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