Standard (EADGBE)

Verse 1

Shook the hands with the president, and then the pope in Rome;

 I've been to parties where I've had to be flown;

 They told me everything was sacred, nothing is profane;

 Money's something that you throw off of the back of a train.

Chorus

Always keep a diamond in your mind

Always keep a diamond in your mind

 Wherever you may wander

 Wherever you may roam

Always keep a diamond in your mind

Verse 2

Steamer of gravy with the little fried pearls

Floating like a necklace on a beautiful girl

 And Chalmers said thanks for the food and land

And somethin' about God that I just don't understand

Chorus

Always keep a diamond in your mind

Always keep a diamond in your mind

 Wherever you may wander

 Wherever you may roam

Always keep a diamond in your mind

Bridge

 She's got the milk of human kindness and the fat of the land

Skin like a baby, but she drives like a man

She lives in Natchez, and she operates a crane

She's like a wrecking ball that's no longer connected to the chain

Verse 3

Zerelda Samuels said she ain't never prayed

 Since her right arm was blown off in a Pinkerton raid

 They lashed her to a windmill with 3-fingered Dave

 Now she's a hundred and two and drinkin' juleps in the shade

Chorus

Always keep a diamond in your mind

Always keep a diamond in your mind

 Wherever you may wander

 Wherever you may roam

Always keep a diamond in your mind

Final Chorus:

Always keep a diamond in your mind

Always keep a diamond in your mind

 Wherever you may wander

 Wherever you may roam

Always keep a diamond in your mind

Always keep a diamond in your mind

 (Finish on )

Enjoy!