Frankie Vallie & The 4 Seasons Chords and Lyrics
- Big Girls Don't Cry
- Big Man In Town
- Bye Bye Baby (Baby Goodbye)
- Candy Girl
- Can't Take My Eyes Off You
- C'mon Marianne
- Dawn (Go Away)
- Dawn (Go Away) 2
- December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) Lyrics
- Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'bout Me) Lyrics
- I've Got You Under My Skin
- Let's Hang On!
- Rag Doll
- Ronnie
- Sherry
- Silence Is Golden
- Swearin' To God
- Tell It To The Rain
- The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
- Walk Like A Man
- Who Loves You Lyrics
- Working My Way Back To You
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Big Girls Don't Cry - Frankie Vallie
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 - verse chords (2 lines)]
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]
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Big Man In Town - Frankie Vallie
Intro:
harmonica: Eb D Bb G G' F Eb D
Bb/F
/ r r r / r r r
Bb Eb Ab Eb Db
Big man in town
Verse 1:
Db Gb Ab
Each day as I grow older
Db Gb Ab
The nights are getting colder
Db Gbmaj7 Ab Db/Ab Gb/Ab Ab
Some day the sun will shine on me
Db Gb Ab
Money, I don't have any
Db Gb Ab
I'm down to my last penny
Db Gbmaj7 Ab Db F
But darlin' don't cry over me
Chorus:
Bb Eb F
I'll be a big man in town, honest honey
Bb Eb F
I'll be a big man in town, promise darlin'
Bb Eb F Ab C7/G Ebm/Gb F7
I'll be a big man in town, just you wait and see
Bb Eb
You'll be proud of me
Ab Eb Db
Big man in town
Verse 2:
They think that I'm a rover
But my rovin' days are over
Some day your folks will welcome me
I went away a small man
But I'll come home a tall man
Then what a pretty bride you'll be
[repeat chorus]
Coda:
Ab Eb Db Db7
(Big man in town)
Gb/Db Gbm/Db Db Db7
I'm gonna make it, just wait and see
Gb/Db Gbm/Db Db Db7
Oh, I'm gonna make it, just wait and see
Gb/Db Gbm/Db Db Db7 Gb/Db Gbm/Db
Girl I'm gonna make it, just wait and see
Db [oboe: Gb F Eb F]
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Bye Bye baby (Baby Goodbye) - Frankie Vallie
Intro:
Bm Bb+ Bm7/A
If you hate me after what I say
G G/F# Em A
I can't put it off any longer
D D+ D6 D#dim
I just got to tell you anyway
Chorus:
F# F#maj7 G#m7 C#7 G#m7 C#7
Bye bye baby, baby goodbye (bye baby, baby bye bye)
F# F#maj7 G#m7 C#7 G#m7 C#7
Bye bye baby, don't make me cry (bye baby, baby bye bye)
Verse 1:
A
You're the one girl in town I'd marry
D D6 Dmaj7
Girl I'd marry you now if I were free
D6 A E7
I wish it could be
A
I could love you, but why begin it
'Cause there ain't any future in it
D D+ D6 D#dim
She's got me and I'm not free so
[repeat chorus]
Verse 2:
Guess I never will know you better
Wish I knew you before I met her
Gee, how good you would be for me
Should have told you that I can't linger
There's a wedding band on my finger
She's got me and I'm not free so
[repeat chorus]
Coda [repeat to fade w/wordless falsetto]:
A Amaj7 Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
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Candy Girl - Frankie Vallie
Intro:
F Dm
I've been a-searchin' all this wide world
Gm7 Bb
Now finally I've found my
F Db Eb F Db Eb
Candy girl Candy girl
Verse 1:
F Am Gm7 C7-9-5 F Am Gm7 C7 [C7-9-5: x32322]
I-yi-yi-yi found me a girl (Candy girl)
F Am Gm7 C7-9-5 F Am Gm7 C7
She-ee-ee-ee sets my heart a-whirl (Candy girl)
F Am Dm G7
With huggin' and kissin' and lov-in'
F Am
(She's mine) mi-ine (mine) mi-ine
Gm7[n.c.] C7[n.c] F Am Gm7 C7
Whoa-oa-oa-oh-oh (Candy girl)
Verse 2:
We get along so well (Candy girl)
I know just why I fell (Candy girl)
She's thrillin' (thrillin') oh, chillin' (chillin'), yes she's so divine
(She's mine) mi-ine (mine) mi-ine
Gm7[n.c.] C7[n.c] Am Dm [n.c.]
