(originally performed by Manfred Mann)
(transcribed by Andrew P. Citron citron@vnet.ibm.com and
       Glenn Simon for the On-Line Guitar Archive.)

(Intro chords)  G  C  G (pause)
(no chord)
There she was, just a 'walkin' down the street singin'
G                  C         G
do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
G                        C             G
Snappin' her fingers and shufflin' her feet singin'
G                  C          G
do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do

                (kettle drum rolls GGGGD)       (kettle drum)
She looked good (looked good!), she looked fine (looked fine!)
                     (kettle drum..........................)     
She looked good, she looked fine, and I nearly lost my mind
  G                      C               G
Before I knew it she was walkin' next to me singing
G                  C         G
do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
G                       C              G
Holdin' my hand just as natural as can be singin'
G                  C         G
do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do

             (kettle drum)           (kettle drum)
We walked on (walked on!) to my door (my door!)
                (kettle drum rolls.................)
We walked on to my door then we kissed a little more

G (piano riff) Em
     Whoaoa, I knew we was fallin' in love
 C (piano riff)         D7
    Yes I did, and so I told her all the things I've been dreamin' of

    G                     C            G
Now we're together nearly every single day, singin'
G                  C         G
do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
    G                         C               G
Uh, we're so happy and that's how we're gonna stay, singin'
G                  C         G
do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do

              (Kettle drum)            (kettle drums)
Well I'm hers (I'm hers!).  She's mine (she's mine!)
          (Kettle drum rolls .......................)
I'm hers, she's mine, wedding bells are gonna' chime

G (piano riff) Em
     Whoaoa, I knew we was fallin' in love
C (piano riff)          D7
    Yes I did, and so I told her all the things I've been dreamin' of

(no chords)                    
Now we're together nearly every single day, singin'
G                   C        G
do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
    G                         C               G
Uh, we're so happy and that's how we're gonna stay, singin'
G                  C         G
do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do

              (Kettle drum)            (kettle drum)
Well I'm hers (I'm hers!).  She's mine (she's mine!)
          (Kettle drum............................)
I'm hers, she's mine, wedding bells are gonna' chime

D7
   Uh ohooa, oh yeah
G                  C         G
Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do  We're singin'
G                  C         G
Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
G                  C         G  (stop!)
Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do.

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