Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend - Marilyn Monroe [Intro] A [Verse 1] A A kiss on the hand, may be quite continental E7 But diamonds are a girl's best friend A kiss may be grand, but it won't pay the rental B7 On your humble flat D E7 Or help you at the automat A7 Men grow cold Bm As girls grow old A A7 E7 And we all lose our charms in the end A But square-cut or pear-shaped A7 Bm These rocks don't loose their shape Bm E7 A Diamonds are a girl's best friend A A [Verse 2] A There may come a time When a lass needs a lawyer E7 But diamonds are a girl's best friend There may come a time When a hard-boiled employer B7 Thinks you're awful nice D E7 But get that ice or else no dice A7 He's your guy Bm When stocks are high A A7 E7 But beware when they start to descend A It's then that those louses A7 Bm Go back to their spouses Bm E7 A Diamonds are a girl's best friend A A [Verse 3] A I've heard of affairs That are strictly platonic E7 But diamonds are a girl's best friend And I think affairs That you must keep liaisonic B7 Are better bets D E7 If little pets get big baguettes A7 Time rolls on Bm And youth is gone A A7 E7 And you can't straighten up when you bend A But stiff back A7 Or stiff knees A7 Bm You stand straight at Tiffany's Bm E7 A Diamonds are a girl's best friend [Outro] Bm E7 A Diamonds are a girl's best friend Bm E7 A Diamonds are a girl's best friiiiiiiiiiiiend [E7*] [A*]