Whoa-oa-oa-oh-oh (Candy girl)
Chorus:
Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Dm
When we're out together
Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Dm
Everyone knows the way we feel
Gm7 C7 Am Dm
We both seem to glow with the glow of a love
G7
And it's plain to see
C7 [gliss]
Our love is real
Verse 3 [key changes to F#]:
F# A#m G#m7 C#7-9-5 F# A#m G#m7 C#7
I-yi-yi-yi'm happy as can be (Candy girl)
F# A#m G#m7 C#7-9-5 F# A#m G#m7 C#7
She-ee-ee-ee vows eternally (Candy girl)
F# A#m D#m G#7
To hold me (hold me) and love me (love me) until the end of time
F# A#m
(She's mine) mi-ine (mine) mi-ine
G#m7[n.c.] C#7[n.c.]
Whoa-oa-oa-oh-oh
Coda [repeat to fade]:
F# D E
Candy girl
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Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Vallie
intro:
F#7/E Am6/E E
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / (2x)
verse 1:
E
You're just too good to be true
Emaj7
Can't take my eyes off of you
E7
You'd be like heaven to touch
A
I wanna hold you so much
Am6
At long last love has arrived
E
And I thank God I'm alive
F#7/E
You're just too good to be true
Am6/E E
Can't take my eyes off of you
verse 2:
Pardon the way that I stare
There's nothing else to compare
The sight of you leaves me weak
There are no words left to speak
So if you feel like I feel
Please let me know that it's real
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off of you
break:
F#m7 B9 E6
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
F#m7 B9 E6 C#7#9
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
chorus:
F#m9 B13 B7
I love you baby and if it's quite all right
G#m7 C#m7
I need you baby to warm the lonely nights
F#m7 B7sus4 B7 Emaj7 C#7#9
I love you baby, trust in me when I say
F#m9 B13 B7
Oh pretty baby, don't bring me down I pray
G#m7 C#m7
Oh pretty baby, now that I've found you stay
F#m7 D9
And let me love you baby, let me love you
(repeat verse 1 in key of G):
G Gmaj7 G7 C Cm6 G A7/G Cm6/G G
(repeat last 4 bars of break, in original key)
(repeat first 3 lines of chorus to fade)
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C'mon Marianne - Frankie Vallie
Intro [a cappella; chords implied]:
Bb C7 Ebm Bb
Marianne, Marianne, Marianne, Marianne
[guitar]
Am Abm
/ /
Gm [4x; 2nd guitar enters 2nd time; bass 3rd time]
/ / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
Cm Cm/F F
Whoa-ho-ho here I am on my knees again
Bb Gm
I'll do anything just to make it right
Cm D7
Say you'll understand, oh I know you can
Gm
C'mon Marianne
No matter what people say, it didn't happen that way
She was a passing fling and not a permanent thing
Say you'll understand, oh I know you can
Gm
C'mon Marianne (baby)
Eb
C'mon Marianne (baby)
Dbdim
C'mon Marianne (baby)
Bb D7 Gm D7
Say you can understand
Gm
My Marianne, Marianne, Marianne, Marianne
[key changes DOWN to F#m]
F#m
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
Verse 2:
Bm Bm/E E
Well now your big brown eyes are all full of tears
A F#m
From the bitterness of my cheatin' years
Bm C#7
So I hang my head, wish that I was dead
F#m
C'mon Marianne (baby)
D
C'mon Marianne (baby)
Cdim
C'mon Marianne (baby)
A C#7 F#m C#7
Say you can understand
F#m
My Marianne (baby)
D
C'mon Marianne (baby)
Cdim
C'mon Marianne (baby)
Coda [repeat to fade]:
A B7/A Dm/A A
Marianne, Marianne, Marianne, Marianne
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Dawn (Go Away) - Frankie Vallie
LP intro:
A F#m
Pretty as a midsummer's morn
E7-9 A
They call her Dawn
Intro:
[drum roll]
[chimes arr. for guitar]
Asus2 A Asus2 A Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 D
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
A D
Dawn, go away, I'm no good for you
A D
Oh, Dawn, stay with him, he'll be good to you
A F#m
Hang on, hang on to him
Bm C#m D E
Think (think) what a big man he'll be
Bm C#m D E
Think (think) of the places you'll see
Bm C#m D E A
Now think what the future would be with a poor boy like me
F#m A
Me...
