Chet Nichols

Chet Nichols

The Ballad Of Diamond Joe (2015)

Song Description

A song about a prison "road boss" who has gone mad and is now being hunted down by a bounty hunter ....'taint no love song!

Song Length 5:40 Genre Folk - Rural, Folk - Rural
Tempo Medium Fast (131 - 150) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Aggressive, Mad Subject Murder, Rape, Worry
Similar Artists Tim Buckley, Neil Young Language English
Era 1970 - 1979

Lyrics

"The Ballad Of Diamond Joe"
Lyrics and Music by Chet Nichols
Copyright 1969 by Chet Nichols (ASCAP) & Magic Garage Music (ASCAP)
www.chetnicholsmusic.net * chet@chetnichols.net

VERSE 1
Well, don?t go to the county farm
Conditions there are raw
The boss has just gone raving mad
He just killed three men with a saw
CHORUS
Have you seen him?
Well, if you do
Tell him, ?Keep on keeping on?
Tell him, ?Keep on moving on?
Tell him, ?Get on, get along?
VERSE 2
Well, the boss, he is a hunted man
And I wonder how he feels
His boss has promised that
He?d be killed And to be forever at his heels
REPEAT CHORUS
VERSE 3
Well, Diamond Joe is his name
He?s the meanest man alive
When Joe finally met his boss
Well, he was not the one to die
I hear he?s in Montana
Living on some rancho land
If you see him, please tell him
That I?m the better man
Oh, tell him, I?ll get him
Tell him, I?ll get him
Tell him, I?ll get him
Tell him, I?ll get him
Shoot him down
Shoot him down, down, down
Shoot him down, down, down
Well, don?t go to the county farm
Conditions there are raw
The boss has just gone raving mad
He just killed three men with a saw
REPEAT CHORUS

There is no guessing with your music, all 5's no question.... your voice is always over the top, you can tell you have been doing this a long time.... It pleases me no end when I get one of your songs to review you always give me a wild ride and this is no exception....

Nice slow build with cool 'hidden' guitar injections. The vocal is very soulful and travels several routes to tell its story.
Reminds me of the cool vibe of CSN. Instrumentation is very well presented and add to the overall feel. Nice job!!

What a great sound. Tremendous vocalist with a superb range. Excellent guitar work. I love the way the guitars and vocal interweave. That bass sound and arrangement is to die for. Very well produced. A strong piece of work that has this listener hooked from the first chord.

great vocals,you sound like you mean it, nice tone with a good range,the high falsetto vocals were particularly good, with a haunting quality, a nice interesting guitar sound and rhythm work.very catchy , and I liked the guitar work on the intro which made you sit up and listen ,unusual sound. good lyrics

I love the arrangement, the song does not get dull.

Very soulful. I like the way you strategically keep the guitar monotone-ish
Pointing the listener to the more important lyrical frenzy.
Well done. A song like that combined with the performance you gave could easily make
You a star.
Good luck to you.

Nice driving song with a great amount of power in the building tension in the vocals and guitar. Love that vibe!

Love the overall minor key for this song.
Haunting harmonies and sfx. Accomplished instrumentals.
This kept me listening all the way through - amazing at 5 mins 47 secs!

Lyrics Chet Nichols Music Chet Nichols
Producer Stephen Barncard Publisher Chet Nichols (ASCAP) & Magic Garage Music (ASCAP)
Performance Chet Nichols - All Instruments and vocals Label Magic Garage Records

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