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Marshall Crenshaw is a Buddy Holly impersonator.  His cover of Crying, Waiting, Hoping 
featured in the Ritchie Valens biopic "La Bamba".  His version can be found on the 
for the film.
Verse
BCrying,    CWaiting,    DHoping     Ebyou'll come back,
BI just can't seem tCo get you off Bmy mind.
BCrying,    CWaiting,    DHoping     Ebyou'll come back,
BYou're the one I love and CI think about you all the Btime.
Chorus
CCrying.DDoDDoCDo
DMy tears keep Ebfalling Dall Cnight Blong.
CWaiting.DDoDDoCDo
DIt feels so usEbeless I Dknow it's Cwrong to Bkeep
BCrying,    CWaiting,    DHoping     Ebyou'll come back,
BMaybe someday soon thingsC'll change and you'll be mBine.
(instrumental)
Start of Solo:
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|--1111-3333------|
E|-----------------|
Just improv within the chords.
Chorus

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Crying Waiting Hoping

by Marshall Crenshaw

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Marshall Crenshaw is a Buddy Holly impersonator. His cover of Crying, Waiting, Hoping

featured in the Ritchie Valens biopic "La Bamba". His version can be found on the

for the film.

Verse

B C D Eb

Crying, Waiting, Hoping you'll come back,

B C B

I just can't seem to get you off my mind.

B C D Eb

Crying, Waiting, Hoping you'll come back,

B C B

You're the one I love and I think about you all the time.

Chorus

C D D C

Crying.DoDoDo

D Eb D C B

My tears keep falling all night long.

C D D C

Waiting.DoDoDo

D Eb D C B

It feels so useless I know it's wrong to keep

B C D Eb

Crying, Waiting, Hoping you'll come back,

B C B

Maybe someday soon things'll change and you'll be mine.

(instrumental)

Start of Solo:

E|-----------------|

B|-----------------|

G|-----------------|

D|-----------------|

A|--1111-3333------|

E|-----------------|

Just improv within the chords.

Chorus

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