Chords with lyrics
Bony Moronie - Ritchie Valens
Composer: Larry williams
From the album "The best of Ritchie Valens"
Released after his death.
original key : FF
Riff:
FF
e|-----------1-1----------|
BB|-------1-3-----4-3-1-1-3|
G+G|---2-2------------------|
D MajorD|-3----------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|
In the intro the riff is first played by the bass then bass and guitar together.
The guitar and bass play the riff at the end of lines 1, 2 and 4 of each verse.
The bass plays the same riff up a fourth at the end of line 3.
Intro:
C majorC Bb majorBb FF
#1
FF
Well, I got a girl named Boney Maronie [riff]
FF
Well, she's as skinny as a stick of macaroni [riff]
Bb majorBb
Oughta see her rock an' roll with blue jeans on
FF
She's not very fat just skin and bone [riff]
C majorC Bb majorBb
Well, I love he-ee-er, she loves me
C majorC Bb majorBb
Woah, how happy now we can be
FF
Making love underneath the apple tree [riff]
#2:
FF
Well, I told her mama, and I told her papa, too [riff]
FF
Well, just exactly what I'm gonna do [riff]
Bb majorBb
Get married on a night of June
FF
And rock an' roll by the silvery moon [riff]
C majorC Bb majorBb
Well, I love he-ee-er, she loves me
C majorC Bb majorBb
Woah, how happy now we can be
FF
Making love underneath the apple tree [riff]
Instrumental
FF Bb majorBb FF C majorC
#3
FF
She's my one and only, she's my heart desire [riff]
FF
She's a real upsetter, she's a real live wire [riff]
Bb majorBb
Ev'rybody turns when my baby goes by
FF
She's somethin' to see that really catches the eye [riff]
C majorC Bb majorBb
Well, I love he-ee-er, she loves me
C majorC Bb majorBb
Woah, how happy now we can be
FF
Making love underneath the apple tree [riff]
Outro (instrumental to end fade):