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Crying, Waiting, Hoping

Buddy Holly

RockEasy for beginners3 chords

How to play it

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

G
C×
D××

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: G    C G    D     G    C G    D 
  
G            D              G            C  
Crying,    Waiting,    Hoping    you?ll come back,  
  
   G                        D                     G      D  
I just can?t seem to get you off my mind.  
  
G            D              G             C  
Crying,    Waiting,    Hoping    you?ll come back,  
  
                 G                      D                                  G     C  G  
You?re the one I love and I think about you all the time.  
  
D          G           D  
Crying. Doo Doo Doo 
  
      G              C         G  
My tears keep falling all night long.  
   
D          G            D  
Waiting. Doo Doo Doo 
  
   G          C            G             D  
It feels so useless I know it?s wrong, to keep  
  
G            D              G             C   
Crying,    Waiting,    Hoping    you?ll come back,  
  
            G                                D                   C          G  C  G D 
Maybe someday soon things?ll change and you?ll be mine.  
 
GUITAR SOLO: G D G C   G D G C G D   G D G C  G D G C G 
  
D          G           D  
Crying. Doo Doo Doo 
  
      G              C         G  
My tears keep falling all night long.  
   
D          G            D  
Waiting. Doo Doo Doo 
  
   G          C            G             D  
It feels so useless I know it?s wrong, to keep  
  
G            D              G             C   
Crying,    Waiting,    Hoping    you?ll come back,  
  
            G                                D                   C          G  C  G D 
Maybe someday soon things?ll change and you?ll be mine.  
 
G            D              G              
Crying,    Waiting,    Hoping     
 
          
 

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Chord set

G · C · D

Practice tip

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