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Come Back Baby:Buddy Holly.
Album - Reminiscing - on CORAL
Records in 1963.
(compilation album - 1956-1959.)
INTRO:  A   D   A   D  A  
#1.
ACome back baby, Dbaby, won't you come back,
Ecome back, baby, to Ame?
ANow, I know why Dall sad hearts cry, Ebaby, 
baby, come to Ame.
#2.
AAh, well, I cried all night (cried all night) 
ever since you Aleft me (ever since you left me.)
Nothing has gone Dright (nothing has gone right)  
oh, lonely old Eme (oh, lonely old me.)
CHORUS:
I say Acome back, baby, Dbaby, won't you come back,
Ecome back, baby, to Ame.
ANow, you know, DI love you so, Ebaby, baby, come to Ame.
INTERLUDE:   A   D   E  A  
BRIDGE:
(ACome back my baby, Dbaby, won't you come back, Ecome 
 back my baby, to Ame.)
#3.
AWhen you left me all alone (when you Eleft me all Aalone) 
Ato sing the blues (to sing the blues.)
AI waited by the Dphone (I waited by the phone) to get good 
Enews (to get good news.)
CHORUS:
That you would Acome back, baby, Dbaby, won't you come back,
Ecome back, baby, to Ame.
ANow, you know DI love you so, Ebaby, baby, come to Ame.
Whoa, Ecome back baby to Ame.
OUTRO:
AMmmm-mmm-mmm-Emmm..baby, baby, baby..
ECome back, baby, to Ame..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Come Back Baby

by Buddy Holly

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Come Back Baby:Buddy Holly.

Album - Reminiscing - on CORAL

Records in 1963.

(compilation album - 1956-1959.)

A D A D A

INTRO:

#1.

A D

Come back baby, baby, won't you come back,

E A

come back, baby, to me?

A D E

Now, I know why all sad hearts cry, baby,

baby, come to me.

#2.

Ah, well, I cried all night (cried all night)

ever since you left me (ever since you left me.)

Nothing has gone right (nothing has gone right)

oh, lonely old me (oh, lonely old me.)

CHORUS:

A D

I say come back, baby, baby, won't you come back,

E A

come back, baby, to me.

A D E A

Now, you know, I love you so, baby, baby, come to me.

A D E A

INTERLUDE:

BRIDGE:

A D E

(Come back my baby, baby, won't you come back, come

back my baby, to me.)

#3.

A E A

When you left me all alone (when you left me all alone)

to sing the blues (to sing the blues.)

A D

I waited by the phone (I waited by the phone) to get good

news (to get good news.)

CHORUS:

A D

That you would come back, baby, baby, won't you come back,

E A

come back, baby, to me.

A D E A

Now, you know I love you so, baby, baby, come to me.

E A

Whoa, come back baby to me.

OUTRO:

A E

Mmmm-mmm-mmm-mmm..baby, baby, baby..

E A

Come back, baby, to me..(Fade.)

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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