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Buddy Holly Medley (Arrangement by Charles Finch, 2018) 2018-07-31 Buddy Holly Medley (arrangement by Charles Finch, 2018) 2018-07-31 [Sgl – single strum; don’t stop (let sound continue)] [backup singers – sing shaded parts] page 1 of 2 Well All Right (Pt 1) (Words & Music by Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, Jerry Allison, & Joe Mauldin, 1958) 4/4 time; Starting Note: D Intro: | G (2) F (2) | G (4) | G (2) F (2) | G (3) V1 7 Well all [G] right so [F] I’m being [G] foolish, well all right let [D ] people [G] know 7 About the dreams and [F] wishes [G] you wish in the night when [D ] lights are [G] low. Well all [C] right, well all [D7] right, oh, we’ll [G] live and [F] love with [G] all our might. C1 7 Well all [C] right, well all [D ] right, our [G] lifetime [F] love will [G] be all right. Stop | G (2) F (2) | G (4) | G (2) F (2) | G (3) G | Peggy Sue (Words & Music by Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, & Jerry Allison, 1957) GCEA 4/4 time; Starting Note: G [tempo speeds up] [Leader only:] [G] If you knew [C] Peggy Sue, V2 [All join:] [G] Then you’d [C] know why [G] I feel blue about [C] Peggy, My Pa-heggy [G] Sue-oo-oo. [C] [G] Oh, well I [D7] love you, gal, Yes, I [C] love you, [C7] Peggy [G] Sue. [C] [G] [D7] [G] Peggy Sue, [C] Peggy Sue, V3 [G] Oh, how [C] my heart [G] yearns for you, Oh, Pa - [C] heggy, my Pa-heggy [G] Sue-oo-oo. [C] [G] Oh, well I [D7] love you, gal, Yes, I [C] love you, [C7] Peggy [G] Sue. [C] [G] [D7] [G] Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue, C2 [Eb] Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty [G] Peggy Sue, Oh, oh [C] Peggy, my Peggy [G] Sue. [C] [G] Oh, well I [D7] love you, gal, 7 7 Stop And, I [C] need you, [C ] Peggy [G] Sue. [C] [G] [D ] Oh Boy! (Words & Music by Sunny West, Bill Tilghman, & Norman Petty, 1957) 4/4 time; Starting Note: G [tempo speeds up] [Leader only:] [G Sgl] All of my love, [G Sgl] all of my kissin’, V4 [G] You don’t know what you been a missin’, oh [All join:] [C] boy! (oh boy!), when you’re with me, oh [G] boy! (oh boy!) 7 7 The world can see that [D ] you were meant for [G] (2) me. [C] (2) [D ] (4) [D7] Ahh . [G] (2) . [C] (2) . [D7] (4). [G] All of my life, I been a waitin’, V5 Tonight there’ll be no hesitation, oh [C] boy! (oh boy!) When you’re with me, oh [G] boy! (oh boy!) 7 The world can see that [D ] you were meant for [G] (2) me. [C] (2) [G] (4) 7 [D ] Ahh . [G] (2) . [C] (2) . [G] (4). 7 [D ] Stars appear and a shadow is a fallin’, [G] you can hear my heart a callin’, C3 7 [D ] Ahh . [G] Ahh . A [C] little bit o’ lovin’ makes ev’rything a right, [C] Ahh . 7 Sgl 7 Sgl 7 An’ [D ] I’m gonna [D ] see my [D ] baby tonight! [D7 Sgl] Ahh . [D7 Sgl] . [D7] . Oh Boy! (continued) page 2 of 2 [G] All of my love, all of my kissin’, V6 You don’t know what you been a missin’, oh [C] boy! (oh boy!) When you’re with me, oh [G] boy! (oh boy!) 7 7 The world can see that [D ] you were meant for [G] (4) me. [D ] (4) 7 7 [D ] Ahh . [G] (4) . [D ] (4). Sgl Sgl 7 Sgl 7 Sgl [G] Dum de dum dum, [G ] Oh [G ] boy! [G] Dum de dum dum, [G ] Oh [G ] boy! [C] Ahh (8) . [G] Ahh (3) . [C] Ahh (1) . [G] Ahh (4) . [D7] Ahh (8) . [G] Ahh (2) . [Am] Ahh (2) . [G] Ahh (4) . Rave On (Words & Music by Sunny West, Bill Tilghman, & Norman Petty, 1957) 4/4 time; Starting Note: D The [G] little things you say and do, V7 Bari Make me want to [G7] be with you hoo-hoo, [C] Rave on, it’s a cuh-razy feeling and a [G] I know it’s got me reeling When [D7] you say, “I love you-hoo,” 7 [G] (2) Rave on. [C] (2) [G] (2) [D ] (2) The 7 [G] (2) Dum ditty, [C] (2) dum ditty, [G] (2) dum ditty, [D ] (2) ditty ditty. [G] Way you dance-a and hold me tight, V8 The way you kiss and [G7] say good- ni-hi-hight, [C] Rave on, it’s a cuh-razy feeling and a [G] I know it’s got me reeling When [D7] you say, “I love you-hoo,” 7 [G] (2) Rave on. [C] (2) [G] (2) [G ] (2) Well, 7 [G] (2) Dum ditty, [C] (2) dum ditty, [G] (2) dum ditty, [G ] (2) ditty ditty. [C Sgl] Rave [C Sgl] on, [C] it’s a crazy feeling C4 And [G Sgl] I [G Sgl] know [G] it’s got me reeling I’m [D7 Sgl] so [D7 Sgl] glad [D7] that you’re revealing your 7 7 [G] (2) Love [D ] (2) for [G] (2) me! [G ] (2) 7 7 [G] (2) Ah . [D ] (2) ah . [G] (2) ditty ditty [G ] (2) dumb Sgl Sgl [C ] Rave [C ] on, [C] rave on and tell me, [G Sgl] tell [G Sgl] me [G] not to be [C] lone – [G] ly, [D7 Sgl] Tell [D7 Sgl] me [D7] you love me only (2) (2) (4) [G] rave [C] on with [G] me. [G] (2) Ah . [C] (2) ah . [G] (4) ah . [Leader play only; all sing:] [G] (2) Ah [C] (2) ah [G] (4) ah [slowing tempo] [G] (2) Ah [C] (2) ah [G] (4) ah [G] (2) Ah [C] (2) ah [G] (3) ah Well All Right (Pt 2) 4/4 time; Starting Note: D [All join:] Well all [G] right so [F] I’m going [G] steady, V9 It’s all right when [D7] people [G] say That those foolish [F] kids can’t [G] be ready For the love that [D7] comes their [G] way. Well all [C] right, well all [D7] right, C5 Oh, we’ll [G] live and [F] love with [G] all our might. Well all [C] right, well all [D7] right, Our [G] lifetime [F] love will [G] be all right. | G (2) F (2) | G (4) | G (2) F (2) | G (4) | | G (2) F (2) | G (4) | G (2) F (2) | G ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ | .
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