Not Fade Away Chords

by Buddy Holly
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Difficulty: absolute beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: E
Capo: no capo
Author Pencom [a] 30,839.
3 contributors total, last edit on 7 days ago
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Chords

E
A
D
G
C

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Not Fade Away chords
Buddy Holly *
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Holly
 
E  A E x4
 
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 x4
 
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 x4
 
A  D A  (A  D A)  E  A E (E  A E)  A  D A (A  D A)  E  A E
 
E  A E x4
 
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)
 
* Alternate:
 
Capo II
 
E = D
A = G
D = C
 
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8 comments
cpaman
The chords are great! I made quite a few changes to the lyrics to match the original studio version from Buddy Holly.
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cpaman
Super job on the chords!
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moefaster1
the Strumming Pattern is pretty much the Bo Diddley beat (you just have to hear it once) 1 & th 2... with a hard accent on 4
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