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Buddy Holly : The Chirping Crickets
1957

  1. Oh, Boy!
  2. Not Fade Away
  3. Maybe Baby
  4. Tell Me How

  5. That'll Be The Day
  6. I'm Looking For Someone To Love

Oh, Boy!

<Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Normal Petty>
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All of my love, all of my kissin' You don't know what you been a-missin'
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Oh boy (oh boy) When you're with me
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Oh boy (oh boy) The world can see
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That you were meant for me All of my life I been a-waitin' Tonight there'll be no hesitatin' Oh boy (oh boy) When you're with me Oh boy (oh boy) The world can see That you were meant for me
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Stars appear and a shadows a-fallin'
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You can hear my heart a-callin'
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A little bit of lovin' makes a-everything right
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I'm gonna see my baby tonight Dum de dum dum (oh boy) Dum de dum dum (oh boy)

Not Fade Away

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I wanna tell you how it's gonna be
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You're gonna give your love to me
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I'm gonna love you night and day
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Love is love and not fade away
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Well love is love and not fade away
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And my love is bigger than a Cadillac
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I'll try to show it if you drive me back
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Your love for me has got to be real
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Before you'd have noticed how I feel
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Love real not fade away
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Well love real not fade away Yeah
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I wanna tell you how it's gonna be
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You're gonna give your love to me
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Love that lasts more than one day
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Well love is love and not fade away
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Well love is love and not fade away
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Well love is love and not fade away
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Not fade away Not fade away

Maybe Baby

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Maybe, baby, I'll have you
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Maybe, baby, you'll be true
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Maybe, baby, I'll have you for me It's funny, honey, you don't care You never listen to my prayer Maybe, baby, you'll love me someday
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Well, you are the one that makes me sad
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And you are the one that makes me glad
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When someday you want me
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I'll be there, just wait and see Maybe, baby, I'll have you Maybe, baby, you'll be true Maybe, baby, I'll have you for me
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Well, you are the one that makes me sad And you are the one that makes me glad When someday you want me I'll be there; just wait and see Maybe, baby, I'll have you Maybe, baby, you'll be true Maybe, baby, I'll have you for me

Tell Me How

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Tell me how to keep your love
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You know how I need your love
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Tell me how you keep the love
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Within your heart from me Don't you know that I love you? Let me show why I'm true blue When I know our love is true Don't keep your love from me
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If you would say to me today
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The time for love is now
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Could I sway your love my way
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Then I say tell me how Tell me how to keep your love You know how I need your love Tell me how you keep the love Within your heart from me
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If you would say to me today The time for love is now Could I sway your love my way Then I say tell me how Tell me how to keep your love You know how I need your love Tell me how you keep the love Within your heart from me Tell me how you keep the love Within your heart from me |
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That'll Be The Day

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That'll be the day, when you say goodbye
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Yes that'll be the day, when you make me cry
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Oh you say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie
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'Cause that'll be the day when I die
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Well you give me all your loving and your turtle doving
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All your hugs and kisses and your money too, well
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You know you love me baby, until you tell me maybe
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That some day, well, I'll be through, well That'll be the day ... |
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| That'll be the day... When cupid shot his dart, he shot it at your heart So if we ever part and I leave you You say you told me and you told me boldly That someday well I'll be through That'll be the day...
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Well that'll be the day, woo-woo
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Well that'll be the day, woo-woo
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Well that'll be the day, woo-woo
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Well that'll be the day

I'm Looking For Someone To Love

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Staying at home, waiting for you
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Just won't get it cause you say we're through
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Well, I'm looking for someone to love
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I'm looking for someone to love
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Well if you're not here, my baby I don't care
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Because I'm looking for someone to love Playing the field all day long Since I found out that I was wrong Well, I'm looking for someone to love I'm looking for someone to love Well if you're not here my baby I don't care Because I'm looking for someone to love |
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| Caught myself thinking of you You can't love me and another one too Well, I'm looking for someone to love Yeah I'm looking for someone to love Well if you're not here my baby I don't care 'Cause I'm looking for someone to love |
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| Drunk man, street car Foot slipped, there you are Well, I'm looking for someone to love I'm looking for someone to love Well if you're not here my baby I don't care 'Cause I'm looking for someone to love I'm looking for someone to love I'm looking for someone to love I'm looking for someone to love I'm looking for someone to love