Diamonds And Tears

{Each pair of chords is one measure total.} {In a lot of the E measures, hammer-on quickly from 0 to 2 on the A string at the beginning of the measure.} {It's possible that this song uses a lot of chords with open and high E strings, so that E might be x79900, might be x44200, A might be 577600, might be 799800, etc. See "Outbound Plane."} {intro} {intro} Spent my life looking for Happiness like it was buried treasure Somewhere behind the secret door Surely there were riches beyond measure I would take my sanity to task Walk across broken glass to find it And no mountain top was left unclimbed Before I ever took the time to look inside me These dreams of mine, these precious years Oh how they shine like diamonds and tears The slow grace of time, the joy and the fears Oh how they shine like diamonds and tears {similar to intro} Oh sure, there was love And of course I thought it'd be my salvation And in a way, I guess he was There's always room for higher education Yes, I have said and heard the word goodbye Felt the blade and turned the knife sideways But I'd crossed bridges while they'd burn To keep from losing what I've learned along the way These dreams of mine, these precious years Oh how they shine like diamonds and tears The slow grace of time, the joy and the fears Oh how they shine like diamonds and tears . {ending, similar to intro} - Adam Schneider, [email protected]