Tab transcribed by Charles Taylor
Well[D] he spent that summer walkin' door to door
With a can of gas and an old lawn mower
That's [G]a sure fire way to make a [D]buck when tou're fourteen.
Well[D] he made a block with no luck at all
Then he spotted a place where the weeds were tall
With[G] a young girl sittin' on[D] the front porch eatin' ice cream.
[Bm]Deep in the pocket of his grass stained jeans,
Were som[D]e caremel corn and a plastic ring
[G]Left over from t[A]he week befo[G]re, mama didn't wash 'em, thank the Lord.
(Chorus)
[D]Just lik[A]e a cra[D]cker-ja[D]ck diamo[Bm]nd, you never [A]know when you're gonna find one
[D]They fou[G]nd love from t[A]hat [G]day on.
[D]The hand o[A]f fat[D]e put them[Bm] together, [A]their hea[G]rts will stay forever young
[A]Like a crack[D]er-jack diamond.
Verse II
[D]Well it's been five years since he gave her his prize
Now the sparkles gone but not in her eyes
And he'[G]s wantin' to tell her wha[D]t's been on his mind lately.
[D]He said "Girl I ain't rich but I've been savin' up
A little every day till I had enough"
Be[G]fore he could finish she[D] said "You know I will baby"
[Bm]Deep in the pocket o[D]f his wholy jeans, was money for the preacher and a
diamond ring
[G]He took her back to that [A]old front porch, s[G]lipped it on her finger and he
thanked the Lord.
repeat chorus
Now[G] once a year she takes[D] it out but it won't fit her hand
But[G] she wears [D/F#]it in her heart beca[A]use that's where it all began.
repeat chorus
Well[D] he spent that summer walkin' door to door
With a can of gas and an old lawn mower
That's [G]a sure fire way to make a [D]buck when tou're fourteen.
Well[D] he made a block with no luck at all
Then he spotted a place where the weeds were tall
With[G] a young girl sittin' on[D] the front porch eatin' ice cream.
[Bm]Deep in the pocket of his grass stained jeans,
Were som[D]e caremel corn and a plastic ring
[G]Left over from t[A]he week befo[G]re, mama didn't wash 'em, thank the Lord.
(Chorus)
[D]Just lik[A]e a cra[D]cker-ja[D]ck diamo[Bm]nd, you never [A]know when you're gonna find one
[D]They fou[G]nd love from t[A]hat [G]day on.
[D]The hand o[A]f fat[D]e put them[Bm] together, [A]their hea[G]rts will stay forever young
[A]Like a crack[D]er-jack diamond.
Verse II
[D]Well it's been five years since he gave her his prize
Now the sparkles gone but not in her eyes
And he'[G]s wantin' to tell her wha[D]t's been on his mind lately.
[D]He said "Girl I ain't rich but I've been savin' up
A little every day till I had enough"
Be[G]fore he could finish she[D] said "You know I will baby"
[Bm]Deep in the pocket o[D]f his wholy jeans, was money for the preacher and a
diamond ring
[G]He took her back to that [A]old front porch, s[G]lipped it on her finger and he
thanked the Lord.
repeat chorus
Now[G] once a year she takes[D] it out but it won't fit her hand
But[G] she wears [D/F#]it in her heart beca[A]use that's where it all began.
repeat chorus
