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