|--8--8--------------|
diamonds and pearls Would you boy or a girl If I could I
be a happy would
 
G Em7 Bm7/E A7 | (2/4 time)| Am7 G
e|-7--5-----9-------------------|--7----5-------------|--5--------|--5---3-----------|
B|-8--5--3--8-9h8p9-------------|--7----5-------------|--5--------|--5---3-----------|
G|-7--5--4--7------7h9p7--------|--7----6-------------|--6--------|--5---4-----------|
D|-9--7--5--9-----------7h9p7---|--9----5-------------|--5--------|--5---5-----------|
A|----------7----------------10-|--7----7-------------|--7--------|--7---5-----------|
E|----------0-------------------|-------5-------------|--5--------|--5---------------|
give you the world but all I can do is -fer U my...love
just of-
 
[Link]
Fmaj7 G/D Dm7 G/B G F/G G G
e|----------------|-------------------|-------------|--------------|
B|----------------|-------------------|-----1-------|--------------|
G|----------------|---------5-4-------|---0---0-----|--------------|
D|----------------|-------7-----5--5--|-3-------/5--|--------5-7-5-|
A|------3--7--5---|--5--8-------------|-------------|----5-7-------|
E|-1--5-----------|-------------------|-------------|--------------|
 
Fmaj7 G/D Dm7 G/B G F/G G
e|----------------|-------------------|-------------|
B|----------------|-------------------|-----1-------|
G|----------------|--------5--4-------|---0---0-----|
D|----------------|------7------5--5--|-3-------/5--|
A|--------3--7--5-|--5-8--------------|-------------|
E|--1--5----------|-------------------|-------------|
Mmm Mmmm Which....
 
[Verse 2]
G Fmaj7 G/D Dm7 G/B G F/G G
e|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------15\10-10/12-12\10-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----1------15\10-10/12-12\10-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|--------5--4------|---0---0----------------------|
D|---------5-7-5---|-----------------|------7------5-5--|-3-------/5-------------------|
A|--5--7-----------|-------3---7---5-|-5--8-------------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------|-1--5------------|------------------|------------------------------|
one of us is right If we always fight can't we just let let love Am
why, love decide decide
 
G Fmaj7 G/D Dm7 G/B G F/G G
e|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----1----3--------------|
G|----------------|-------------------|--------5-4------|---0---0----4------------|
D|--------5--7--5-|-------------------|------7------5-5-|-3-------5-------------5-|
A|--5--7----------|----------3---7--5-|--5-8------------|---------------5-5-5h7---|
E|----------------|--1---5------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
I the weaker man because I understand love must be the If I gave U...
that master plan
 
[Chorus]
G Cmaj7 Cmaj7add9 Cmaj7 G Am G Cmaj7 Cmaj7add9 Cmaj7
e|-----5------------|--10---------------|----5----------|-10-----------------|
B|--8--5--3---5-----|------8------------|-8--5--3---5---|-----8--------------|
G|--7--7--4---4-----|--9---7------------|-7--5--4---4---|--9--7--------------|
D|--9-----5---5-----|--9---7----------5-|-9--7--5---3---|--9--7------------5-|
A|------------3-----|----------5-5-5h7--|-----------5---|----------5-5-5h7---|
E|------------------|--8---8------------|---------------|--8--8--------------|
diamonds and pearls would you boy or a girl If I could I
be a happy would
 
G Am7 G Em7 Bm7/E A7 | (2/4 time) | Am7 G 5/4 time|
e|----5-----9--------------------|--7----5-------------|--5---------|--5---3-----------|
B|-8--5--3--8-9h8p9--------------|--7----5-------------|--5---------|--5---3-----------|
G|-7--5--4--7------7h9p7---------|--7----6-------------|--6---------|--5---4----/10-8--|
D|-9--7--5--9-----------7h9p7----|--9----5-------------|--5---------|--5---5-----------|
A|----------7-----------------10-|--7----7-------------|--7---------|--7---5----/8--6--|
E|----------0--------------------|-------5-------------|--5---------|--5---------------|
give you the world but all I can do is -fer U my...love
just of
 
[Interlude]
 
Eb Eb Eb Dbmaj7 Eb/Bb
e|-3---------------|--3--------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-4---------------|--4--------------|-----4-6-4--------|--------1---------|
G|-3---------------|--3--------------|-3-5--------------|------1---3-------|
D|-5---------------|--5--------------|------------------|----3-------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|--4---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
 
Bbm7 Eb/G Eb Eb Db Eb Dbmaj7 Eb/Bb
e|------------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|----------------|------4-6-4-------|-------1----------|
G|-------1-0-(0)----|----------------|-3-5--------------|-----1---3--------|
D|-----3--------1-1-|-(1)------------|------------------|---3--------------|
A|-1-4--------------|----------------|------------------|-4----------------|
E|------------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|
D to the I to the
A to the M
 
Bbm7 Eb/G Eb Eb Db Eb Dbmaj7 Eb/Bb
e|------------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|----------------|-------4-6-4------|-------1----------|
G|-------1-0-(0)----|----------------|-3-5--------------|-----1---3--------|
D|-----3--------1-1-|-(1)------------|------------------|---3--------------|
A|-1-4--------------|----------------|------------------|-4----------------|
E|------------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|
O 2 the N to the D D 2 the I to the A
2 the pearls of love 2 the M
 
Bbm7 Eb/G Eb NC | NC 3/4 time |
e|-------------------|-------------------11-|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------|------------8h11p8----|----------8--------------8-10-8-|
G|-------1-0-(0)-----|--8---8---8-----------|--------8---10-8-7---7-9--------|
D|-----3--------1-1--|----8---8-------------|------8-----------10------------|
A|-1-4---------------|----------------------|--10----------------------------|
E|-------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|
O 2 the N 2 the D
2 the pearls of love
 
