The Old Double Diamond

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The Old Double Diamond by Ian Tyson/Written by Gary McMahan

Tabbed By: cowboycole10

I couldn't find the chords to this good ol' cowboy song, so I figured I'd make one.

Standard Tuning:EADGBe

Capo 4th fret

Time: 3/4

Hit the bass note, then strum twice. For the rhythm, it's best to play along with the song first.

[Intro]

C G Am* Am F F G*

[Verse 1]

Now, the old Double Diamond lay out east of Dubois

In the land of the buffalo

And the auctioneers gavel, how it rapped and it rattled

As I watched the old Double Diamond go

Won't you listen to the wind

Mother Nature's violin

[Verse 2]

When I first hired on the Old Double Diamond

I was a dammed poor excuse for a man

I never learned how to aim when the spirit was tame

Couldn't see all the cards in my hand

And the wind whipped the granite above me

Blew the tumble weeds clean through my soul

[Verse 3]

Well I fought her winters and I busted her horses

And I took more than I thought I could stand

But the battles with mountains and cattle

Seemed to bring out the best in a man

I guess a sailor, he needs an ocean

And a mama, her babies to hold

I need the hills of Wyoming

In the land of the buffalo

[Solo]

C G Am* Am F F G*

[Outro]

Now she's sellin' out, I'm moving on

But I'm leavin' with more than I came

Cause I've got this saddle, and it ain't for sale

And I got this song to sing

Find a new range to ride, new knots to tie

In a country where cowboys are king

I turn my tail to the wind and the old Double Diamond

Disappeared into the sage

Am* = this is an Am chord, only instead of picking the open A string (bass note),

An E note (D string, 2nd fret) is picked.

G* = this is a chord progression