Bridge:
D Dm A
Dawn go away, please go away
Bm E A
Although I know I want you to stay
D Dm A
Dawn go away, please go away
Dm E C D E C D E
Baby don't cry, it's better this way
Verse 2:
Dawn, go away back where you belong
Girl, we can't change the places where we were born
Before you say (you say) that you want me
I want you to think (think) what your family would say
Think (think) what you're throwing away
Now think what the future would be with a poor boy like me
Me...
Coda [repeat to fade]:
A D
Dawn, go away, I'm no good for you
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Dawn (Go Away) - Frankie Vallie
intro:
C Am
Pretty as a midsummer's morn
G7 C
They call her Dawn
C C F F
C F
Dawn, go away, I'm no good for you
C F
Oh, Dawn, stay with him, he'll be good to you
C Am
Hang on, hang on to him
Dm Em F G7
Think (think) what a big man he'll be
Dm Em F G7
Think (think) of the places you'll see
Dm Em F G7 C
Now think what the future would be with a poor boy like me
Am C
Me...
C F Fm C
Dawn go away, please go away
Dm G7 C
Although I know I want you to stay
F Fm C
Dawn go away, please go away
Dm G7 C F G
Baby don't cry, it's better this way
C F
Ah Oh Dawn, go away back where you belong
C F
Girl, we can't change the places where we were born
C Am
Before you say (you say) that you want me
Dm Em F G7
I want you to think (think) what your family would say
Dm Em F G7
Think (think) what you're throwing away
Dm Em F G7 C
Now think what the future would be with a poor boy like me
Am C
Me...
C F
Dawn, go away, I'm no good for you
C F
Dawn, go away, I'm no good for you
C F [fade]
Dawn, go away, I'm no good for you
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December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - Frankie Vallie
Oh what a night,
Late December back in '63.
What a very special time for me,
As I remember what a night!
Oh what a night,
You know I didn't even know her name.
But I was never gonna be the same,
What a lady what a night!
Oh I,
I got a funny feelin' when she walked,
In the room.
Eh my,
As I recall it ended much too soon!
Oh what a night!
Hypnotizin', mesmerizin' me,
She was everythin' I dreamed she'd be.
Sweet surrender what a night!
I felt the rush,
Like a rollin' ball of thunder.
Spinnin' my head around,
And takin' my body under!
Oh what a night!
Oh I,
Got a funny feelin' when she walked,
In the room.
Eh my,
As I recall it ended much too soon!
Oh what a night!
Why'd it take so long to see the light?
Seemed so wrong but now it seems so right.
What a lady, what a night!
I felt the rush,
Like a rollin' ball of thunder.
Spinnin' my head around,
And takin' my body under!
Oh what a night!
(Doodle-oot doo, doo-doot)
Oh what a night!
(Doodle-oot doo, doo-doot)
etc...
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Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'bout Me) - Frankie Vallie
I can see,
There ain't no room for me.
You're only holdin' up your heart in sympathy.
If there's another man,
Then girl I understand.
Go on and take his hand,
And don't you worry 'bout me.
I'll be blue,
And I'll be cryin' too.
But girl you know I only want what's best for you.
What good is all my pride,
If our true love has died.
Go on and be his bride,
And don't you worry 'bout me.
I'll be strong,
I'll try to carry on.
Although you know it won't be easy when your gone.
I'll always think of you,
The tender love we knew.
But somehow I'll get through,
So don't you worry 'bout me.
Ooo-oo,
Baby.
Sweetie pie,
Before you say goodbye.
Remember if he ever leaves you high and dry.
Don't cry alone in pain,
Don't ever feel ashamed.
If you want me again,
Just don't you worry 'bout me.
I love you,
No matter what you do.
I'll spend my whole life waitin' if you want me too.
And if this is goodbye,
You know I'd rather die.
Than let you see me cry,
'Cause then you'd worry 'bout me.
I'll be strong,
I'll try to carry on.
Although you know it won't be easy when your gone.
I'll always think of you,
The tender love we knew.
But somehow I'll get through,
So don't you worry 'bout me.
