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Blue Days, Black Nights:Buddy Holly.
Album - That'll Be The Day, 1956.
#1.(Bright, rock...capo Ist fret for orig.)
ABlue days - black Enights, 
blue Atears, keep on Dfallin' - for Ayou dear, 
Enow you're Agone. 
ABlue days - black Enights, 
my Aheart, keeps on Dcalling, for Ayou dear, 
Eand you aAlone. A7  
CHORUS:
DMemories of you make me Asorry. 
DI gave you reason to Adoubt me. 
EBut now you're Agone, and EI, am Aleft here all aDlone 
with blue Amemories - EI think of Ayou. 
#2.
ABlue days - black Enights,
I Adidn't real..Dize, I would Amiss you, 
Ethe way I Ado. 
AAnd now, someEhow, I Aknow I will Dpay,
for the Atimes I, have Emade you Ablue.
CHORUS:
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Blue Days Black Nights

by Buddy Holly

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Blue Days, Black Nights:Buddy Holly.

Album - That'll Be The Day, 1956.

#1.(Bright, rock...capo Ist fret for orig.)

A E

Blue days - black nights,

A D A

blue tears, keep on fallin' - for you dear,

E A

now you're gone.

A E

Blue days - black nights,

A D A

my heart, keeps on calling, for you dear,

E A A7

and you alone.

CHORUS:

D A

Memories of you make me sorry.

D A

I gave you reason to doubt me.

E A E A D

But now you're gone, and I, am left here all alone

A E A

with blue memories - I think of you.

#2.

A E

Blue days - black nights,

A D A

I didn't real..ize, I would miss you,

E A

the way I do.

A E A D

And now, somehow, I know I will pay,

A E A

for the times I, have made you blue.

CHORUS:

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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