MANN MANFRED - "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" Tablature

nor 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]

E A E/B
There she was, just-a walkin' down the street
E A E/B
Singin' (do wah diddy, diddy dum, diddy do)
E A E/B
Snappin' her fingers and shufflin' her feet
E A E/B
Singin' (do wah diddy, diddy dum, diddy 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 A
v v v v v 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
/ / / / / / / /
Whoa... oh, yeah

E A E
(Do wah diddy, diddy dum diddy do) Well, sing it to me
E A E
(Do wah diddy, diddy dum diddy do) Oh, oh yeah
E A E [end cold]
(Do wah diddy, diddy dum diddy do)


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers