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Crying Waiting Hoping

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Crying, Waiting, Hoping chords
Capo I **
 G   D    G   G\  C\  G*  D7  
GCrying,(crying) Dwaiting,(waiting) Ghoping,(hoping) Cyou'll come back
I Gjust can't seem to Dget you off my GmindD7  
GCrying,(crying) Dwaiting,(waiting) Ghoping,(hoping) Cyou'll come back
You're the Gone I love,
                            D7      G   G\  C\   G  
and I think about you all the time
DCrying,(crying)(Gdo do do Ddo) my Gtears keep a-Cfalling Gall night long
DWaiting,(waiting)(Gdo do do Ddo) it Gfeels so Cuseless, I Gknow it's Dwrong
To keep Gcrying,(crying) Dwaiting,(waiting) Ghoping,(hoping) Cyou'll come back
Maybe Gsomeday soon,
                               D7     G   G\  C\  G  
things will change and you'll be mine
 G   D   G   C   G   D    G    D72x
DCrying,(crying)(Gdo do do Ddo) my Gtears keep a-Cfalling Gall night long
DWaiting,(waiting)(Gdo do do Ddo) it Gfeels so Cuseless, I Gknow it's Dwrong
To keep Gcrying,(crying) Dwaiting,(waiting) Ghoping,(hoping) Cyou'll come back
Maybe Gsomeday soon,
                               D7     G   G\  C\ G  
things will change and you'll be mine
GCrying, Dwaiting, Ghoping...
*  The backward slash " \ " indicates a rapid change from one chord to another
Capo III
  G= F  
  D= C  
  C=  Bb  
 D7= C7  
Capo IV
  G= E  
  D= B  
  C=  A  
 D7= B7  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
  G= D  
  D= A  
  C= G  
 D7= A7  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
  G= A  
  D= E  
  C= D  
 D7= E7  

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Crying Waiting Hoping

by Buddy Holly

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Crying, Waiting, Hoping chords

Capo I **

G D G G C G D7

\ \ *

G D G C

Crying,(crying) waiting,(waiting) hoping,(hoping) you'll come back

G D G D7

I just can't seem to get you off my mind

G D G C

Crying,(crying) waiting,(waiting) hoping,(hoping) you'll come back

You're the one I love,

D7 G G C G

\ \

and I think about you all the time

D G D G C G

Crying,(crying)(do do do do) my tears keep a-falling all night long

D G D G C G D

Waiting,(waiting)(do do do do) it feels so useless, I know it's wrong

G D G C

To keep crying,(crying) waiting,(waiting) hoping,(hoping) you'll come back

Maybe someday soon,

D7 G G C G

\ \

things will change and you'll be mine

G D G C G D G D7

D G D G C G

Crying,(crying)(do do do do) my tears keep a-falling all night long

D G D G C G D

Waiting,(waiting)(do do do do) it feels so useless, I know it's wrong

G D G C

To keep crying,(crying) waiting,(waiting) hoping,(hoping) you'll come back

Maybe someday soon,

D7 G G C G

\ \

things will change and you'll be mine

G D G

Crying, waiting, hoping...

* The backward slash " \ " indicates a rapid change from one chord to another

Capo III

G F

D C

C Bb

D7 C7

Capo IV

G E

D B

C A

D7 B7

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

G D

D A

C G

D7 A7

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

G A

D E

C D

D7 E7

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