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Big Girls Don`t Cry
(B. Gaudio / B. Crewe)
Intro [a cappella; chords are implied]:
G D C D
Big girls don`t cry [2X]
Verse 1:
G E7 Am D7 G E7 Am D7
Big girls don`t cry-yi-yi (they don`t cry)
G E7 Am D7 G E7 Am D7
Big girls don`t cry (who said, they don`t cry)
G E7 Am D7 G E7 Am D7
My girl said goodbye-yi-yi (my, oh, my)
G E7 Am D7 G C G
My girl didn`t cry (I wonder why)
Chorus 1:
E7
(Silly boy) Told my girl we had to break up
A7
(Silly boy) Thought that she would call my bluff
D7
(Silly boy) Then she said to my surprise
G D C D
Big girls don`t cry
Verse 2:
Big girls don`t cry-yi-yi (they don`t cry)
Big girls don`t cry (who said, they don`t cry)
[trumpet break over first two lines of verse chords]
Baby, I was cruel (I was cruel)
Baby, I`m a fool (I`m such a fool)
Chorus 2:
(Silly girl) Shame on you, your mama said
(Silly girl) Shame on you, you cried in bed
(Silly girl) Shame on you, you told a lie
Big girls do cry
Verse 3 [half-length]:
Big girls don`t cry-yi-yi (they don`t cry)
Big girls don`t cry (that`s just an alibi)
Coda:
G D C D
Big girls don`t cry [a cappella 2X, then with bass to fade]
-- another ace 60`s tab from Andrew Rogers