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Keep On Tryin':Bobby Vee.
#84 on CASH BOX and #85 on BB Hot 100
on LIBERTY Records in 1965.
INTRO:  Eb   Ab(x4)
#1.
EbI'm gonna Abmake you Eblove me.Ab.....Ebjust you Abwait and EbseeAb.
AbThough it Dbmay take a Abyear, I'll Ebmake you Abfall in Eblove 
with Abme.
Cause Fmnobody else will Gmdo, now, I want Abyou, now, and 
I'll Fkeep on Bbtrying.
#2.
EbBaby, Abyou can Ebignore me.Ab....whenEbever AbI come aEbround.
AbTreating me Dbcruel..Abcall me a fool but Ebbaby, AbI'll be your 
Ebclown.
And Fmhide all my hurting inGmside and tuck my Abpride in, and 
Fkeep on Bbtrying.
BRIDGE:
CYeah, yeah..I'm gonna keep on trying..mmmmm, Fyeah..
CI'm gonna Fkeep on Ctrying.
#3.
FThey say a constant Bbdrop of Fwater..can tear a Bbstone aFpart.
BbBaby, I'll Ebtake constant Bblove and break the Fwall aBbround 
your Fheart.
GYou can't drive me Amaway, now, gonna Bbstay, now, and Gkeep on 
Ctrying.
BRIDGE:
DYeah, yeah..I'm gonna keep on trying..mmmm, yeah..I'm gonna 
keep on trying.
#4.
EbMaybe AbI'm being Ebstubborn.Ab.....Ebmaybe AbI'm wasting EbtimeAb.
But Ebstubborn, I'll Dbbe, unEbtil I Absee, that Ebyou will Abnever be Ebmine.
And FmI'll try forgetting aGmbout you..living withAbout you..and Fkeep 
on Bbtrying.
OUTRO:
CYeah, yeah..I'm gonna keep on trying..mmmmm, Fyeah..
CI'm gonna Fkeep on Ctrying.
CYeah, yeah..I'm gonna keep on trying..mmmmm, Fyeah..
CI'm gonna Fkeep on Ctrying..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Keep On Tryin

by Bobby Vee

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Keep On Tryin':Bobby Vee.

#84 on CASH BOX and #85 on BB Hot 100

on LIBERTY Records in 1965.

Eb Ab

INTRO: (x4)

#1.

Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab

I'm gonna make you love me......just you wait and see.

Ab Db Ab Eb Ab Eb

Though it may take a year, I'll make you fall in love

with me.

Fm Gm Ab

Cause nobody else will do, now, I want you, now, and

F Bb

I'll keep on trying.

#2.

Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb

Baby, you can ignore me.....whenever I come around.

Ab Db Ab Eb Ab

Treating me cruel..call me a fool but baby, I'll be your

clown.

Fm Gm Ab

And hide all my hurting inside and tuck my pride in, and

F Bb

keep on trying.

BRIDGE:

C F

Yeah, yeah..I'm gonna keep on trying..mmmmm, yeah..

C F C

I'm gonna keep on trying.

#3.

F Bb F Bb F

They say a constant drop of water..can tear a stone apart.

Bb Eb Bb F Bb

Baby, I'll take constant love and break the wall around

your heart.

G Am Bb G

You can't drive me away, now, gonna stay, now, and keep on

trying.

BRIDGE:

Yeah, yeah..I'm gonna keep on trying..mmmm, yeah..I'm gonna

keep on trying.

#4.

Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab

Maybe I'm being stubborn......maybe I'm wasting time.

Eb Db Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb

But stubborn, I'll be, until I see, that you will never be mine.

Fm Gm Ab F

And I'll try forgetting about you..living without you..and keep

on trying.

OUTRO:

C F

Yeah, yeah..I'm gonna keep on trying..mmmmm, yeah..

C F C

I'm gonna keep on trying.

C F

Yeah, yeah..I'm gonna keep on trying..mmmmm, yeah..

C F C

I'm gonna keep on trying..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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