Do Wah Diddy Diddy Manfred Mann
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:
E A E/B [N.C.]
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
Verse 1:
[1, 4: N.C on first line]
T[E]here she was, just-a w[A]alkin' down the s[E/B]treet
Singin' ([E]do wah diddy, diddy d[A]um, diddy [E/B]do)
S[E]nappin' her fingers and sh[A]ufflin' her f[E/B]eet
Singin' ([E]do wah diddy, diddy d[A]um, diddy [E/B]do)
[N.C.]
She looked good (she looked good)
She looked fine (she looked fine)
[E] [ B] <- single notes, fuzz organ w/bass
She looked good, she looked fine
[E] [ B E B] <- 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
[E]v v v v v [A]v v v v v v
-----------------|-0- ---------4--2--0-|------- ---------0--2--4-|--- -----------------|-4--2-- -----------------|--- -----------------|------- -----------------|--- -----------------|------- -----------------|--- -----------------|------- -----------------|--- -----------------|-------
^^^^^^^ quarter-note triplets ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^
E [fill 1] C#m
Whoa-oa, I knew we was fallin' in love
A [fill 2] 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]
[/] [/]Wh[/]oa[/]...[/] o[/]h,[/] y[/]eah
([E]Do wah diddy, diddy d[A]um diddy [E]do) Well, sing it to me
([E]Do wah diddy, diddy d[A]um diddy [E]do) Oh, oh yeah
E A E [end cold]
(Do wah diddy, diddy dum diddy do)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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