E A E There she was, just-a walkin' down the street A E Singin' (do wah diddy, diddy dum, diddy do) A E Snappin' her fingers and shufflin' her feet A E Singin' (do wah diddy, diddy dum, diddy do)
E A E She looked good (she looked good) A E She looked fine (she looked fine) A E A E She looked good, she looked fine A E A E And I nearly lost my mind
E A E Before I knew it she was walkin' next to me A E Singin' (do wah diddy, diddy dum, diddy do) A E Holdin' my hand just as natural as can be E A E Singin' (do wah diddy, diddy dum, diddy do)
A E We walked on (walked on) A E To my door (to my door) A E A E We walked on to my door A E A E Then we kissed a little more
E C#m Whoa-oa, I knew we was fallin' in love A B7 B B7 Yes I did, and so I told her all the things I'd been dreamin' of
E A E Now we're together nearly every single day A E Singin' (do wah diddy, diddy dum, diddy do) A E We're so happy and that's how we're gonna stay A E Singin' (do wah diddy, diddy dum, diddy do)
A E Well, I'm hers (I'm hers) A E She's mine (she's mine) A E A E I'm hers, she's mine A E A E Wedding bells are gonna chime
(2 bars each chord) E C#m Whoa-oa, I knew we was fallin' in love A B7 Yes I did, and so I told her all the things I'd been B B7 dreamin' of
E A E Now we're together nearly every single day A E Singin' (do wah diddy, diddy dum, diddy do) A E We're so happy and that's how we're gonna stay A E Singin' (do wah diddy, diddy dum, diddy do)
A E Well, I'm hers (I'm hers) A E She's mine (she's mine) A E A E I'm hers, she's mine A E A E Wedding bells are gonna chime
B7 B Whoa... oh, yeah
E A E (Do wah diddy, diddy dum diddy do) Well, sing it to me A E (Do wah diddy, diddy dum diddy do) Oh, oh yeah A E (Do wah diddy, diddy dum diddy do)
[Verse 1 - Barre chords for - put G riff in sometimes] I [G] met a gin-soaked barroom queen in Mem [C] phis She [G] tried to take me [A] upstairs for a [D] ride (G riff) She [G] had to heave me right across her [C] shoulder cause [G] I just can't seem to [D] drink you off my [G] mind
[Chorus - Open chords for] It's the [G] ho-ooo [D] o-nky tonk [G] women That [G] gimme, gimme, [D] gimme the honky-tonk [G] blues
[Verse 2] I [G] laid a divorcee in New York C [C] ity I [G] had to put up s [A] ome kind of a f [D] ight The [G] lady then she covered me in r [C] oses She [G] blew my nose and [D] then she blew my m [G] ind
[Chorus] It's the [G] ho-ooo [D] o-nky tonk [G] women That [G] gimme, gimme, [D] gimme the honky-tonk [G] blues
[Solo] | G | G | C | C | | G | A | D | D | | G | G | C | C | | G | D | G | G
[Chorus] It's the [G] ho-ooo [D] o-nky tonk [G] women That [G] gimme, gimme, [D] gimme the honky-tonk [G] blues
It's the [G] ho-ooo [D] o-nky tonk [G] women That [G] gimme, gimme, [D] gimme the honky-tonk [G] blues
[End figure] BSSB SSSB SSSS
[Notes - play sus4 on D and C to approximate riff] [G riff - bass run is (play down strokes for all to articulate)] D ------5- A -------- E -3-5s7--
[G Riff - Really try to play notes individually whilst holding full chord] E -3---------------------------------------- B -3---------------------------------------- G -0--2h4-2-0-2-0--2h4-2-0----0-2-0-0------ D -0-----------------------2----------------- A -X---------------------------------------- E -3---------------------------------------- D--B--S----B--S-----B----S----B----S-----
