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Road Runner

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Road Runner chords / tabs
Bo Diddley  1960  live on stage, Bo Diddley, using a capo (*45 rpm record uses no capo)
Capo III *
I'm a road runner *honey, (*baby)
Beep! Beep!
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------2-2-4-2-----------------|
E|-0-0-3-4--------------------------| 4x
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------2-2-4-2-----------------|
A|-0-0-3-4--------------------------|
E|----------------------------------| 2x
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------2-2-4-2-----------------|
E|-0-0-3-4--------------------------| 2x
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------2-2-4-2-----------------|
E|-0-0-3-4--------------------------| 2x
I'm a Eroad runner honey,
And you can't keep up with me,
I'm a Aroad runner honey,
And you can't keep up with Eme,
B7Come on, let's race,
ABaby baby, you will Esee,E7  
Here I come,
Beep! Beep!
EMove over honey,
Let me by,
AMove over baby,
Let this man Eby,
B7I'm gonna show you baby, Alook out your head,
Gonna put some Edirt in your eye,
E A E B7 A E  E7
Here I go!
Oh yea, how am I doin?
Beep! Beep!
ETake my hand baby,
I'm gonna prove to you that I'm a road running man,
I wanna show you Asomething,
That I'm the fastest in the Eland,B7  A  
Now let me Eby,
Beep! Beep!
Oh yea, you said you's Efast,
But it don't look like you gonna last,
GoodAbye! I've got to put you Edown,
B7I'll see you some day,A  
Baby, somewhere hanging aEround.
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Road Runner

by Bo Diddley

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

E

A

B7

E7

Road Runner chords / tabs

Bo Diddley 1960 live on stage, Bo Diddley, using a capo (*45 rpm record uses no capo)

Capo III *

I'm a road runner *honey, (*baby)

Beep! Beep!

e|----------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------|

A|----------2-2-4-2-----------------|

E|-0-0-3-4--------------------------| 4x

e|----------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------|

D|----------2-2-4-2-----------------|

A|-0-0-3-4--------------------------|

E|----------------------------------| 2x

e|----------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------|

A|----------2-2-4-2-----------------|

E|-0-0-3-4--------------------------| 2x

e|----------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------|

E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

e|----------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------|

A|----------2-2-4-2-----------------|

E|-0-0-3-4--------------------------| 2x

E

I'm a road runner honey,

And you can't keep up with me,

A

I'm a road runner honey,

E

And you can't keep up with me,

B7

Come on, let's race,

A E E7

Baby baby, you will see,

Here I come,

Beep! Beep!

E

Move over honey,

Let me by,

A

Move over baby,

E

Let this man by,

B7 A

I'm gonna show you baby, look out your head,

E

Gonna put some dirt in your eye,

E A E B7 A E E7

Here I go!

Oh yea, how am I doin?

Beep! Beep!

E

Take my hand baby,

I'm gonna prove to you that I'm a road running man,

A

I wanna show you something,

E B7 A

That I'm the fastest in the land,

E

Now let me by,

Beep! Beep!

E

Oh yea, you said you's fast,

But it don't look like you gonna last,

A E

Goodbye! I've got to put you down,

B7 A

I'll see you some day,

E

Baby, somewhere hanging around.

Set8

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