Kiss - Black Diamond: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Black Diamond" 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.

G#m
Out on the street for a living
E                   F# G#m
Picture's only begun
E                     G#m
Got you under their thumb.
Hit it!

G#m
Out on the streets for a living
E
Picture's only begun
G#m
Your day is sorrow and madness
E                   G#m
Got you under their thumb

Chorus:
E  F#
Ooh Black diamond
E  F#
Ooh Black diamond

Darkness will fall on the city
It seems to follow you too (ooh-ooh-ooh)
And though you don't ask for pity
There's nothing that you can do, no no

Chorus:
Whoo, black diamond
Whoo, black diamond

Out on the streets for a living
Picture's only begun (ooh-ooh-ooh)
Your day is sorrow and madness
Got you under their thumb

Chorus:
Whoo, black diamond, yeah
Whoo, black diamond


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

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 "Black Diamond" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Black Diamond" by Kiss.

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