Diamond In The Rough

G/D G D G G/D G D A D (repeat same progression throughout each verse) Words: 1: As a little girl I came down to the water With a little stone in my hand It would shimmer and sing and we knew everything As a little girl I came down 2: But in a little while I got steeped in authority Heaven only knows what went wrong There is nothing so cruel than to bury that jewel When it was mine all along, I'm gonna find it A C A D C D You're shining, I can see you A C A D C D You're smiling, that's enough A C A D G D G G/D D I'm holding on to you, like a diamond in the rough 3: Every now and then I can see that I'm getting somewhere Where I have to go is so deep I was angry back then and you know I still am I have lost too much sleep, but I'm gonna find it (repeat Refrain) Like a diamond in the rough 4: In my dreams I go down by the water With a little girl in my arms And we shimmer and sing, and we know everything In my dreams I go down Like a diamond in the rough -- Marc Hirsh ([email protected]) \ / ^ --"I went to the funeral and Lord it made me happy..." V (Lyle Lovett)