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  E   A   Ex4
EI'm a-gonna tell you how it's gonna AbeA  D  A  
EYou're gonna give your Alove to EmeE  A  E  
EI wanna love you night and AdayA  D  A  
EYou know my love will not Afade aEwayE  A  E  
Oh well, you Eknow my love will not Afade aEway
  E   A   Ex4
EMy love is bigger than a CadilAlacA  D  A  
EI try to show it and you're Adriving me EbackE  A  E  
EYour love for me has got to be ArealA  D  A  
EFor you to know just Ahow I EfeelE  A  E  
EA love for real, not Afade aEway
  E   A   Ex4
  A   D    A(  A   D  A)    E   A   E(  E   A  E)    A   D   A(  A   D  A)    E   A  E  
  E   A   Ex4
EI'm a-gonna tell you how it's gonna AbeA  D  A  
EYou're gonna give your Alove to EmeE  A  E  
EA love to last more than one AdayA  D  A  
EA love is love and not Afade aEwayE  A  E  
EA love is love and not Afade aEwayE  A  E  
E(ReApeEat and fade out)
Capo II
 E= D  
 A= G  
 D= C  

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Not Fade Away

by Buddy Holly

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Not Fade Away chords

E A E

E A A D A

I'm a-gonna tell you how it's gonna be

E A E E A E

You're gonna give your love to me

E A A D A

I wanna love you night and day

E A E E A E

You know my love will not fade away

E A E

Oh well, you know my love will not fade away

E A E

E A A D A

My love is bigger than a Cadillac

E A E E A E

I try to show it and you're driving me back

E A A D A

Your love for me has got to be real

E A E E A E

For you to know just how I feel

E A E

A love for real, not fade away

E A E

A D A A D A E A E E A E A D A A D A E A E

( ) ( ) ( )

E A E

E A A D A

I'm a-gonna tell you how it's gonna be

E A E E A E

You're gonna give your love to me

E A A D A

A love to last more than one day

E A E E A E

A love is love and not fade away

E A E E A E

A love is love and not fade away

E A E

(Repeat and fade out)

Capo II

E D

A G

D C

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