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Dum Dum Diddle

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F#m:   244222
F#m7:  242222
G#m7:  464444
G#m:   466444
B:     x24442
E:     022100
A:     x02220
A/E:   0x2220
[Intro]
|  A/E   E| % | % | % |
[Verse 1]
EI can hear F#mhow you work, Apractising Bhard
Playing Enight and day, Bwoah - Aoh
EAnd it sounds F#mbetter now, Ayes, you imBprove
Every Etime you play, Bwoah - Aoh
[Pre-Chorus]
        |  F#m7|  G#m7|
But it's bad
         |  F#m7|  G#m7|
You're so sad
             F#m     A/E|  B|
And you're only smiling
                F#m     A/E|  B|
When you play your violin
[Chorus]
EDum-dum-diddle, to Bbe your fiddle
To F#mbe so near you and Bnot just hear you
EDum-dum-diddle, to Bbe your fiddle
I F#mthink then maybe you'd Bsee me, baby
[Post-Chorus]
AYou'd be Bmine
And we'd Abe together all the Btime
[Turnaround]
Wish I was, Edum-dum-G#mdiddle, your Adarling Bfiddle
[Interlude]
|  A/E   E| % | % | % |
[Verse 2]
EBut I think F#myou don't know Athat I exBist
I'm the Equiet kind, Bwoah - Aoh
EFrom the day F#mwhen I first Alistened to Byou
You've been Eon my mind, Bwoah - Aoh
[Pre-Chorus]
         |  F#m7|  G#m7|
You don't care
         |  F#m7|  G#m7|
It's not fair
             F#m     A/E|  B|
And you're only smiling
                F#m     A/E|  B|
When you play your violin
[Chorus]
EDum-dum-diddle, to Bbe your fiddle
To F#mbe so near you and Bnot just hear you
EDum-dum-diddle, to Bbe your fiddle
I F#mthink then maybe you'd Bsee me, baby
[Post-Chorus]
AYou'd be Bmine
And we'd Abe together all the Btime
[Chorus]
EDum-dum-diddle, to Bbe your fiddle
To F#mbe so near you and Bnot just hear you
EDum-dum-diddle, to Bbe your fiddle
I F#mthink then maybe you'd Bsee me, baby
[Post-Chorus]
AYou'd be Bmine
And we'd Abe together all the Btime
[Turnaround]
Wish I was, Edum-dum-G#mdiddle, your Adarling Bfiddle
[Outro]
|  A/E   E| % | % | % |
(repeat and fade)

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Dum Dum Diddle

by ABBA

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/E

F#m

F#m7

G#m7

G#m

F#m: 244222

F#m7: 242222

G#m7: 464444

G#m: 466444

B: x24442

E: 022100

A: x02220

A/E: 0x2220

[Intro]

A/E E

| | % | % | % |

[Verse 1]

E F#m A B

I can hear how you work, practising hard

E B A

Playing night and day, woah - oh

E F#m A B

And it sounds better now, yes, you improve

E B A

Every time you play, woah - oh

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m7 G#m7

| | |

But it's bad

F#m7 G#m7

| | |

You're so sad

F#m A/E B

| |

And you're only smiling

F#m A/E B

| |

When you play your violin

[Chorus]

E B

Dum-dum-diddle, to be your fiddle

F#m B

To be so near you and not just hear you

E B

Dum-dum-diddle, to be your fiddle

F#m B

I think then maybe you'd see me, baby

[Post-Chorus]

A B

You'd be mine

A B

And we'd be together all the time

[Turnaround]

E G#m A B

Wish I was, dum-dum-diddle, your darling fiddle

[Interlude]

A/E E

| | % | % | % |

[Verse 2]

E F#m A B

But I think you don't know that I exist

E B A

I'm the quiet kind, woah - oh

E F#m A B

From the day when I first listened to you

E B A

You've been on my mind, woah - oh

[Pre-Chorus]

F#m7 G#m7

| | |

You don't care

F#m7 G#m7

| | |

It's not fair

F#m A/E B

| |

And you're only smiling

F#m A/E B

| |

When you play your violin

[Chorus]

E B

Dum-dum-diddle, to be your fiddle

F#m B

To be so near you and not just hear you

E B

Dum-dum-diddle, to be your fiddle

F#m B

I think then maybe you'd see me, baby

[Post-Chorus]

A B

You'd be mine

A B

And we'd be together all the time

[Chorus]

E B

Dum-dum-diddle, to be your fiddle

F#m B

To be so near you and not just hear you

E B

Dum-dum-diddle, to be your fiddle

F#m B

I think then maybe you'd see me, baby

[Post-Chorus]

A B

You'd be mine

A B

And we'd be together all the time

[Turnaround]

E G#m A B

Wish I was, dum-dum-diddle, your darling fiddle

[Outro]

A/E E

| | % | % | % |

(repeat and fade)

About Dum Dum Diddle Chords by ABBA

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What key is "Dum Dum Diddle" in?

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