G Fmaj7 G/D Dm7 G/B G | 2/4 time |
e|-----------------------|------------|-----------|
B|-----------------------|------------|-----------|
G|----------9-7--------5-|-4----------|-----------|
D|----7-10-----------7---|-----5-5----|-(5)-------|
A|-8-------------5-8-----|------------|-----------|
E|-----------------------|------------|-----------|
 
[Verse]
G Fmaj7 G/D Dm7 G/B G F/G G
e|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----1-------|
G|---------------------|-------------------|---------5--4-------|---0---0-----|
D|---------5--7--5-----|-------------------|-------7------5--5--|-3-------/5--|
A|--5---7--------------|---------3---7---5-|--5--8--------------|-------------|
E|---------------------|--1--5-------------|--------------------|-------------|
There will come a time love will blow and everything U'll look (Take a look
your mind when 4 look 4 U'll find inside)
 
G Fmaj7 G/D Dm7 G/B G F/G G
e|----------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------|--------------------|-------------------|-----1----3--------------|
G|----------------|--------------------|--------5-4--------|---0---0----4------------|
D|--------5--7--5-|--------------------|------7------5-5---|-3-------5-------------5-|
A|--5--7----------|----------3---7--5--|--5-8--------------|---------------5-5-5h7---|
E|----------------|--1---5-------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
That will be the everything will shine bright it makes you If I gave U...
time that so colorblind
 
[Chorus]
G Cmaj7 Cmaj7add9 Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 Cmaj7add9 Cmaj7
e|-----5------------|--10---------------|----5---------|-10-----------------|
B|--8--5--3---5-----|------8------------|-8--5--3---5--|-----8--------------|
G|--7--7--4---4-----|--9---7------------|-7--5--4---4--|--9--7--------------|
D|--9-----5---5-----|--9---7----------5-|-9--7--5---3--|--9--7------------5-|
A|------------3-----|----------5-5-5h7--|-----------5--|----------5-5-5h7---|
E|------------------|--8---8------------|--------------|--8--8--------------|
diamonds and pearls Would you boy or a girl If I could I
be a happy would
 
G Em7 Bm7/E A7 | (2/4 time) | Am7 G
e|-7--5--3--9--------------------|--7----5-----------|--5---------|--5---3-----------|
B|-8--5--3--8-9h8p9--------------|--7----5-----------|--5---------|--5---3-----------|
G|-7--5--4--7------7h9p7---------|--7----6-----------|--6---------|--5---4-----------|
D|-9--7--5--9-----------7h9p7----|--9----5-----------|--5---------|--5---5-----------|
A|----------7-----------------10-|--7----7-----------|--7---------|--7---5-----------|
E|----------0--------------------|-------5-----------|--5---------|--5---------------|
give you the world but all I can do is -fer U my...love
just of
 
[Outro]
G Cmaj7 Cmaj7add9 Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 Cmaj7add9 Cmaj7
e|-----5------------|--10---------------|----5---------|-10-----------------|
B|--8--5--3---5-----|------8------------|-8--5--3---5--|-----8--------------|
G|--7--7--4---4-----|--9---7------------|-7--5--4---4--|--9--7--------------|
D|--9-----5---5-----|--9---7----------5-|-9--7--5---3--|--9--7------------5-|
A|------------3-----|----------5-5-5h7--|-----------5--|----------5-5-5h7---|
E|------------------|--8---8------------|--------------|--8--8--------------|
diamonds and pearls(Pearls) Would you boy or a girl(Yeah yeah)If I could I
be a happy would
 
G Em7 Bm7/E A7 | (2/4 time) | Am7 G
e|-7--5--3--9--------------------|--7----5-----------|--5---------|--5---3-----------|
B|-8--5--3--8-9h8p9--------------|--7----5-----------|--5---------|--5---3-----------|
G|-7--5--4--7------7h9p7---------|--7----6-----------|--6---------|--5---4-----------|
D|-9--7--5--9-----------7h9p7----|--9----5-----------|--5---------|--5---5-----------|
A|----------7-----------------10-|--7----7-----------|--7---------|--7---5-----------|
E|----------0--------------------|-------5-----------|--5---------|--5---------------|
give you the world(Give you the but all I can do is -fer U my...love If I gave you...
world) just of
 
G Cmaj7 Cmaj7add9 Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 Cmaj7add9 Cmaj7
e|-----5------------|--10---------------|----5---------|-10-----------------|
B|--8--5--3---5-----|------8------------|-8--5--3---5--|-----8--------------|
G|--7--7--4---4-----|--9---7------------|-7--5--4---4--|--9--7--------------|
D|--9-----5---5-----|--9---7----------5-|-9--7--5---3--|--9--7------------5-|
A|------------3-----|----------5-5-5h7--|-----------5--|----------5-5-5h7---|
E|------------------|--8---8------------|--------------|--8--8--------------|
diamonds and pearls((Diamonds)Would you boy or a girl If I could I
be a happy would
 
G Em7 Bm7/E A7 | (2/4 time) | Am7 G
e|----5-----9--------------------|--7----5-----------|--5---------|--5---3-----------|
B|-8--5--3--8-9h8p9--------------|--7----5-----------|--5---------|--5---3-----------|
G|-7--5--4--7------7h9p7---------|--7----6-----------|--6---------|--5---4-----------|
D|-9--7--5--9-----------7h9p7----|--9----5-----------|--5---------|--5---5-----------|
A|----------7-----------------10-|--7----7-----------|--7---------|--7---5-----------|
E|----------0--------------------|-------5-----------|--5---------|--5---------------|
give you the world but all I can do is -fer U my...love
just of
 
[Legend]
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
h - hammer on
p - pull off

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