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When You Ask About Love: The Crickets
Album - In Style With The Crickets - 1960
[Intro]
 E   B(x2)
[Verse 1]
EDon't cry on, Amy shoulder, Erely on
Asomeone who's older
EI don't know what to tell you, Bwhen you
ask about Elo A- o E- Bve
EI think I Aknow, what's wrong with you..EI've
been going Asteady, too long with you
EI don't know what to tell you..Bwhen, you
ask about Elo A- o E- Bve
[Chorus]
AWhat you feel for me is infatuation
and it Eall started back during summer vacation
F#Someone else needs my attention and I
Bcan't go steady with you no more
[Verse 2]
EDon't cry on, Amy shoulder, Erely on
Asomeone who's older
EI don't know what to tell you, Bwhen you
ask about Elo A- o E- Bve
[Instrumental]
E   A   E   A   E   B   E   A   E   E7
[Chorus]
AWhat you feel for me is infatuation
and it Eall started back during summer vacation
F#Someone else needs my attention and I
Bcan't go steady with you no more
[Verse]
EDon't cry on, Amy shoulder, Erely on
Asomeone who's older
EI don't know what to tell you, Bwhen you
ask about Elo A- o E- Bve
[Outro]
EI don't know what to tell you, Bwhen you
ask about Elo A- o E- Bve
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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When You Ask About Love

by The Crickets

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When You Ask About Love: The Crickets

Album - In Style With The Crickets - 1960

[Intro]

E B

(x2)

[Verse 1]

E A E

Don't cry on, my shoulder, rely on

someone who's older

E B

I don't know what to tell you, when you

E A E B

ask about lo - o - ve

E A E

I think I know, what's wrong with you..I've

been going steady, too long with you

E B

I don't know what to tell you..when, you

E A E B

ask about lo - o - ve

[Chorus]

What you feel for me is infatuation

and it all started back during summer vacation

Someone else needs my attention and I

can't go steady with you no more

[Verse 2]

E A E

Don't cry on, my shoulder, rely on

someone who's older

E B

I don't know what to tell you, when you

E A E B

ask about lo - o - ve

[Instrumental]

E A E A E B E A E E7

[Chorus]

What you feel for me is infatuation

and it all started back during summer vacation

Someone else needs my attention and I

can't go steady with you no more

[Verse]

E A E

Don't cry on, my shoulder, rely on

someone who's older

E B

I don't know what to tell you, when you

E A E B

ask about lo - o - ve

[Outro]

E B

I don't know what to tell you, when you

E A E B

ask about lo - o - ve

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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