Chords with lyrics
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!
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A augmentedA|----------2-2-4-2-----------------|
E MajorE|-0-0-3-4--------------------------| 4x
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BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------2-2-4-2-----------------|
A augmentedA|-0-0-3-4--------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------| 2x
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BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------2-2-4-2-----------------|
E MajorE|-0-0-3-4--------------------------| 2x
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BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------2-2-4-2-----------------|
E MajorE|-0-0-3-4--------------------------| 2x
E MajorE
I'm a road runner honey,
And you can't keep up with me,
A augmentedA
I'm a road runner honey,
E MajorE
And you can't keep up with me,
B7B7
Come on, let's race,
E7E7
Baby baby, you will see,
Here I come,
Beep! Beep!
E MajorE
Move over honey,
Let me by,
A augmentedA
Move over baby,
E MajorE
Let this man by,
A augmentedA
I'm gonna show you baby, look out your head,
E MajorE
Gonna put some dirt in your eye,
E7E7
Here I go!
Oh yea, how am I doin?
Beep! Beep!
E MajorE
Take my hand baby,
I'm gonna prove to you that I'm a road running man,
A augmentedA
I wanna show you something,
A augmentedA
That I'm the fastest in the land,
E MajorE
Now let me by,
Beep! Beep!
E MajorE
Oh yea, you said you's fast,
But it don't look like you gonna last,
E MajorE
Goodbye! I've got to put you down,
A augmentedA
I'll see you some day,
E MajorE
Baby, somewhere hanging around.
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