Diddley Bo chords by Seasick Steve

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Verse 1
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 (D major) Here come the one string diddley bo
And this here song is called
Yeah, you guessed it
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Diddley bo!  (C major)  (D major)  (C major)  (D major) 
Diddley bo!
Diddley bo!
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 (C major)  (D major)  (C major) 

Verse 2
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 (D major) Take the wire off an old broom
On the side of your house
got to find a room
Get two cans and a couple of nails
Up the wire and you're ready to sail

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Interlude 1

Come on now

With

Verse 3
only one string you can't go wrong
So go ahead and make yourself a song
Make it kinda funky
everybody gonna know
You got yourself a diddley bo

Verse 4
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Diddley bo, (C major) diddley bo all the time  (D major) 
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Lord,  (C major)  (D major) have mercy gonna
have a good time
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Diddley bo, diddley bo all  (C major) the time
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Lord,  (D major)  (C major)  (D major) have mercy gonna
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have a good time  (C major)  (D major)  (C major)  (D major) 

Interlude 2

Come on

Verse 5
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 (D major) If you want one just like mine
You need a two by four and
a little bit of time
Decorate it up and you're ready to go
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You got yourself a diddley bo  (C major) 
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 (D major)  (C major)  (D major) 

Verse 6
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Diddley bo, diddley bo all the time  (C major) 
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 (D major) Lord,  (C major)  (D major)  (C major)  (D major) have mercy gonna
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have a good time  (C major)  (D major) 
Diddley bo, diddley bo all
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 (C major) the time  (D major)  (C major) 
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 (D major) Lord, have mercy gonna
have a good time
Diddley bo, diddley bo all
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the time  (C major)  (D major)  (C major)  (D major) 
Lord, have mercy gonna have a
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good  (C major) time  (D major)  (C major)  (D major) 
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Diddley  (C major)  (D major) bo, diddley bo  (C major) 
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 (D major)  (C major)  (D major) all the time  (C major)  (D major) 
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Lord, have mercy  (C major)  (D major) gonna have
a good time
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 (C major)  (D major)  (C major) 