Written by Leo Robin and Jule Styne
C Fm Fdim C The French are glad to die for love C Fm Fdim C They delight in fight - ing duels Bm5-/7 E7 Am Am7+ But I prefer a man who lives A7 D D7 G9 G And gives expensive jewels C G C Cdim C Em7 Cdim C A kiss on the hand may be quite continental C Em7 Am7 Cdim G7 But diamonds are a girl's best friend Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm7 Cdim G7 A kiss may be grand, but it won't pay the rental Cdim Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 C On your humble flat, or help you at the automat C C/B Am C7 F C F Men grow cold as girls grow old G C C/B Am7 Cdim G And we all lose our charms in the end C G Am Em But square-cut or pear shaped C G Bm5-/7 A7 These rocks don't lose their shape F Fdim G/B G7 C Diamonds are a girl's best friend C G C Cdim C Em7 Cdim C There may come a time when a lass needs a lawyer C Em7 Am7 Cdim G7 But diamonds are a girl's best friend Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm7 Cdim G7 There may come a time when a hard-boiled employer Cdim Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 C Thinks you're awful nice but get that ice or else, no dice C C/B Am C7 F C F He's your guy when stocks are high G C C/B Am7 Cdim G But beware when they start to descend C G Am Em C G Bm5-/7 A7 It's then that those louses go back to their spouses F Fdim G/B G7 C Diamonds are a girl's best friend C G C Cdim C Em7 Cdim C I've heard of affairs that are strictly platonic C Em7 Am7 Cdim G7 But diamonds are a girl's best friend Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm7 Cdim G7 And I think affairs that you must keep liaisonic Cdim Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 C Are better bets if little pets get big baguettes C C/B Am C7 F C F Time rolls on and youth is gone G C C/B Am7 Cdim G And you can't straighten up when you bend C G Am Em C G Bm5-/7 A7 But stiff back or stiff knees, you stand straight at Tiff'ny's F Fm7 C E7 Bm5-/7 A Diamonds diamonds I don't mean rhinestones A9 F F#7 G Fdim G C F Fm7 C G C But diamonds are a girl's best best friend