I'll be strong,
I'll try to carry on.
Although you know it won't be easy when your gone.
I'll always think of you,
The tender love we knew.
But somehow I'll get through,
So don't you worry 'bout me.
Etc...
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I've Got You Under My Skin - Frankie Vallie
[piano/strings:]
D Dmaj7/C# D7/C G/B Gm/Bb D/A E7/G#
A7sus4 Adim Em7 A13-9 Dmaj9 D6
575755 567575 x05322
I've got you under my skin
Em7 A13-9 Dmaj9 D6
I've got you deep in the heart of me
Em7 A13-9 D6
So deep in my heart you're really a part of me (baby, baby, baby)
Em7/D A7/D D
I've got you under my skin
A7sus4 Adim Em7 A13-9 Dmaj9 D6
I've tried so not to give in
Gm7 A7+5-9 A7 Dmaj9 D6
x05666
I said to myself this affair never would go so well
C#m7 F# F#/B B
But why should I try to resist when darling I know so well
Em7 A7 D
I've got you under my skin
Em7/D A7/D
I'd sacrifice anything come what might
Dmaj7 D6
For the sake of having you near
Em7/D A7/D
In spite of the warning voice that comes in the night
F#m F7 Em7
And repeats and repeats in my ear
G F#7 Bm
Don't you know (little fool)
G A D
That you never can win (never win, never win)
Em7
Use your mentality (never win, never win)
A7 D
Wake up to reality (never win)
Am7/D D7 G
But each time I do
Gm7 D/F# [n.c.]
Just the thought of you makes me stop
Before I begin
[A7]
v v v v v v v v
-0-0---0-------0-|-0-0---0-------0-|
-7-8---8-------8-|-7-8---8-------5-|
-7-9---9-------9-|-7-9---9-------6-|
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D
v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------|
-5-7---7-------5-|-8-7---7---------|
-6-7---7-------6-|-9-7---7---------|
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Em7 A7
Whoa-oa-oa (never win, never win)
D
Under my skin (never win, never win)
Em7 A7
Baby (never win, never win)
D
Under my skin
Am7/D D7 G
Don't you know that each time I do
Gm7 D/F#
Just the thought of you makes me stop
Before I begin
D Dmaj7/C# D7/C G/B Gm6/Bb D/A
'Cause I've got you under my skin (under my skin)
[winds/bass arr. for guitar:]
[A7] [D]
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------5---3--
--6---6---2--
--5-------0--
------0------
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[drums enter]
[repeat to fade:]
Em7 A7
Never win, never win
D
Under my skin...
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Let's Hang On! - Frankie Vallie
Intro:
G B7+5 [xx5445] Em Ebm Dm Dbm C
There ain't no good in our goodbye-in'
E(no 3) Am
True love takes a lot of tryin'
D
Oh, I'm cryin'
Fuzz guitar [4X]:
v v v v
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(3)------3-1-2-3-|
Bass (enters 3rd time):
v v v v
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-----5-3---------|
---------5-3-1---|
(3)------------3-|
Chorus:
C G C G
Let's hang on to what we got
C G C D7/F#
Don't let go girl, we got a lot
Am D Bm Em
Got a lot of love between us
Am D
Hang on, hang on, hang on
G C6 G C6 G C6 G
To what we got [doo-doo doo-doo doo-doo]
Verse 1:
G D7/F#
You say you're gonna go and call it quits
Am D
Gonna chuck it all and break our love to bits
Am D7
(Breakin' up) I wish you never said it
Am D7
(Breakin' up) No, no, we'll both regret it
G D7/F#
That little chip 'o diamond on your hand
Am D7
Ain't a fortune, baby, but you know it stands
Am D7
(For your love) A love to try and bind us
Am D7
(Such a love) We just can't leave behind us
G Gdim
Baby (don't you go) Baby (oh no no)
Am D
Baby (think it over and stay)
[repeat chorus]
Horn break [2X]:
G D7/F# Am D7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Verse 2:
There isn't anything I wouldn't do
I'd go to any price to get in good with you
(Patch it up) Give me a second turn
(Patch it up) Don't cool off while I'm burnin'
You got me cryin', dyin' at your door
