Intro
A B E
[Chorus]
N.C.
Oh, I promise I didn't know he was your man
N.C.
I would have noticed a gold wedding band
N.C.
Diane
N.C.
I'd rather you hate me than not understand
N.C.
Oh, Diane
A B E
[Verse 1]
E
You pick the time and the place
A E B
Don't know how much this hurts
I gave him my heart to break
C#m A B
Now I know he broke yours first
E
Lyin' right there in my bed
A E B
While he was lying to you
Believing the words that he said
E E E/D#
How could we be such fools?
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m B A E
And all those nights that he's given to me
C#m B A
I wish that I could give them back to you
[Chorus]
E
Diane
B
I promise I didn't know he was your man
A
I would have noticed a gold wedding band
E
Diane
A E B C#m
I'd rather you hate me than not understand
B A C#m B
Oh, Diane
[Verse 2]
E
You can blame me if it helps
A E B
That's what a good wife would do
But you're only cheating yourself
E E E/D#
Choosing him over the truth
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m B A E
And all those nights that he's given to me
C#m B A B
I wish that I could give them back to you
[Chorus]
E
Diane
B
I promise I didn't know he was your man
A
I would have noticed a gold wedding band
E
Diane
A E B C#m
I'd rather you hate me than not understand
B A C#m B
Oh, Diane
E B C#m A E B C#m
B A B
[Bridge]
E C#m
Oh, woah
B A
Diane, Diane
E C#m
Oh, woah
B
Diane
A E B C#m
Oh, I'd rather you hate me than not understand
B A
Oh, Diane
[Outro]
C#m B A E
And all those nights that he's given to me
C#m B A
I wish that I could give them back to you