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Listen To Me

Buddy Holly

RockEasy for beginners4 chords

How to play it

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

A×
D××
E
A7×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Listen To Me:Buddy Holly. 
#16 in UK in 1957. 
 
INTRO: A D E (x2) 
 
#1. 
A                 D       E 
Listen to me and, hold me tight.  
A                     D         E 
And you will see our, love's so right. 
A                D      E          A  D A E   
Hold me darling, listen closely to me. 
 
#2. 
A                        D        E 
Your eyes will see what, love can do. 
A                  D       E 
Reveal to me your, love so true. 
A             D      E          A D A A7 
Listen to me, listen closely to me. 
 
E 
I've told the stars you're my only love, 
A         D              A 
I want to love you tenderly. 
E 
Those same bright stars in Heaven above, 
D                   E 
know now how sweet, sweethearts can be. 
 
#3. 
A             D           E 
Listen to me, hear what I say. 
A                  D           E 
Our hearts can be, nearer each day. 
A                D      E          A D E 
Hold me darling, listen closely to me. 
 
(SPOKEN:Ad lib.) 
A D E A7 
Listen to me..Listen, listen..Listen to me. 
 
E 
I've told the stars you're my only love, 
A         D              A 
I want to love you tenderly. 
E 
Those same bright stars in Heaven above, 
D                   E 
know now how sweet, sweethearts can be. 
 
#4. 
A             D           E 
Listen to me, hear what I say. 
A                  D           E 
Our hearts can be, nearer each day. 
A                D      E          A D A 
Hold me darling, listen closely to me. 
 
 
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat. 
          
 

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Chord set

A · D · E · A7

Practice tip

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