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Song title:       Learning the Game
Original Album:	  - (single, A-side w/ That Makes It Tough)

Words and Music by Buddy Holly
Copyright © 1958 Brunswick Records
Published by 1960 Brunswick Records

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)



NOTES:
The song is in the key of Ab major so, if you want to play along, you can
either tune to Low Tune (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb), and play easy open chords, or
you can keep standard tuning and play flattened chords as barrés.

Or, if you don't care about playing along, keep standard tuning and play
those easy open chords.

Chords below are named as for standard tuning.



INTRO:
Chords:
A   x02220  //  Ab  466544
E   022100  //  Eb  x68886
D   xx0232  //  Db  x46664


[play: INTRO Figure]

INTRO Figure
  A       D       E                 A               E                 A               E                 A       D       A
|-0---0---2---0---0---0---2---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0-------2-------0---------------|
|-2---2---3---2---0---0---3---0---|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---|-2-------3-------2---------------|
|-2---2---2---2---1---1---2---1---|-2---2---2---2---1---1---1---1---|-2---2---2---2---1---1---1---1---|-2-------2-------2---------------|
|-2---2---0---2---2---2---0---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2-------0-------2---------------|
|-0---0-------0---2---2-------2---|-0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---|-0---------------0---------------|
|-----------------0---0-------0---|-----------------0---0---0---0---|-----------------0---0---0---0---|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |




VERSE1:
Chords:
A   x02220  //  Ab  466544
E   022100  //  Eb  x68886
D   xx0232  //  Db  x46664


  Ab               Eb         Db            Eb
| A                E          D             E
  Hearts that are  broken and love that's untrue,


  Db            Eb           Ab - Db - Ab
| D             E            A -  D - A
  these go with learning the game


  Ab            Eb          Db           Eb
| A             E           D            E
  When you love her and she doesn't love you,


  Db          Eb           Ab - Db - Ab
| D           E            A - D - A
  you're only learning the game




CHORUS:
Chords:
A   x02220  //  Ab  466544
E   022100  //  Eb  x68886
D   xx0232  //  Db  x46664


  D       A   D       A   D   A     E
|-2-------0---2-------0---2---0---|-0-----0-0---0---0---0---0-------|
|-3-------2---3-------2---3---2---|-0-----0-0---0---0---0---0-------|
|-2-------2---2-------2---2---2---|-1-----1-1---1---1---1---1-------|
|-0-------2---0-------2---0---2---|-2-----2-2---2---2---2---2-------|
|---------0-----------0-------0---|-2-----2-2---2---2---2---2-------|
|---------------------------------|-0-----0-0---0---0---0---0-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  D       A   D       A    D      A  | E
  When    she says    that you're the  only one she'll ever love

  D       A   D       A    D   A  | E
  Then    you find    that you are  not the one she's thinking of

| A          E             | D             E
  Feeling so sad and you're  all alone and blue

| D                 | E            A - D - A
  that's when you're  learning the game



[play INTRO chords through]



OUT-CHORUS:
Chords:
A   x02220  //  Ab  466544
E   022100  //  Eb  x68886
D   xx0232  //  Db  x46664


  D       A   D       A   D   A     E
|-2-------0---2-------0---2---0---|-0-----0-0---0---0---0---0-------|
|-3-------2---3-------2---3---2---|-0-----0-0---0---0---0---0-------|
|-2-------2---2-------2---2---2---|-1-----1-1---1---1---1---1-------|
|-0-------2---0-------2---0---2---|-2-----2-2---2---2---2---2-------|
|---------0-----------0-------0---|-2-----2-2---2---2---2---2-------|
|---------------------------------|-0-----0-0---0---0---0---0-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  D       A   D       A    D      A  | E
  When    she says    that you're the  only one she'll ever love

  D       A   D       A    D   A  | E
  Then    you find    that you are  not the one she's thinking of

| A          E             | D             E
  Feeling so sad and you're  all alone and blue

| D                 | E            A - D - A
  that's when you're  learning the game

| D                 | E            A - D - A
  that's when you're  learning the game