Diamond Joe chords and lyrics - HARRY BELAFONTE

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[Verse 1]
[D]Ain't gon[A]' work in [D]the country[A][D]
And neither on Forester's
[A]farm[D]
I'm gonna stay [G]'til my Mirabelle come
She gon' [A]call me [D]Tom

[Verse 2]
[A]I'm gon' ask [D]you a question
Captain [G]tell me no [D]lie
Will I stand this [G]rotten old jail
'Til [D]the day I die?
Diamond [G]Joe

[Verse 3]
Come a- get a- [A]me, Diamond [D]Joe
Come a- get a- me,
Diamond [G]Joe
Come a- get a- me,
[A]Diamond [D]Joe[A][D]

[Verse 4]
I'm tired [G]eating this
[D]cornbread
And can't even wash when it rain
I could [G]get me some meat and soup
[D]I cou[G]ld lose my [D]chain
Diamond [G]Joe

[Verse 5]
Come a- get a- me, Dia[A]mond [D]Joe
Come a- get a- me, [G]Diamond Joe
Come a- [A]get a- me,
Diamond [D]Joe[A][D]
[A]Last night I heard the [D]bloodhounds

[Verse 6]
Two of the men done escape
One was [G]framed for murder
And the other one framed [D]for rape
Diamond [G]Joe

[Verse 7]
Will they catch 'em, [D]Diamond Joe?
Will they catch 'em, Diamond Joe? Will they catch 'em,
Diamond [G]Joe?
Will they catch 'em, [A]Diamond [D]Joe?[A]
[D]

[Verse 8]
Now I bust rock in the summer
In the spring, winter and fall
If [G]I have me some powder
Great God,
[D]I'll blast me a hole in the wall

[Verse 9]
[D]Diamond [G]Joe
Come a- get a- me, [D]Diamond Joe
Come a- get a- me, Dia[G]mond Joe
Come [A]a- get a- me, Diamond Joe