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Bob Dylan - Black Diamond
Bay
Em
Up on the white veranda
C G
She wears a neck tie and a panama hat
Em
Her passport shows her face from
C G
Another time and place she looks nothing like that
D
And all of the remnants of her
C D C Em G
Recent past are scattered in the wild wind
D
She walks across the marble floor where a
C D C Em G
Voice from the gambling room is calling her to come on in
Em Am
She smiles walks the other way
C D C Em Am C
As the last ship sails and the moon fades away
C Am7 Am G C Am7 Am G
From Black Diamond Bay
Repeat chords for remaining verses
As the morning light breaks open
The Greek walks down and he asks for a rope and a pen that will write
Pardon monsieur the Desk Clerk says
Carefully removes his fez, am I hearing you right
And as the yellow fog is lifting
The Greek is quickly heading for the second floor
She passes him on the spiral staircase
Thinking he's the Soviet ambassador
She starts to speak but he walks away
As the storm clouds rise and the palm branches sway
On Black Diamond Bay
A Soldier sits beneath the fan doing
Business with the Tiny Man who sells him a ring
Lightning strikes the lights blow out
The Desk Clerk wakes he begins to shout can you see anything
Then the Greek appears on the second floor in his
Barefeet with a rope around his neck
While the loser in the gambling room
Lights up a candle says open up another deck
But the dealer says attendez-vous sil vous plait
As the rain beats down and the cranes fly away
From Black Diamond Bay
The Desk Clerk heard the Woman laugh as he
Looked around in the aftermath and the soldier got tough
He tried to grab the Woman's hand
Said here's a ring it cost a grand she said that ain't enough
Then she ran upstairs to pack her bags while a
Horse-drawn taxi waited at the curb
She passed the door that the Greek had locked where a
Hand-written sign read Do not disturb
She knocked upon it anyway
As the sun went down and the music did play
On Black Diamond Bay