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Wait Til The Sun Shines Nellie:Buddy Holly.
Recorded on CORAL Records in 1956.
INTRO:
(AWait..C#mtil the sun Ashines, Nellie..wait..til
 the Dsun Ashines, Nellie..E.....Aby Eand DbyyAyyy)
#1.
AWait C#til the Dsun shines, ANellie..Eand the 
clouds Dgo a-drifting Aby.
DWe will be Ahappy, F#mNellie, Bdon't you Ecry.
#2.
ADown C#Lover's DLane we'll Awander..EsweetD#hearts Eyou 
Dand C#I.
DWait Atil the F#msun shines, BNellie, Eby C#man--Ed Aby.
#3.
ADown C#Lover's DLane we'll Awander..EsweetD#hearts Eyou 
Dand C#I.
DWait Atil the F#msun shines, BNellie, Eby Dand Aby.
OUTRO:
EBom-bom-Dbom..Abom-Dbom-Abom.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Wait Til The Sun Shines Nellie

by Buddy Holly

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C#m

F#m

Wait Til The Sun Shines Nellie:Buddy Holly.

Recorded on CORAL Records in 1956.

INTRO:

A C#m A

(Wait..til the sun shines, Nellie..wait..til

D A E A E D A

the sun shines, Nellie.......by and byyyyy)

#1.

A C# D A E

Wait til the sun shines, Nellie..and the

D A

clouds go a-drifting by.

D A F#m B E

We will be happy, Nellie, don't you cry.

#2.

A C# D A E D# E

Down Lover's Lane we'll wander..sweethearts you

D C#

and I.

D A F#m B E C#m E A

Wait til the sun shines, Nellie, by an--d by.

#3.

A C# D A E D# E

Down Lover's Lane we'll wander..sweethearts you

D C#

and I.

D A F#m B E D A

Wait til the sun shines, Nellie, by and by.

OUTRO:

E D A D A

Bom-bom-bom..bom-bom-bom.

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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