Ride On Josephine Chords by Bo Diddley
Tempo:
98.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Gm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [G]
[Gm]
Ride on [Gm] Josephine, ride on
[G] Ride on Josephine, [D] ride on
[G] Ride on Josephine, [C] you got a running machine
[G] Baby, baby, ride on Josephine, baby, ride on
Well, Josephine's driving a hot rod for us
When carburetor will eat up the road
When exhaust sticking out the rear
Something that will really take away from you
Ride on Josephine, ride on
Ride on Josephine, ride on
[D]
Ride on Josephine, [C] you got a running machine
[G] Baby, baby, ride on Josephine, baby, ride on
Josephine Ford [Gm] begin to run hot
She tried to trade it in at a used car lot
The man couldn't believe it, natural high
When she pulled it into his drive
Ride on Josephine, ride on
Ride on Josephine, ride on
[D]
[G] Ride on Josephine, child, [C] you're tanking and leaking
[G] Ride on Josephine, ride on Say what?
Baby, you better shut up and come on ride with me
Yeah, you better ride with me
You say I better mind my business
You my business, baby, you good business
I just [Gm] love good business
You say what kind of car I'm driving
Well, I'm driving a 48 Cadillac with Thunderbird wings
Telling you, baby, it's a running thing
I [G] can reach in the roof and get a gear
I think I can take it away from here
Ride on Josephine, ride on
Ride on Josephine, ride [D] on
[G] Ride on Josephine, child, [C] you got a running monkey
Baby, [G] baby, ride on Josephine, baby, ride on
Well, I'm gonna leave you, baby, cause you ain't riding
I'm going
I'm going
[Gm]
Goodbye
[Gm]
Ride on [Gm] Josephine, ride on
[G] Ride on Josephine, [D] ride on
[G] Ride on Josephine, [C] you got a running machine
[G] Baby, baby, ride on Josephine, baby, ride on
Well, Josephine's driving a hot rod for us
When carburetor will eat up the road
When exhaust sticking out the rear
Something that will really take away from you
Ride on Josephine, ride on
Ride on Josephine, ride on
[D]
Ride on Josephine, [C] you got a running machine
[G] Baby, baby, ride on Josephine, baby, ride on
Josephine Ford [Gm] begin to run hot
She tried to trade it in at a used car lot
The man couldn't believe it, natural high
When she pulled it into his drive
Ride on Josephine, ride on
Ride on Josephine, ride on
[D]
[G] Ride on Josephine, child, [C] you're tanking and leaking
[G] Ride on Josephine, ride on Say what?
Baby, you better shut up and come on ride with me
Yeah, you better ride with me
You say I better mind my business
You my business, baby, you good business
I just [Gm] love good business
You say what kind of car I'm driving
Well, I'm driving a 48 Cadillac with Thunderbird wings
Telling you, baby, it's a running thing
I [G] can reach in the roof and get a gear
I think I can take it away from here
Ride on Josephine, ride on
Ride on Josephine, ride [D] on
[G] Ride on Josephine, child, [C] you got a running monkey
Baby, [G] baby, ride on Josephine, baby, ride on
Well, I'm gonna leave you, baby, cause you ain't riding
I'm going
I'm going
[Gm]
Goodbye
Key:
G
D
Gm
C
G
D
Gm
C
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Ride on [Gm] Josephine, ride on
_ _ [G] Ride on Josephine, [D] ride _ on
[G] Ride on Josephine, [C] you got a running machine
[G] Baby, baby, ride on Josephine, baby, ride on
Well, Josephine's driving a hot rod for us
When carburetor will eat up the road
When exhaust sticking out the rear
Something that will really take away from you
Ride on Josephine, ride on
_ _ Ride on Josephine, ride on
[D] _ _
Ride on Josephine, [C] you got a running machine
[G] Baby, baby, ride on Josephine, baby, ride on _ _
Josephine Ford [Gm] begin to run hot
She tried to trade it in at a used car lot
The man couldn't believe it, natural high
When she pulled it into his drive
Ride on Josephine, ride on
_ Ride on Josephine, _ ride on
[D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ Ride on Josephine, child, [C] you're tanking and leaking
[G] Ride on Josephine, ride on Say what?
Baby, you better shut up and come on ride with me _
_ Yeah, you better ride with me
You say I better mind my business _ _
_ You my business, baby, you good business
I just [Gm] love good business _
You say what kind of car I'm driving
_ Well, I'm driving a 48 Cadillac with Thunderbird wings
Telling you, baby, it's a running thing
I [G] can reach in the roof and get a gear
I think I can take it away from here
Ride on Josephine, ride on
_ _ Ride on Josephine, ride [D] _ on
[G] Ride on Josephine, child, [C] you got a running monkey
Baby, [G] baby, ride on Josephine, baby, ride on
Well, _ _ _ I'm gonna leave you, baby, cause you ain't riding
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm going
_ I'm going _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _
Goodbye _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Ride on [Gm] Josephine, ride on
_ _ [G] Ride on Josephine, [D] ride _ on
[G] Ride on Josephine, [C] you got a running machine
[G] Baby, baby, ride on Josephine, baby, ride on
Well, Josephine's driving a hot rod for us
When carburetor will eat up the road
When exhaust sticking out the rear
Something that will really take away from you
Ride on Josephine, ride on
_ _ Ride on Josephine, ride on
[D] _ _
Ride on Josephine, [C] you got a running machine
[G] Baby, baby, ride on Josephine, baby, ride on _ _
Josephine Ford [Gm] begin to run hot
She tried to trade it in at a used car lot
The man couldn't believe it, natural high
When she pulled it into his drive
Ride on Josephine, ride on
_ Ride on Josephine, _ ride on
[D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ Ride on Josephine, child, [C] you're tanking and leaking
[G] Ride on Josephine, ride on Say what?
Baby, you better shut up and come on ride with me _
_ Yeah, you better ride with me
You say I better mind my business _ _
_ You my business, baby, you good business
I just [Gm] love good business _
You say what kind of car I'm driving
_ Well, I'm driving a 48 Cadillac with Thunderbird wings
Telling you, baby, it's a running thing
I [G] can reach in the roof and get a gear
I think I can take it away from here
Ride on Josephine, ride on
_ _ Ride on Josephine, ride [D] _ on
[G] Ride on Josephine, child, [C] you got a running monkey
Baby, [G] baby, ride on Josephine, baby, ride on
Well, _ _ _ I'm gonna leave you, baby, cause you ain't riding
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm going
_ I'm going _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _
Goodbye _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _