Group : Manfred Mann
Sond : Do Wah Diddy Diddy
A minor hit for the Exciters (as 'Do Wah Diddy'),
later a US #1 for Manfred Mann; this arrangement is from the latter.
"Do Wah Diddy Diddy"
(Jeff Barry - Ellie Greenwich)
Intro:
N.C.
E A E/B
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Verse 1:
1, 4: N.C on first line
EAE/B
There she was, just-a walkin' down the street
EAE/B
Singin' (do wah diddy, diddy dum, diddy do)
EAE/B
Snappin' her fingers and shufflin' her feet
EAE/B
Singin' (do wah diddy, diddy dum, diddy do)
N.C.
She looked good (she looked good)
She looked fine (she looked fine)
EB
<- single notes, fuzz organ w/bass
She looked good, she looked fine
EBEB
<- single notes, fuzz organ w/bass
And I nearly lost my mind
Verse 2:
Before I knew it she was walkin' next to me
Singin' (do wah diddy, diddy dum, diddy do)
Holdin' my hand just as natural as can be
Singin' (do wah diddy, diddy dum, diddy do)
We walked on (walked on)
To my door (to my door)
We walked on to my door
Then we kissed a little more
Bridge:
(electric piano arr. for guitar):
fill 1 fill 2
EA
v v v v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-0- ---------4--2--0-|-------
---------0--2--4-|--- -----------------|-4--2--
-----------------|--- -----------------|-------
-----------------|--- -----------------|-------
-----------------|--- -----------------|-------
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^^^^^^^ quarter-note triplets ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^
fill 1
E C#m
Whoa-oa, I knew we was fallin' in love
fill 2
A B7
Yes I did and so I told her all the things I'd been
dreamin' of
Verse 3:
Now we're together nearly every single day
Singin' (do wah diddy, diddy dum, diddy do)
We're so happy and that's how we're gonna stay
Singin' (do wah diddy, diddy dum, diddy do)
Well, I'm hers (I'm hers)
She's mine (she's mine)
I'm hers, she's mine
Wedding bells are gonna chime
repeat bridge
repeat verse 3
Coda:
B7
// / / / / / /
Whoa... oh, yeah
EAE
(Do wah diddy, diddy dum diddy do) Well, sing it to me
EAE
(Do wah diddy, diddy dum diddy do) Oh, oh yeah
end cold
E A E
(Do wah diddy, diddy dum diddy do)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers