Diamond Studded Shoes Chords - Yola (Yola Carter)

{c: Capo 5}

Intro

G G G G G Gadd11 G Gadd11 G G Gadd11 G Em G Gadd11 G Gadd11 G G Gadd11 G Em

Verse 1

G Everybody’s saying, G Em That it’s gonna be alright, G But I can’t help but wonder, Em If it’s gonna be on my dime, C We are the poor ones, C Rowing up against the tide, G Burning our reserves of courage, G Em And working just to make it alright, G When we know it isn’t.

Chorus

Gadd11 G Gadd11 G We know it isn’t, we know it isn’t, Gadd11 G Em G We know it isn’t, it ain’t gonna turn out right, Gadd11 G Gadd11 G We know it isn’t, we know it isn’t, oh no, Gadd11 G Em G We know it isn’t, that’s why we gots to fight.

Interlude

G Gadd11 G Gadd11 G G Gadd11 G Em

Verse 2

G You and I are trying, G Em But we don’t get to decide, G When the man comes for our paychecks, G Don’t you tell me it’ll be alright, C We aren’t the rich ones, C Some of us’ll barely get by, G They buy diamond studded shoes with our taxes, Em Anything to keep us divided, you know it isn’t.

Chorus

Gadd11 G Gadd11 G We know it isn’t, we know it isn’t, Gadd11 G Em G We know it isn’t, it ain’t gonna turn out right, Gadd11 G Gadd11 G We know it isn’t, we know it isn’t, oh no, Gadd11 G Em We know it isn’t, that’s why we gots to, C F C F C G Fight, for the life and soul of the world we love, C F C F C G Fight, cause the promise is never gonna be enough.

Instr

G Gadd11 G Gadd11 G G Gadd11 G Em G Gadd11 G Gadd11 G G Gadd11 G

Verse 3

Gadd11 G Gadd11 G Watching and waiting for ans----wers, Gadd11 G Em Hoping we might see the light, Gadd11 G Gadd11 G You beat it into us like a ham----mer, Gadd11 G Em So don’t you tell me it’ll be alright, Em When we know it isn’t.

Chorus

Outro

G Gadd11 G Gadd11 G Oh yeah, G Gadd11 Em Oh yeah, G Gadd11 G Gadd11 G You know, G Gadd11 Em You know, G Gadd11 G Gadd11 G Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, G Gadd11 Em Oh no . . . G Gadd11 G Gadd11 G Oh, oh, oh, ooh, G Gadd11 G (Fade out)