Don't shut me out, open your arms for
(Open up) Your arms I need to hold
(Open up) Your heart, oh girl, I told you
Baby (don't you go) Baby (oh no no)
Baby (think it over and stay)
[repeat chorus]
Coda:
[repeat horn break to fade]
[repeat chorus]
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Rag Doll - Frankie Vallie
Intro:
Bb Eb Eb/D Cm
Ooh, oo-oo-oo-ooh (Ooh-oo-ooh)
F Bb
Ooh-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ooh
Bb Eb Eb/D Cm
Ahh, ah-ah-ah-ahh (Rag doll, ooh)
F Bb
Ooh-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ooh
Verse 1:
Eb Bb F7 Bb F7
(Hand-me-down) When she was just a kid her clothes were hand-me-down
Eb Bb F7 Bb F7
(Hand-me-down) They always laughed at her when she came into town
F7 Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb
Called her rag doll, little rag doll
Gm C7 F Gm C7 F F7 [xx7867]
Such a pretty face should be dressed in lace
[half-length intro:]
Ooh, oo-oo-oo-ooh (Ooh-oo-ooh)
Ooh-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ooh
Verse 2:
(Sad rag doll) I'd change her sad rags into glad rags if I could
(If I could) My folks won't let me 'cause they say that she's no good
She's a rag doll, such a rag doll
Though I love her so, I can't let her know
[repeat intro:]
Ooh, oo-oo-oo-ooh (Ooh-oo-ooh)
Ooh-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ooh
Ahh, ah-ah-ah-ahh (Rag doll, ooh)
I love you just the way you are
Coda [intro chords; repeat to fade]:
A-ahh, ah-ah-ah-ah ah-ahh (Rag doll, ooh)
Ooh-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ooh
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Ronnie - Frankie Vallie
C E7 Am D7 Fmaj7
I'll go on living and keep on forgiving because
Dm7 G7
You were my first love.
C Em Am Dm7 G
So very warm and tender the way you loved me.
C Em Am Dm7 G7
Hey girl can you remember and want more of me?
F Dm G7 C
Ronnie Ronnie Ronnie, why did you go?
F Dm G7
Ronnie oh, Ronnie Ronnie
C E7 Am D7 Fmaj7
I am regretting but can't stop forgetting because
Dm7 G7
You were my first love.
C Em Am Dm7 G
You said now you don't need me because I cheated.
C Em Am Dm7 G7
Why didn't you believe me when I repeated?
F Dm G7 C
Ronnie Ronnie Ronnie you'll never know.
F Dm G7
Ronnie oh, Ronnie Ronnie
C E7 Am D7 Fmaj7
I am regretting but can't stop forgetting because
Dm7 G7
You were my first love.
A A7
I walk alone.
D Dm
I cry at home.
A C#m
Night after night. (Night after night)
E G7
Day after day.
C Em A7 Dm7 G7
Ohhhhhhh, I never cheated.
C Em Am7 Dm7 G7
Ohhhhhhh, I still repeat it.
F Dm G7 C
Ronnie Ronnie Ronnie you'll never know.
F Dm G7
Ronnie oh, Ronnie Ronnie
C E7 Am D7 Fmaj7
I'll go on living and keep on forgiving because
Dm7 G7
You were my first love.
C E7 Am D7 Fmaj7
I'll go on living and keep on forgiving because
Dm7 G7
You were my first love.
C E7 Am D7 Fmaj7
I'll go on living and keep on forgiving because
Dm7 G7
You were my first love.
C E7 Am D7 Fmaj7
I'll go on living and keep on forgiving because
Dm7 G7
You were my first love.
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Sherry - Frankie Vallie
Intro:
C Am Dm G [2X]
v v v v v v v v
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-2-----2---------|-3-----3-5-5-3-3-|
-3-----3-3-----3-|-5-----5-7-7-5-5-|
---------5-----5-|-----------------|
C Am Dm G
Sherry, Sherry baby
C Am Dm G
Sherry, Sherry baby
Verse 1:
C Am Dm G C Am Dm G
She - e - e-e-e-e-ry baby (Sherry baby)
C Am Dm G C
She - e - rry, can you come out tonight
C Am Dm G
(Come, come, come out tonight)
C Am Dm G C Am Dm G
She - e - e-e-e-e-ry baby (Sherry baby)
C Am Dm G C Eb F C [n.c.]
She - e - rry, can you come out tonight
Chorus 1:
E7
Why don't you come out (come out) to my twist party
A7
(Come out) Where the bright moon shines
D7
(Come out) We'll dance the night away
G7 [n.c.]
