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Searchin':Billy Lee Riley.
Recorded on SUN Records in 1957.
(Great Rockabilly.)
INTRO:
(BGonna find her)..(Gonna find her)
(Gonna find her)..(Gonna find her)
BYeah, I've been searchin'..I been searchin'.
Oh, yeah, searchin' every which a-way, yay-yay.
Oh, yeah, Esearchin', I'm searchin'..
Bsearchin' every which a-way, yay-yay.
But I'm like that F#7Northwest Mountie..
Eyou know I'll bring her in someBday.
(Gonna find her)..(Gonna find her)
#1.
BIf I have to climb a mountain..you know I will.
BWell, now if I have to swim a river.. 
you know I will.
BAnd if she's hiding up on Blueberry Hill..
am I gonna find her, child?..you B7know I will.
CHORUS:
Cause I've been Esearching, oh, yeah, searching..
Bsearching every which a-way, yea-yea.
But I'm like that F#7Northwest Mountie..
you Eknow I'll bring her in some Bday.
#2.
BWell, Sherlock Holmes, Sam Spade, got nothing, 
child, on me.
BSergeant Friday, Charlie Chan, and Boston Blackie.
BNo matter where she's hiding, she's gonna hear 
me comin'..cause I'm gonna walk right down that 
street like B7Bulldog Drummond..
CHORUS:
Cause I've been Esearching, oh, yeah, searching.
My goodness, Bsearching every which a-way, yea-yea.
But I'm like that F#7Northwest Mountie..
Eyou know I'll bring her in some Bday.
OUTRO:
BGonna find her..gonna find her..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Searching

by Billy Lee Riley

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F#7

Searchin':Billy Lee Riley.

Recorded on SUN Records in 1957.

(Great Rockabilly.)

INTRO:

(Gonna find her)..(Gonna find her)

Yeah, I've been searchin'..I been searchin'.

Oh, yeah, searchin' every which a-way, yay-yay.

Oh, yeah, searchin', I'm searchin'..

searchin' every which a-way, yay-yay.

F#7

But I'm like that Northwest Mountie..

E B

you know I'll bring her in someday.

(Gonna find her)..(Gonna find her)

#1.

If I have to climb a mountain..you know I will.

Well, now if I have to swim a river..

you know I will.

And if she's hiding up on Blueberry Hill..

am I gonna find her, child?..you know I will.

CHORUS:

Cause I've been searching, oh, yeah, searching..

searching every which a-way, yea-yea.

F#7

But I'm like that Northwest Mountie..

E B

you know I'll bring her in some day.

#2.

Well, Sherlock Holmes, Sam Spade, got nothing,

child, on me.

Sergeant Friday, Charlie Chan, and Boston Blackie.

No matter where she's hiding, she's gonna hear

me comin'..cause I'm gonna walk right down that

street like Bulldog Drummond..

CHORUS:

Cause I've been searching, oh, yeah, searching.

My goodness, searching every which a-way, yea-yea.

F#7

But I'm like that Northwest Mountie..

E B

you know I'll bring her in some day.

OUTRO:

Gonna find her..gonna find her..(Fade.)

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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