Chords for Bo Diddley - Story of Bo Diddley

Tempo:
88.15 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bo Diddley - Story of Bo Diddley chords
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[E] [A] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [E] I was born [A] one night about 12 [E] o'clock.
[A] [E] I come in this [A] world playing a gold [E] guitar.
[A] [E] My papa walk [A] around [E] sticking out his chest.
Hee [A] hee!
[E] Ah, the mama of this [A] boy, he gonna [E] be a mess.
Ha ha ha ha!
[A] [E] Yeah!
[A]
[E] Yeah.
[A] [E] Oh.
[A]
[E] Uh huh.
[A] [E] Now, people [A] came from [E] miles around.
[A] [E] You can just see here [A] my little [E] guitar now.
[A] [E] Now, some of them [A] said I [E] had what it takes.
[A] [E] If I keep on practicing, [A] I'll be [E] famous one day.
Ha ha ha!
[A] [E] Woo!
I'm a man.
[A]
[E] I'm a killer villain.
[A] [E] Uh huh.
[A]
[E] Hee hee.
[A] [E] Ah.
[A]
[E] [A] [E] Early in the middle of the night,
[A] [E] a car drove [A] up with [E] four headlights.
Ha ha [A] ha ha!
[E] Now, a man stepped [A] out with a [E] long cigar.
[A] [E] He said, sign this [A] line, I [E] can bake you a star.
Ha ha ha ha!
[A] [E] I said, so what's in it, man?
What's in it for me?
[A] [C#m] He said, I play [A] your guitar, son, and [E] wait and see.
[A] [E] Yeah, I uh, [A] hee hee hee.
[E] Woo!
[A] [E] The girls liked [A] me.
[E] They said it's crazy.
[A]
[E] How nice.
[A] [E] Ah.
[A]
[E] My first [A] engagement was in [E] Chicago.
[A]
[E] I played for [A] some people I'd never [E] seen before.
[A]
[E] It was good to her.
[A] Ha ha ha!
[E] [A]
They [E] liked it.
[A] [E] How nice.
[A]
[E] Ha ha ha [A] ha!
[E] Yeah!
[A]
[E] [A] [E] Yeah, man!
[A]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
C#m
13421114
E
2311
A
1231
C#m
13421114
E
2311
A
1231
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Let's start jamming Bo Diddley - The Story Of chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - E, A and E in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 44 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 88 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: E Major.

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[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ [E] I was born [A] one night about 12 [E] o'clock.
_ [A] _ [E] I come in this [A] world playing a gold [E] guitar.
_ [A] _ [E] My papa walk [A] around [E] sticking out his chest.
Hee [A] hee!
[E] Ah, the mama of this [A] boy, he gonna [E] be a mess.
Ha ha ha ha!
[A] _ [E] Yeah!
_ [A] _
[E] Yeah.
_ [A] _ [E] Oh.
_ [A] _
[E] Uh huh.
_ [A] _ [E] Now, people [A] came from [E] miles around.
_ [A] _ [E] You can just see here [A] my little [E] guitar now.
_ [A] _ [E] Now, some of them [A] said I [E] had what it takes.
_ [A] _ [E] If I keep on practicing, [A] I'll be [E] famous one day.
Ha ha ha!
[A] [E] Woo!
I'm a man.
[A] _
[E] I'm a killer villain.
[A] _ [E] Uh huh.
_ [A] _
[E] Hee hee.
[A] _ [E] Ah.
_ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] Early in the middle of the night,
_ [A] _ [E] a car drove [A] up with [E] four headlights.
Ha ha [A] ha ha!
[E] Now, a man stepped [A] out with a [E] long cigar.
[A] _ [E] He said, sign this [A] line, I [E] can bake you a star.
Ha ha ha ha!
[A] _ [E] I said, so what's in it, man?
What's in it for me?
_ [A] _ [C#m] He said, I play [A] your guitar, son, and [E] wait and see.
_ [A] _ [E] Yeah, I uh, [A] hee hee hee.
[E] Woo!
_ [A] _ [E] The girls liked [A] me.
_ [E] They said it's crazy.
_ _ _ [A] _
[E] How nice.
[A] _ [E] Ah.
_ [A] _
[E] My first [A] engagement was in [E] Chicago.
_ [A] _
[E] I played for [A] some people I'd never [E] seen before.
_ [A] _
[E] It was good to her.
[A] Ha ha ha!
[E] _ _ [A]
They [E] liked it.
_ [A] _ [E] How nice.
[A] _
[E] Ha ha ha [A] ha!
[E] _ Yeah!
[A] _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] Yeah, man!
_ [A] _

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