Blue October - Coal Makes Diamonds: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Coal Makes Diamonds" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Bm If I'm a desert, My face is the wind I know where I'm going And I know where I've been A You're the horizon and the wide open space And I surround you caressing your face Bm There's not a limit to the things that I'd do I'd give you stars but the stars wouldn't do A You're like the lava burning buried below An eruption but too early to show Chorus: Bm We are islands Hear our sirens A And so we wait... (wait, down, put it right in front of me) We wait... (wait, down, put it right in front of me) Bm 'Cause when pressure heightens A Our coal makes diamonds Em And so we wait... (wait, down, in front of me) D We wait... (wait, down, wait, down) The flood comes shifting the soil Our blood runs thicker than oil It's like erosion, cutting straight to the core No human nature ever felt this before And we become an unbreakable vow I wanna hold you up, higher than most Because it feels like flying out We are islands Hear our sirens And so we wait... (wait, down, put it right in front of me) We wait... (wait, down, put it right in front of me) Chorus (Wait, down, in front of me) We are islands Hear our sirens And so we wait... (wait, down, put it right in front of me) We wait... (wait, down, put it right in front of me) Chorus Wait, down, in front of me Wait, down You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  D  Em  Bm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Coal Makes Diamonds" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Coal Makes Diamonds" by Blue October.