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Thatll Be The Day

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When doing the E7 just take the C7 up to the 5th fret.
[Intro]
e|-----5-----5-----5---0----E70-------0---0---------|
B|-4/5---5-4---4-3---3-2-----5------5---5---------|
G|----------------------------7-----7---7---------|
D|-----------------------------6----6---6---------|
A|------------------------------7---7---7---------|
E|-------------------------------0--0---0---------|
[Chorus]
Well, Dthat'll be the day when you say goodbye
Yes, Athat'll be the day when you make me cry-y
You Dsay you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie
'Cause Athat'll be the day-ay-ay E7when I Adie
[Verse 1]
Well, you Dgive me all your lovin' and your Aturtle dovin'
DAll your hugs and kisses and your   Amoney too
Well, Dyou know you love me babyA, still you tell me maybe
BThat some day well, EI'll be blue
[Chorus]
Well, Dthat'll be the day when you say goodbye
Yes, Athat'll be the day when you make me cry-y
You Dsay you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie
'Cause Athat'll be the day-ay-ay E7when I Adie
[Instrumental]
|    A|    A|    A|    A|
|    D|    D|    A|    A|
|    E|    D|    A|    E|
[Chorus]
Well, Dthat'll be the day when you say goodbye
Yes, Athat'll be the day when you make me cry-y
You Dsay you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie
'Cause Athat'll be the day-ay-ay E7when I Adie
[Verse 2]
Well, Dwhen Cupid shot his dart, Ahe shot it at your heart
  DSo if we ever part then AI'll leave you
  DYou sit and hold me and you Atell me boldly
BThat someday well, EI'll be through
[Chorus]
Well, Dthat'll be the day when you say goodbye
Yes, Athat'll be the day when you make me cry-y
You Dsay you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie
'Cause Athat'll be the day-ay-ay E7when I Adie
Well, Dthat'll be the day, woo hoo
AThat'll be the day, woo hoo
Well, Dthat'll be the day, woo hoo
Well, Athat'll be the dayE7  A  

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The story behind the song

This song captures a stubborn refusal to accept a painful truth, declaring that the day a loved one leaves will also be the day "when I die." It's a defiant statement against an inevitable heartbreak, clinging to the present and pushing away the future sorrow. Buddy Holly, a pioneering figure in rock and roll, co-wrote this with Jerry Allison and Norman Petty, releasing it with his band The Crickets. It plays like a heartfelt, almost desperate, plea to keep things as they are.

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Thatll Be The Day

by Buddy Holly

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When doing the E7 just take the C7 up to the 5th fret.

[Intro]

e|-----5-----5-----5---0----0-------0---0---------|

B|-4/5---5-4---4-3---3-2-----5------5---5---------|

G|----------------------------7-----7---7---------|

D|-----------------------------6----6---6---------|

A|------------------------------7---7---7---------|

E|-------------------------------0--0---0---------|

[Chorus]

Well, that'll be the day when you say goodbye

Yes, that'll be the day when you make me cry-y

You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie

A E7 A

'Cause that'll be the day-ay-ay when I die

[Verse 1]

D A

Well, you give me all your lovin' and your turtle dovin'

D A

All your hugs and kisses and your money too

D A

Well, you know you love me baby, still you tell me maybe

B E

That some day well, I'll be blue

[Chorus]

Well, that'll be the day when you say goodbye

Yes, that'll be the day when you make me cry-y

You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie

A E7 A

'Cause that'll be the day-ay-ay when I die

[Instrumental]

A A A A

| | | | |

D D A A

| | | | |

E D A E

| | | | |

[Chorus]

Well, that'll be the day when you say goodbye

Yes, that'll be the day when you make me cry-y

You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie

A E7 A

'Cause that'll be the day-ay-ay when I die

[Verse 2]

D A

Well, when Cupid shot his dart, he shot it at your heart

D A

So if we ever part then I'll leave you

D A

You sit and hold me and you tell me boldly

B E

That someday well, I'll be through

[Chorus]

Well, that'll be the day when you say goodbye

Yes, that'll be the day when you make me cry-y

You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie

A E7 A

'Cause that'll be the day-ay-ay when I die

Well, that'll be the day, woo hoo

That'll be the day, woo hoo

Well, that'll be the day, woo hoo

A E7 A

Well, that'll be the day

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