Crying, Waiting, Hoping Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays586

Crying, Waiting, Hoping by Buddy Holly is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: G    C G    D     G    C G    D 
  
G            D              G            C  
Crying,    Waiting,    Hoping    you?ll come back,  
  
   G	          	      D                     G      D  
I just can?t seem to get you off my mind.  
  
G            D              G             C  
Crying,    Waiting,    Hoping    you?ll come back,  
  
                 G                      D                                  G     C  G  
You?re the one I love and I think about you all the time.  
  
D          G           D  
Crying. Doo Doo Doo 
  
      G              C         G  
My tears keep falling all night long.  
   
D          G            D  
Waiting. Doo Doo Doo 
  
   G          C            G             D  
It feels so useless I know it?s wrong, to keep  
  
G            D              G             C   
Crying,    Waiting,    Hoping    you?ll come back,  
  
            G                                D                   C          G  C  G D 
Maybe someday soon things?ll change and you?ll be mine.  

GUITAR SOLO: G D G C   G D G C G D   G D G C  G D G C G 
  
D          G           D  
Crying. Doo Doo Doo 
  
      G              C         G  
My tears keep falling all night long.  
   
D          G            D  
Waiting. Doo Doo Doo 
  
   G          C            G             D  
It feels so useless I know it?s wrong, to keep  
  
G            D              G             C   
Crying,    Waiting,    Hoping    you?ll come back,  
  
            G                                D                   C          G  C  G D 
Maybe someday soon things?ll change and you?ll be mine.  

G            D              G              
Crying,    Waiting,    Hoping     

    	

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100 BPM Andante