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Diddy Wah Diddy

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1/22

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 22Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo III
This lick is played throughout the song before most lines:
(Frets Are Relative To The Capo)
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|--2(b)-----------|(very slight bend)
E|-------0---------|
[Intro]
  A G E A G E
  A G E A G E
(Diddy WahA)G  E  A  G  E  
(Diddy Wah)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---2(b)---2(b)-----2(b)-2(b)-2(b)-----|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
(Diddy Wah)I gAotta Ggal Edown in ADiddy GWah EDiddy
(Diddy Wah) AAin't Gno Etown an it Aain't Gno Ecity
(Diddy Wah)AShe Gloves her Eman, just Ais Ga Epity
            NC
(Diddy Wah) Crazy 'bout my gal in Diddy Wah Diddy
  A G E  A G E
  A G E  A G E
e|A--G--E---A--G--E---------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---2(b)---2(b)-----2(b)-2(b)-2(b)-----|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
(Diddy Wah)AThis liGttle Egirl is sAweet Gas she could Ebe
(Diddy Wah)AI Gknow Eshe's in Alove Gwith Eme
(Diddy Wah)AA Glovely Eface, Ashe's Gso Epretty
           NC
(Diddy Wah)But she's lives way down in Diddy Wah Diddy
 (Diddy Wah,  ADiGddEy AWah, GDiEddy)
 (Diddy Wah,  ADiGddEy AWah, GDiEddy)
 (Diddy Wah,  ADiGddEy AWah, GDiEddy)
[Chorus]
EAin't no town,      an it Eain't no city
NC
But oh, how they love in Diddy Wah Diddy
[Chorus]
(Diddy Wah)A  G  E  A  G  E  
(Diddy Wah)A  G  E  A  G  E  
(Diddy Wah)A  G  E  A  G  E  
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---2(b)---2(b)-----2(b)-2(b)-2(b)-----|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
(Diddy Wah)AShe Gkissed Eme Aall Gthe Etime
(Diddy Wah)AShe Ggonna Edrive me Aoutta Gmy Emind
(Diddy Wah)AAnyGthing,  E  Ashe Gsays she's Eready
           NC
(Diddy Wah)Headed right back to Diddy Wah Diddy
[Chorus]
(Diddy Wah)A  G  E  A  G  E  
(Diddy Wah)A  G  E  A  G  E  
(Diddy Wah)A  G  E  A  G  E  
(Diddy Wah)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---2(b)---2(b)-----2(b)-2(b)-2(b)-----|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[Break]
EAin't no town,  Eain't no city
NC
Lord, how they love in Diddy Wah Diddy
[Outro]
(Diddy Wah)A  G  E  A  G  E  
(Diddy Wah)A  G  E  A  G  E  
(Diddy Wah)A  G  E  A  G  E  

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Diddy Wah Diddy

by Bo Diddley

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo III

This lick is played throughout the song before most lines:

(Frets Are Relative To The Capo)

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

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

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

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

A|--2(b)-----------|(very slight bend)

E|-------0---------|

[Intro]

A G E A G E

(Diddy Wah)

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

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

G|---2(b)---2(b)-----2(b)-2(b)-2(b)-----|

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

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

E|--------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

A G E A G E

(Diddy Wah)I gotta gal down in Diddy Wah Diddy

A G E A G E

(Diddy Wah) Ain't no town an it ain't no city

A G E A G E

(Diddy Wah)She loves her man, just is a pity

(Diddy Wah) Crazy 'bout my gal in Diddy Wah Diddy

A G E A G E

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

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

G|---2(b)---2(b)-----2(b)-2(b)-2(b)-----|

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

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

E|--------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]

A G E A G E

(Diddy Wah)This little girl is sweet as she could be

A G E A G E

(Diddy Wah)I know she's in love with me

A G E A G E

(Diddy Wah)A lovely face, she's so pretty

(Diddy Wah)But she's lives way down in Diddy Wah Diddy

A G E A G E

(Diddy Wah, Diddy Wah, Diddy)

A G E A G E

(Diddy Wah, Diddy Wah, Diddy)

A G E A G E

(Diddy Wah, Diddy Wah, Diddy)

[Chorus]

E E

Ain't no town, an it ain't no city

But oh, how they love in Diddy Wah Diddy

[Chorus]

A G E A G E

(Diddy Wah)

A G E A G E

(Diddy Wah)

A G E A G E

(Diddy Wah)

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

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

G|---2(b)---2(b)-----2(b)-2(b)-2(b)-----|

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

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

E|--------------------------------------|

[Verse 3]

A G E A G E

(Diddy Wah)She kissed me all the time

A G E A G E

(Diddy Wah)She gonna drive me outta my mind

A G E A G E

(Diddy Wah)Anything, she says she's ready

(Diddy Wah)Headed right back to Diddy Wah Diddy

[Chorus]

A G E A G E

(Diddy Wah)

A G E A G E

(Diddy Wah)

A G E A G E

(Diddy Wah)

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

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

G|---2(b)---2(b)-----2(b)-2(b)-2(b)-----|

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

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

E|--------------------------------------|

[Break]

E E

Ain't no town, ain't no city

Lord, how they love in Diddy Wah Diddy

[Outro]

A G E A G E

(Diddy Wah)

A G E A G E

(Diddy Wah)

A G E A G E

(Diddy Wah)

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