Key: G minor
Verse 1
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Bm
D
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E
Bm
old Diddley must
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Bm
A
Bm
We were two ships passin' in the night
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Bm
B
Bm
We never didn't meet eye to eye
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Bm
I was givin' this gift without askin'
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Bm
This is my way of sayin' good -bye
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B
I'm ridin' on that old
Bm
B
Bm
B
Diddley line
strung real low
Checkin' out the long old beach
wherever he'd go
From the streets of Mississippi
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Bm
all the way to Tokyo
The most African American I ever did know
oh, diddly special
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Bm
Bo Neely line
E
D
Goodbye Bo Neely, goodbye so long
Bm
Oh, I'm ridin' on that old Diddley special
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Bm
B
I'm ridin' on that old Diddley line
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B
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B
Bm
B
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Bm
Diddley down
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E
D
C
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Bm
B
Like a big freight train a -rollin' through
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B
Bm
I nev er will forget the day he
and he blew the house down
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Bm
Bo Diddley special
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Bm
I'm ridin' on that Bo Diddley life
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E
Bm
Now let me tell you what was so
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Bm
He had a hand like a plate
G
B
of fish and chips
Bm
B
He dressed in the most romantic style
He rode his motor scooter
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Bm
around Clearwater, Florida
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Bm
With his guitar on his back
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Bm
You know it was square, and it was red
And the last thing was the first
thing he ever said
it'll be special
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B
Bm
Ride on that boat, it'll be light
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B
Bm
A city bus came rollin' by
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Bm
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Destination, Bo Diddley Special, yeah
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Bm
I'm ridin' on that old diddly special
Bm
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Bm
Ridin' on that old diddly line
Bm
Bm
B
Ridin' on that old diddly line you
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