Bo Diddley chords by Eric Burdon

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Verse 1
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 (E major) Ashes to ashes,
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and dust to dust  (A major) 
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If the women don't get  (B flatdim) you,
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old Diddley must  (E major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor) 
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We  (D major) were two  (E minor) ships passin' in the night
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We  (E major)  (E minor) never didn't meet eye  (E major) to eye (E minor) 
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I was givin' this gift without  (E major) askin'  (E minor) 
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 (E major) This  (E minor) is my way of sayin' good -bye
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So I'm ridin' on that  (E major) old Diddley Special
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I'm  (E minor) ridin' on that  (E major) old
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Diddley  (E minor) line  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major) 
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 (E minor) He spent his life with his guitar
strung real low
Checkin' out the long old beach
wherever he'd go
From the streets of Mississippi
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all the  (E major) way to Tokyo  (E minor) 
The most African American I ever did know
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Oh, I'm ridin' on that boat,  (E major) 
oh, diddly special
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 (E minor) I'm ridin' on that
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 (E major) Bo Neely line  (E minor) 
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Goodbye  (A major) Bo Neely, goodbye  (G major) so long
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We  (F major) all gonna miss ya,
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but your spir (D major) it lives on
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Goodbye  (A major) Bo Neely,
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I guess I  (G major) waited too long
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Goodbye,  (D major) old Diddley, goodbye
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Oh, I'm  (E minor) ridin' on that old Diddley special
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 (E major) I'm  (E minor) ridin' on that  (E major) old Diddley line
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Diddley  (D major)  (E major) down  (D major)  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (D major)  (E minor) 
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 (A major) 
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Oh,  (E minor) Diddley came a -rollin' to my life
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Like  (E major) a  (E minor) big freight train a -rollin'  (E major) through
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I  (E minor) nev er  (E major)  (E minor) will forget the day he
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came to my hometown  (E major) 
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Puffed  (E minor) and puffed
and he blew the house down
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Good (A major) bye old Diddley,
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goodbye  (G major) so long
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We're  (F major) all gonna miss ya,
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but your spir (D major) it lives on
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Goodbye  (A major) old Diddley,
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goodbye  (G major) old Diddley
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Took  (D major) my Bo Diddley so long
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Yeah,  (E minor) I'm ridin' on that
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Bo Diddley  (E major) spe (E minor) cial
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I'm ridin' on that Bo  (E major) Diddley life  (E minor) 
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 (E major) Now  (A major) let  (E minor) me tell you what was so
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spe (E major) cial about Bo Diddley
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He  (D major) had a  (E minor) hand like a plate
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of fish  (C major) and chips  (E major) 
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 (E minor) He  dressed in the most romantic  (E major) style
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With a  (E minor) tarp jacket and
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pinstripe  (E major) polyester pants
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All the way down  (E minor) the aisle
He rode his motor scooter
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 (E major) around Clearwa (E minor) ter, Florida
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With his guitar on  (E major) his back (E minor) 
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You  (E major) know it was square,  (E minor) and it was red
And the last thing was the first
thing he ever said
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He said, get on right aboard  (E major) that boat,
it'll be special
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Ride  (E minor) on that boat,  (E major) it'll be light  (E minor) 
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As the quartage stepped out in (E major) to the night
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All the best young  (E minor) dudes
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dressed  (E major) in white
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A  (E minor) city bus came  (E major)  (E minor) rollin' by
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Des (E major) tin (E minor) ation,  (E major) Bo Diddley Special, yeah  (E minor) 
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I'm ridin' on that  (E major) old diddly spe (E minor) cial
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Rid (E minor) in' on that old diddly  (E major) line  (E minor) 
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I'm  (E major) ridin' on that old
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diddly spe (E minor) cial
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Rid (E minor) in' on that old diddly line  (E minor)  (E major) you