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Clinging Vine

Bobby Vinton

RockMedium for beginners10 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

C×○○
C7×○
F
G7○○○
G9Diagram coming soon
D××○
C9Diagram coming soon
A7×○○○
Dm××○
Dm7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              C   C7M C7 F                G7  G9 G7/9-   C D 
Cling to me clinging  vine just to me  clinging     vine 
                                                              C9 C7    F       A7   Dm 
How I wish those arms you're clinging to were mine, only mine 
Dm7              G7                 G9 G7  G9  G7     
Please come back and cling to  me clinging vine 
                        C7M C7   F 
I can't believe that we're through 
                   G7 Dm7  G7  G9 G7/9-  C 
That you're clinging   to   someone   new 
                                                           C9 C7 F   A7   Dm 
Don't you know he'll never love you like  I   do, like I do 
Dm7              G7                 G9 G7  G9  G7     
Please come back and cling to me clinging vine 
         G9 G7    G9 G7   C 
Cling to   me clinging vine 
         G9 G7    G9 G7   C 
Cling to me clinging vine 
Dm7              G7                 G9 G7  G9 G7 C    F C    
Please come back and cling to me clinging vine

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Chord set

C · C7 · F · G7 · G9 · D · C9 · A7 · Dm · Dm7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.