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Wait Til The Sun Shines Nellie

Buddy Holly

RockAdvanced for beginners8 chords

How to play it

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

A×○○
DbmDiagram coming soon
D××○
E○○○
DbDiagram coming soon
GbmDiagram coming soon
BDiagram coming soon
EbDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro: 
 A     Dbm         A 
(Wait..til the sun shines, Nellie..wait..til 
     D   A               E    A  E   D  A 
 the sun shines, Nellie.......by and byyyyy) 
 
#1. 
A    Db      D           A       E 
Wait til the sun shines, Nellie..and the  
       D             A 
clouds go a-drifting by. 
D          A      Gbm     B         E 
We will be happy, Nellie, don't you cry. 
 
#2. 
A    Db      D          A       E    Eb     E 
Down Lover's Lane we'll wander..sweethearts you  
D   Db 
and I. 
D    A       Gbm         B       E  Dbm E A 
Wait til the sun shines, Nellie, by an--d by. 
 
#3. 
A    Db      D          A       E    Eb     E 
Down Lover's Lane we'll wander..sweethearts you  
D   Db 
and I. 
D    A       Gbm         B       E  D   A 
Wait til the sun shines, Nellie, by and by. 
 
OUTRO: 
E       D    A   D   A 
Bom-bom-bom..bom-bom-bom.

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Chord set

A · Dbm · D · E · Db · Gbm · B · Eb

Practice tip

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