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