(Ummmm, Oh Yeah) Dearest chords by Buddy Holly (Official Version)

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Verse 1
C 
 (C major) Dearest,
F 
G 
C 
 (F major) though you're the  (G major) nearest to my  (C major) heart
F 
G 
C 
F 
 (F major)  (G major) Please don't  (C major) ever ummm  (F major) yeah,
G 
C 
F 
G 
 (G major) ever say we'll  (C major) part  (F major)  (G major) 
C 
F 
G 
C 
F 
G 
You  (C major) scold,  (F major) and  (G major) you're so  (C major) bold  (F major)  (G major) 
C 
F 
Years to (C major) gether ummm  (F major) yeah,
G 
C 
our  (G major) love will grow  (C major) old
F 
G 
C 
F 
G 
Ummm  (F major) yeah, our  (G major) love will grow  (C major) old  (F major)  (G major) 

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Verse 2

You may be a million miles away

Please believe me ummm yeah,

when you hear me say

I love you,

I love you

Verse 3
C 
Come  (C major) home,
F 
G 
C 
F 
 (F major) keep me  (G major) from these sleepless  (C major) nights  (F major) 
G 
C 
F 
 (G major) Try my  (C major) love again ummm  (F major) yeah
G 
C 
F 
I'm  (G major) gonna treat you  (C major) right, ummm  (F major) yeah,
G 
C 
F 
G 
I'm  (G major) gonna treat you  (C major) right  (F major)  (G major) 
C 
F 
C 
G 
 (C major)  (F major)  (C major)  (G major) 
C 
F 
C 
G 
C 
 (C major)  (F major)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major) 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: C majorBPM: 115

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

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This is the definitive original version of (Ummmm, Oh Yeah) Dearest by Buddy Holly, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn (Ummmm, Oh Yeah) Dearest the way Buddy Holly intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.