Bo Diddley Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[E]Ashes to ashes,
and dust to [A]dust
If the women don't get [Bbdim]you,
old Diddley [E]must[Em][G][Em][A][Em]
[C][Em]
[D]We [Em]were two ships passin' in the night
[E]We [Em]never didn't meet [E]eye [Em]to eye
I was givin' this gift [E]without [Em]askin'
[E]Thi[Em]s is my way of sayin' good -bye
So I'm ridin' on that [E]old Diddley Special
[Em]I'm ridin' on that o[E]ld
[Em]Diddley [E]line[Em][E]
[Em]He spent his life with his guitar
strung real low
Checkin' out the long old beach
wherever he'd go
From the streets of Mississippi
all the [E]way to [Em]Tokyo
The most African American I ever did know
Oh, I'm ridin' on that [E]boat,
oh, diddly special
[Em]I'm ridin' on that
[E]Bo Neely [Em]line
Goodbye [A]Bo Neely, goodbye [G]so long
We [F]all gonna miss ya,
but [D]your spirit lives on
[A]Goodbye Bo Neely,
I guess I [G]waited too long
[D]Goodbye, old Diddley, goodbye
Oh, I'm [Em]ridin' on that old Diddley special
[E]I'm rid[Em]in' on that old[E] Diddley line
[D]Diddley [E]down[D][E][Em][E][D][Em]
[A]
[Em][A][Em][E][Em]
[A][G][F][D]
Oh, [Em]Diddley came a -rollin' to my life
[E]Like a [Em]big freight train a -rollin' [E]through
I [Em]nev [E]er w[Em]ill forget the day he
came to my [E]hometown
[Em]Puffed and puffed
and he blew the house down
Good[A]bye old Diddley,
goodbye [G]so long
[F]We're all gonna miss ya,
but your spir[D]it lives on
[A]Goodbye old Diddley,
goodbye [G]old Diddley
Took [D]my Bo Diddley so long
[Em]Yeah, I'm ridin' on that
Bo [E]Diddley spe[Em]cial
I'm ridin' on that [E]Bo Diddley [Em]life
[E]Now[A] let me [Em]tell you what was so
spe[E]cial about Bo Diddley
[D]He had a [Em]hand like a plate
of fish [C]and [E]chips
[Em]He dressed in the most rom[E]antic style
With a [Em]tarp jacket and
pinstripe [E]polyester pants
All the way down [Em]the aisle
He rode his motor scooter
[E]around Clearwa[Em]ter, Florida
With his guitar [E]on his [Em]back
You [E]know [Em]it was square, and it was red
And the last thing was the first
thing he ever said
He said, get on right [E]aboard that boat,
it'll be special
[Em]Ride on that [E]boat, it'll [Em]be light
As the quartage stepped out in[E]to the night
All the best young [Em]dudes
dressed [E]in white
[Em]A city bus cam[E]e ro[Em]llin' by
Des[E]tin[Em]ation, [E]Bo Diddley Special, yea[Em]h
I'm ridin' on that [E]old diddly spe[Em]cial
Rid[Em]in' on that old d[E]iddly [Em]line
[E]I'm ridin' on that old
diddly spe[Em]cial
Rid[Em]in' on that old diddly [Em]line y[E]ou