Do Wah Diddy Diddy chords by Manfred Mann

Chords

A augmentedA 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:

	E MajorE        A augmentedA  E/B [N.C.]
	/ / / /  / / / /


Verse 1:

	[1, 4: N.C on first line]

	 E MajorE                     A augmentedA                E/B
	There she was, just-a ...
	         E MajorE                    A augmentedA         E/B
	Singin' (do wah diddy, ...
	 E MajorE                         A augmentedA            E/B
	Snappin' her fingers and ...
	         E MajorE                    A augmentedA         E/B
	Singin' (do wah diddy, diddy ....

	[N.C.]
	She looked good (she ...
	She looked fine (she ...
	                      [E MajorE     BB]  <- single notes, fuzz organ w/bass
	She looked good.....
	 [E MajorE     BB      E MajorE      BB]         <- single notes, fuzz organ w/bass
	And I nearly ...


Verse 2:

	Before I knew it she was walkin' .....

	We walked on (....


Bridge:

	(electric piano arr. for guitar):

	fill 1              		fill 2

	 E MajorE                   		 A augmentedA
	 v   v   v   v     v		 v   v   v   v     v   v
	-----------------|-0-		---------4--2--0-|-------
	---------0--2--4-|---		-----------------|-4--2--
	-----------------|---		-----------------|-------
	-----------------|---		-----------------|-------
	-----------------|---		-----------------|-------
	-----------------|---		-----------------|-------
	         ^^^^^^^  quarter-note triplets  ^^^^^^^   ^^^^^^^

	E MajorE [fill 1]             C# minorC#m
	            Whoa-oa, I ....
	A augmentedA [fill 2]                      B7B7
	            Yes I did and so I ....
	                dreamin' of


Verse 3:

	Now we're together nearly every .....

	Well, I'm hers (I'm .....

[repeat bridge]

[repeat verse 3]

Coda:

	B7B7
	/ / / /  / / / /
	  Whoa... oh, yeah

	 E MajorE                    A augmentedA        E MajorE
	(Do wah diddy, diddy dum diddy do....
	 E MajorE                    A augmentedA        E MajorE
	(Do wah diddy, diddy dum ....
	 E MajorE                    A augmentedA        E MajorE [end cold]
	(Do wah diddy, ....


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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