Chords for Mike Batt - I Feel Like Buddy Holly (Live at Cadogan Hall)

Tempo:
106.75 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

G

A

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mike Batt - I Feel Like Buddy Holly (Live at Cadogan Hall) chords
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[G]
[C] [Am] [G]
[C]
[D] [G]
I watched the planes come in on [C] the early morning [G] flights
But [C] I could [G] not stand [C] to see [G] them land [D] without you
Now [G] I'm thumbing through my 45s on [C]
another [A] endless night
And [C] the same old [G] lines [B]
going back [Em] in time [C] tell me [D] this is nothing [G]
new
Well I feel [D] like [C] Buddy Holly [Am] cause it's raining in [D] my heart
[A] All the sad [D] songs [G] take me back to [C] you now that we are [D] apart
[C] I [G]
know [D] how [C] poor McCartney [Am] felt when he got up to [D] say
[C] I [G]
wish it [D] was [G] yesterday
So [C] [D]
[G]
[C] [D]
[G]
I sit here playing solitaire, [C] it's the game I know so [G]
well
[C] Ever since [G] that day [C] you called [G] to say it's [D] over
Now [G] I've made my reservation at [C] the Heartbreak [A]
Hotel
Since [C] I'm living [G] without you [B] I'm thinking [Em] about you [C] like only the [D] lonely [G] do
Well I feel [D] like [C] Buddy Holly cause [Am] it's raining in [D] my heart
[Am] All the [D] sad songs [G]
take me back to you [C] now that we are [D]
apart
[C] [G] Now I know [D] what [C]
poor Simon [Am] meant by the words [D] he found
[C] I [G] wish [D] I was [G] homeward bound
Well [C]
[Am] [E] [A] I [E] feel like [D] Buddy Holly [Bm] cause it's raining in [E] my heart
[Bm] All the [E] sad songs [A] take me back to [D] you now that we are [E] apart
[D] Now [A] I know [E] how [D] poor McCartney [Bm] felt when he got up to [E] say
[D] I [A]
wish it [E] was [A] yesterday
I [D] [Bm]
wish it [E] was [A] yesterday
I [D] [Bm]
wish it [E] was [A] yesterday
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
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Learn the basic chords of Mike Batt - (Mike Batt Archive Series) I Feel Like Buddy Holly chords, with this master sequence: G, D, G, C, D, C and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 53 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 107. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: G Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I watched the planes come in on [C] the early morning [G] flights
_ But [C] I could [G] not stand [C] to see [G] them land [D] without you
_ Now _ [G] I'm thumbing through my _ 45s on [C]
another [A] endless night
_ And _ _ _ [C] the same old [G] lines [B]
going back [Em] in time [C] tell me [D] this is nothing [G]
new
Well _ _ _ I feel [D] like [C] _ Buddy Holly [Am] cause it's raining in [D] my heart
_ [A] All the sad [D] songs [G] take me back to [C] you now that we are [D] apart
[C] I _ [G]
know [D] how [C] poor McCartney [Am] felt when he got up to [D] say
[C] I [G]
wish it [D] was [G] yesterday
_ _ So _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I sit here playing _ solitaire, [C] it's the game I know so [G]
well
_ [C] Ever since [G] that day [C] you called [G] to say it's [D] over _
Now _ [G] I've made my reservation _ at [C] the _ Heartbreak [A]
Hotel
Since _ _ _ [C] I'm living [G] without you [B] I'm thinking [Em] about you [C] like only the [D] lonely [G] do
_ Well _ _ I feel [D] like [C] Buddy Holly cause [Am] it's raining in [D] my heart
_ [Am] All the [D] sad songs [G]
take me back to you [C] now that we are [D]
apart
_ [C] [G] Now I know [D] what [C]
poor Simon [Am] meant by the words [D] he found
[C] I [G] wish [D] I was [G] homeward bound
_ Well _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ [A] I [E] feel like [D] _ Buddy Holly [Bm] cause it's raining in [E] my heart
_ [Bm] All the [E] sad songs [A] take me back to [D] you now that we are [E] apart
[D] Now [A] I know [E] how [D] _ poor McCartney [Bm] felt when he got up to [E] say
[D] I [A]
wish it [E] was [A] yesterday
_ _ I _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm]
wish it [E] was [A] yesterday
_ _ I _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm]
wish it [E] was [A] yesterday _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Featured within the album A Songwriters Tale / The Orinoco Kid is this song, written by Mike Batt.

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