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Rock-A-Bye Rock:Buddy Holly.
Album - Reminiscing - on CORAL
Records - released in 1963.
(Recorded in 1957.)
INTRO:  D  A  
#1.
DWell, rock-a-baby, rock-rock-rock..I just 
love the way you dance.
GRock-a-baby, rock-rock-rock..come on Dtell 
me that you can.
ARock-rock-Grock, we're gonna Drock the whole 
night long.
#2.
DWell, you dance in here, you dance out there.
You powder your face and you D7comb your hair.
Oh, Grock, well, oh, Drock, oh, Arock.
We're gonna Grock, we're gonna Drockin' the whole 
night long.
INTERLUDE:  D   G   D   A   G   DA..D  G   D   A   G   D  A  
#3.
DWell, you and I are gonna rock, and hold my hand 
so tight.
I Glove you more and more, when you Ddance with 
all your might.
ARock-rock-Grock, we're gonna Drock the whole night 
long.
#4.
DWell, put on your shoes and hit the floor.
I'm tellin' you D7again like I told you before.
Oh, Grock, oh, rock, oh, Drock, yes, rock.
Oh, Arock, let's Grock, gonna Drock the whole night 
long.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Rock-A-Bye Rock

by Buddy Holly

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Rock-A-Bye Rock:Buddy Holly.

Album - Reminiscing - on CORAL

Records - released in 1963.

(Recorded in 1957.)

D A

INTRO:

#1.

Well, rock-a-baby, rock-rock-rock..I just

love the way you dance.

G D

Rock-a-baby, rock-rock-rock..come on tell

me that you can.

A G D

Rock-rock-rock, we're gonna rock the whole

night long.

#2.

Well, you dance in here, you dance out there.

You powder your face and you comb your hair.

G D A

Oh, rock, well, oh, rock, oh, rock.

G D

We're gonna rock, we're gonna rockin' the whole

night long.

D G D A G D G D A G D A

INTERLUDE: A..D

#3.

Well, you and I are gonna rock, and hold my hand

so tight.

G D

I love you more and more, when you dance with

all your might.

A G D

Rock-rock-rock, we're gonna rock the whole night

long.

#4.

Well, put on your shoes and hit the floor.

I'm tellin' you again like I told you before.

G D

Oh, rock, oh, rock, oh, rock, yes, rock.

A G D

Oh, rock, let's rock, gonna rock the whole night

long.

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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