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Be True To Me:Ricky Nelson.
Album - Ricky Sings Again - on IMPERIAL
Records in 1959. DNC.
INTRO:  C   Am   F  G7  
#1.
CWell, if I'm a fool for Emloving you and I Fguess 
I've a right to G7be.
Cause you Ctold me when you Emfell in love that 
Fyou'd fall in love with G7me.
BRIDGE:
And Csince that time I'm Emconvinced that I'm the 
Fone who's meant for G7you.
So, be Ctrue, be true, be Ftrue, be G7true to Cme.Am  F  G7  
#2.
My Cfriends all say that I'm Emjust a fool Fto sit 
home all aG7lone.
And Cto be content with a Emfew love words I Fhear 
on the teleG7phone.
BRIDGE:
But Coh, so precious Emare those tender Fwords I hear 
from G7you, that you'll be Ctrue, be true, be Ftrue, 
be G7true to Cme. Am  F  G7  
#3.
I'll Cwait and watch the Emdays go by unFtil we come 
of G7age.
InCto our precious Embook of love, we'll Fadd another 
G7page.
OUTRO:
A Cpage that says these Emtwo will walk toFgether all life 
G7through, that you'll be Ctrue, be true, be Ftrue, be G7true 
to Cme.Am...F..G7.....be Ctrue..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Be True To Me

by Ricky Nelson

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Be True To Me:Ricky Nelson.

Album - Ricky Sings Again - on IMPERIAL

Records in 1959. DNC.

C Am F G7

INTRO:

#1.

C Em F

Well, if I'm a fool for loving you and I guess

I've a right to be.

C Em

Cause you told me when you fell in love that

F G7

you'd fall in love with me.

BRIDGE:

C Em

And since that time I'm convinced that I'm the

F G7

one who's meant for you.

C F G7 C Am F G7

So, be true, be true, be true, be true to me.

#2.

C Em F

My friends all say that I'm just a fool to sit

home all alone.

C Em F

And to be content with a few love words I hear

on the telephone.

BRIDGE:

C Em F

But oh, so precious are those tender words I hear

G7 C F

from you, that you'll be true, be true, be true,

G7 C Am F G7

be true to me.

#3.

C Em F

I'll wait and watch the days go by until we come

of age.

C Em F

Into our precious book of love, we'll add another

page.

OUTRO:

C Em F

A page that says these two will walk together all life

G7 C F G7

through, that you'll be true, be true, be true, be true

C Am F G7 C

to me...........be true..(Fade.)

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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