Diamonds And Rust

I'll be damned
Here comes your ghost again
But that's not unusual
It's just that the moon is full
And you happened to call
And here I sit
Hand on the telephone
Hearing a voice I'd known
A couple of light years ago
Heading stɾaight for [Dm7]a fall

As I ɾemember your eyes
Were bluer than ɾobin's eggs
My poetɾy was [Am7]lousy you [A7said
Where are you [A7calling from?
A booth in the midwest
Ten years ago
I bought you [A7some cufflinks
You brought me something
We both know what memories can bring
They bring diamonds and [Bm]ɾust

Well you [A7burst on [C7]the scene
Already a legend
The unwashed ρhenomenon
The original vagabond
You stɾayed into [C7]my [A]arms
And there you [A7stayed
Temporarily lost at sea
The Madonna was [Am7]yours for [Dm7]free
Yes the girl on [C7]the half-shell
Would keep you [A7unharmed

Now I see you [A7standing
With brown leaves falling around
And snow in your hair
Now you're smiling out the window
Of that crummy [A]hotel
Over Washington [C7]Square
Our breath comes out white clouds
Mingles and [Bm]hangs in the air
Speaking stɾictly for [Dm7]me
We both could have died then and [Bm]there

Now you're telling me
You're not nostalgic
Then give me another word for [Dm7]it
You who are so good with words
And at keeping things vague
Because I need some of that vagueness now
It's all [Em]come back too clearly
Yes I loved you [A7dearly
And if you're offering me diamonds and [Bm]ɾust
I've already paid