Ritchie Valens - Boney moronie
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Bony Moronie - Ritchie Valens
Composer: Larry williams
From the album "The best of Ritchie Valens"
Released after his death.
original key : F
Riff:
F
e|-----------1-1----------|
B|-------1-3-----4-3-1-1-3|
G|---2-2------------------|
D|-3----------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
In the intro the riff is first played by the bass then bass and guitar together.
The guitar and bass play the riff at the end of lines 1, 2 and 4 of each verse.
The bass plays the same riff up a fourth at the end of line 3.
Intro:
C Bb F
#1
FWell, I got a girl named Boney Maronie [riff]
FWell, she's as skinny as a stick of macaroni [riff]
BbOughta see her rock an' roll with blue jeans on
FShe's not very fat just skin and bone [riff]
CWell, I love he-ee-er, Bbshe loves me
CWoah, how happy now Bbwe can be
Making Flove underneath the apple tree [riff]
#2:
FWell, I told her mama, and I told her papa, too [riff]
FWell, just exactly what I'm gonna do [riff]
BbGet married on a night of June
FAnd rock an' roll by the silvery moon [riff]
CWell, I love Bbhe-ee-er, she loves me
CWoah, how happy now Bbwe can be
Making Flove underneath the apple tree [riff]
Instrumental
F Bb F C
#3
FShe's my one and only, she's my heart desire [riff]
FShe's a real upsetter, she's a real live wire [riff]
BbEv'rybody turns when my baby goes by
FShe's somethin' to see that really catches the eye [riff]
CWell, I love Bbhe-ee-er, she loves me
CWoah, how happy now Bbwe can be
Making Flove underneath the apple tree [riff]
Outro (instrumental to end fade):
F C Bb F