Bo Diddley

RockEasy for beginners2 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
Intro: E  A/E 4x 
 
E                            A       E   E  A/E 
Bo Diddley bought his babe a diamond ring, 
E               A          E    E  A/E 
If that diamond ring don't shine, 
E                     A       E  E  A/E 
He gonna take it to a private eye, 
E                   A     E  E  A/E 
If that private eye can't see 
E                        A         E  E  A/E 
He'd better not take the ring from me. 
 
E  A/E (4x) 
 
E                   A     E   E  A/E 
Bo Diddley caught a nanny goat, 
   E                      A      E   E  A/E 
To make his pretty baby a Sunday coat, 
E                   A    E  E  A/E 
Bo Diddley caught a bear cat, 
   E                      A      E  E  A/E 
To make his pretty baby a Sunday hat. 
 
E  A/E (4x) 
 
E                         A         E    E  A/E 
Mojo come to my house, ya black cat bone, 
E             A        E   E  A/E 
Take my baby away from home, 
E              A        E  E  A/E 
Ugly ole mojo, where ya bin, 
E                  A     E   E  A/E 
Up your house, and gone again. 
 
E                      A        E    E  A/E 
Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley have you heard? 
E                   A          E     E  A/E 
My pretty baby said she wasn't for it. 
 
E  A/E (4x)

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Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.