Buddy Holly – Down The Line (Guitar)

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As recorded by Buddy Holly (From the 1965 Album HOLLY IN THE HILLS) [Intro] E A B A E [Verse 1]
E
Well, my old car's rolling down the line

A
Thoughts of my baby running through my mind

      B                 A
She's waiting for me, I got to be on time
[Chorus]
         E
I got to go, go, go, go, go, go, go

E
I got to go, go, go, go, go, go, go
[Verse 2]
E
Well, the white marker's flying off the road below

A
Man, I'm really flying low

   B                 A
My baby's waiting, I can't go slow
[Chorus]
         E
I got to go, go, go, go, go, go, go

E
I got to go, go, go, go, go, go, go
[Bridge]
        A                     E
Well, a big policeman pulled alongside a-me

          A                      E
He said, "Boy you ain't quite as fast as me!"

  A                            E
I showed him a picture of that baby of mine

          F#                     B
He said, "Boy you got to roll on down that line!"
[Verse 3]
      E
Well, my old car's rolling down the line

A
Thoughts of my baby running through my mind

      B                 A
She's waiting for me, I got to be on time
[Chorus]
         E
I got to go, go, go, go, go, go, go

E
I got to go, go, go, go, go, go, go
[Guitar Solo] E A E B E [Verse 4]
      E
Well, my old car's rolling down the line

A
Thoughts of my baby running through my mind

      B                 A
She's waiting for me, I got to be on time
[Chorus]
         E
I got to go, go, go, go, go, go, go

E
I got to go, go, go, go, go, go, go
[Verse 5]
E
Well, the white marker's flying off the road below

A
Man, I'm really flying low

   B                 A
My baby's waiting, I can't go slow
[Chorus]
         E
I got to go, go, go, go, go, go, go

E
I got to go, go, go, go, go, go, go
[Bridge]
        A                     E
Well, a big policeman pulled alongside a-me

          A                      E
He said, "Boy you ain't quite as fast as me!"

  A                            E
I showed him a picture of that baby of mine

          F#                     B
He said, "Boy you got to roll on down that line!"
[Verse 6]
      E
Well, my old car's rolling down the line

A
Thoughts of my baby running through my mind

      B                 A
She's waiting for me, I got to be on time
[Chorus]
         E
I got to go, go, go, go, go, go, go

E
I got to go, go, go, go, go, go, go

E
Roll on down the line