Carter Family Diamonds in the rough (THE) G(DIAMONDS WILL BE) D(SHINING' - NO) E7(LONGER) A7(IN THE) D(ROUGH) While (D)walking' out one evening' - not (G)knowing' where to (D)go Just to pass the time away - before (E7)facing' home a(A7)lone I (D)heard a little mission band - (G)playing' with all their (D)might I (G)gave my soul to (D)Jesus - & (E7)learned to (A7)pray that (D)night THE (D)DAY WILL SOON BE OVER - THE (G)DIGGING' WILL BE (D)DONE NO MORE GEMS TO BE GATHERED - SO (E7)LET US ALL PRESS (A7)ON WHEN (D)JESUS COMES TO CLAIM US - & (G)SAYS IT IS E(D)NOUGH THE (G)DIAMONDS WILL BE (D)SHINING' - NO (E7)LONGER (A7)IN THE (D)ROUGH (THE) G(DIAMONDS WILL BE) D(SHINING' - NO) E7(LONGER) A7(IN THE) D(ROUGH) One (D)day my precious comrade - was (G)sadly lost in (D)sin He prayed - & sought for rescue - & (E7)Jesus took him (A7)in (D)When you're tired & tempted - & (G)scoffed by sin's re(D)buff Don't (G)turn away - in (D)anger - those (E7)Diamonds (A7)In The (D)Rough THE (D)DAY WILL SOON BE OVER - THE (G)DIGGING' WILL BE (D)DONE NO MORE GEMS TO BE GATHERED - SO (E7)LET US ALL PRESS (A7)ON WHEN (D)JESUS COMES TO CLAIM US - & (G)SAYS IT IS E(D)NOUGH THE (G)DIAMONDS WILL BE (D)SHINING' - NO (E7)LONGER (A7)IN THE (D)ROUGH (THE) G(DIAMONDS WILL BE) D(SHINING' - NO) E7(LONGER) A7(IN THE) D(ROUGH) While (D)reading' thru the Bible - some (G)wondrous sights - I (D)see I read of Peter--John--&--James - by the (E7)Sea of Gali(A7)lee & (D)Jesus - when He found them - He (G)found them very (D)tough For (G)they were precious (D)Diamonds - that He (E7)gathered (A7)In The (D)Rough THE (D)DAY WILL SOON BE OVER - THE (G)DIGGING' WILL BE (D)DONE NO MORE GEMS TO BE GATHERED - SO (E7)LET US ALL PRESS (A7)ON WHEN (D)JESUS COMES TO CLAIM US - & (G)SAYS IT IS E(D)NOUGH THE (G)DIAMONDS WILL BE (D)SHINING' - NO (E7)LONGER (A7)IN THE (D)ROUGH THE (G)DIAMONDS WILL BE (D)SHINING' - NO (E7)LONGER (A7)IN THE (D)ROUGH