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Down The Line

Buddy Holly

RockAdvanced for beginners7 chords

How to play it

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

E○○○
A×○○
BDiagram coming soon
G○○○
D××○
F#Diagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              hide this tab INTRO 
 
   E                                                            A 
e|--0-0-0-3-0---0--------------0-0-0-3-0---0--------------0-0-0--3-0-3-0-3-|| 
B|------------3--------------------------3---------------------------------|| 
G|----------------3-3-4-2-0------------------3-3-4-2-0---------------------|| 
D|--------------------------2--------------------------2-------------------|| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
 
             E                 B    A            E 
e|--0-0-0--0------0------0-0--2-2-3/2-0--0-0-0--0------0------0--|| 
B|-----------0/h3---0/h3--------------------------0/h3---0/h3----|| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|| 
 
 
 
      E 
Well, my old car's a rollin' down the line 
 A 
Thoughts of my baby runnin' through my mind 
       B                 A 
She's a-waitin' for me, I gotta be on time 
        E    A    E    A    E    A    E                  A    E    A    E 
I gotta roll roll roll roll roll roll roll, I gotta roll roll roll roll roll 
A    E 
roll roll 
 
      E 
Well, the white marker's flying off the road below 
 A 
When I'm really flying low 
    B                A 
My baby's waiting, I can't go slow 
         E    A    E    A    E    A    E                  A    E    A    E 
I gotta roll roll roll roll roll roll roll, I gotta roll roll roll roll roll 
A    E 
roll roll 
 
           A                    E 
Well, the big policeman pulled along side of me 
           A                       E 
He said, "Boy, you ain't quite as fast as me" 
    A                            E 
I showed him a picture of that baby of mine 
          F#                      B7 
He said, "Boy, you gotta roll on down that line" 
 
      E 
Well, my old car's a rollin' down the line 
 A 
Thoughts of my baby runnin' through my mind 
         B                     A 
She's a-waitin' for me I gotta be on time 
         E    A    E    A    E    A    E                  A    E    A    E 
I gotta roll roll roll roll roll roll roll, I gotta roll roll roll roll roll 
A    E 
roll roll 
 
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  E                                                            A 
e|--0-0-0-3-0---0--------------0-0-0-3-0---0--------------0-0-0--3-0-3-0-3-|| 
B|------------3--------------------------3---------------------------------|| 
G|----------------3-3-4-2-0------------------3-3-4-2-0---------------------|| 
D|--------------------------2--------------------------2-------------------|| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
 
  E 
e|--0-0-0-3-0---0--------------0-0-0-2-2-3/2-0--0-0-0--0------0------0-----|| 
B|------------3------------------------------------------0/h3---0/h3-------|| 
G|----------------3-3-4-2-0------------------------------------------------|| 
D|--------------------------2----------------------------------------------|| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
 
e|-0/12--12--10--12--12--12--10--10--12--12--10--12--12--12--10--10--12--12|| 
B|-0/12--12--10--12--12--12--10--10--12--12--10--12--12--12--10--10--12--12|| 
G|-0/13--13--11--13--13--13--11--11--13--13--11--13--13--13--11--11--13--13|| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
 
e|-10--12--12--10----------------------------3--0--0-0-3-0-3-0-3--0--------|| 
B|-10--12--12--10----------0------0------0--------------------------0/h3---|| 
G|-11--13--13--11--0--3/4----3/4----3/4------------------------------------|| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
 
e|--0------0--2-2-3/2-0--0------0------0--0-0-0----------------------------|| 
B|----0/h3-----------------0/h3---0/h3-------------------------------------|| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 
 
      E 
Well, my old car's a rollin' down the line 
 A 
Thoughts of my baby runnin' through my mind 
       B                 A 
She's a-waitin' for me, I gotta be on time 
        E    A    E    A    E    A    E                  A    E    A    E 
I gotta roll roll roll roll roll roll roll, I gotta roll roll roll roll roll 
A    E 
roll roll 
 
      E 
Well, the white marker's flying off the road below 
 A 
When I'm really flying low 
    B                A 
My baby's waiting, I can't go slow 
         E    A    E    A    E    A    E                  A    E    A    E 
I gotta roll roll roll roll roll roll roll, I gotta roll roll roll roll roll 
A    E 
roll roll 
 
           A                    E 
Well, the big policeman pulled along side of me 
           A                       E 
He said, "Boy, you ain't quite as fast as me" 
    A                            E 
I showed him a picture of that baby of mine 
          F#                      B7 
He said, "Boy, you gotta roll on down that line" 
 
      E 
Well, my old car's a rollin' down the line 
 A 
Thoughts of my baby runnin' through my mind 
         B                     A 
She's a-waitin' for me I gotta be on time 
         E    A    E    A    E    A    E                  A    E    A    B7 
I gotta roll roll roll roll roll roll roll, I gotta roll roll roll roll roll 
             E 
on down the line 
 
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e|--0---0-----0---|| 
B|----3---3---0---|| 
G|------------1---|| 
D|------------2---|| 
A|------------2---|| 
E|------------0---||

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Chord set

E · A · B · G · D · F# · B7

Practice tip

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