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