I'm gonna make-a you mi-yi-yi-yine
Verse 2:
She - e - e-e-e-e-ry baby (Sherry baby)
She - e - rry, can you come out tonight
(Come, come, come out tonight) [2X]
You-oo-ooh better ask your mama (Sherry baby)
Tell her everything is all right
Chorus 2:
Why don't you come out (come out) with your red dress on
(Come out) Mmm, you look so fine
(Come out) Move it nice and easy
Girl, you make me lose my mind
Coda:
She - e - e-e-e-e-ry baby (Sherry baby)
She - e - rry, can you come out tonight
(Come, come, come out tonight) [repeat to fade]
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Silence Is Golden - Frankie Vallie
Intro: [Bb7]
v v v v
-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6
-----9-8-6h8p6-6-6
---------------8-7
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^^^^^
triplet
Eb Bb7 (as above) [2X]
/ / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
Eb Ab Eb Ab
Oh, don't it hurt deep inside
Eb Bb7 Eb Bb7
To see someone do something to her
Eb Ab Eb Ab
Oh, don't it pain to see someone cry
Eb Bb7 Eb
Oh, especially when someone is her
Chorus:
Eb Gm Fm Bb Eb
Silence is golden, but my eyes still see
Eb Gm Cm
Silence is golden, golden
Fm Bb Eb
But my eyes still see
Verse 2:
Talking is cheap, people follow like sheep
Even though there is nowhere to go
How could she tell, he deceived her so well
Pity, she'll be the last one to know
[wordless vocal; key change to E]
Eb Bb7 Eb B7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Verse 3:
E A E A
How many times will she fall for his line
E B7 E B7
Should I tell her or should I keep cool?
E A E A
And if I tried, I know she'd say I lied
E B7 E
Mind your business, don't hurt her, you fool
[repeat chorus in E]:
E G#m F#m B E
E G#m C#m F#m B E
Coda:
[wordless vocal over chorus chords; repeat to fade]
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Swearin' To God - Frankie Vallie
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
Swearin' to God there's nobody else on earth I'd rather be
Dm7 G7 Cmj7
Swearin' To God you made me see so I believe in me
Fmaj7
Oh you've been fillin' me up
Em7 A9
til I run over with joy from your haven sent love
Dm7
Just touch me again
D7
I'm king of all men
Db F Em A
And reigning from above
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
Swearin' to God you're mistress of my world and all I am
Dm7 G7 Em7 A7
Swearin' to God you're where I won and paradise begin
Fmaj7 Fm
No one gets me up there like you can
Cmaj7 Em7 A7
but girl you know I'm only hu man and I'm
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 Dmaj7 Dbmaj7
Swearin' to God so glad He's givin me you
cmaj7 Dm7
Girl: I was born for you baby
Girl ain't you glad we made it
Cmaj7 Dm7
made to give my heart and soul to you baby
I'm so very glad you gave it
Cmaj7
hey baby we're together
Dm7 A7
tighter than all forever as long as we live
Em7 A7
Swerain' to God for what He's given me
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 A7
Swerain' to God so glad He's givin me you
Dm7 G7
Swerain' to God so glad I'm livin
[ fade ]
Dm7 G7
Swerain' to God so glad I'm livin
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Tell It To The Rain - Frankie Vallie
Intro: [guitar in sliding sixths; doubled by piano octave lower]
v v v v v v v v
-----12----10--8-|-------3---1---0-|
-----------------|-----------------|
-----12----10--9-|-------3---2---0-|
-----------------|-----------------|
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Verse 1:
C Dm7/C G/C F/C C
You're cryin' now just like I used to cry before (rain, rain, rain)
C Dm7/C Bb G
Turn off the tears, girl, I don't care anymore
Cm7 F7 Dm7 G7
You can save all your lies 'cause I've heard them all before
Chorus:
C
Tell it to the rain and the stars that shine above
Dm7/C
That it's me you're thinking of
G
And I'm your love [3: Forget him, love]
[1: C; repeat intro; to verse 2
2: Cm; to break
3: C; repeat intro; repeat chorus
4,5: low C on cellos; repeat chorus]
Tell it to the rain
Verse 2:
I gave you love, girl, and got nothing in return (rain, rain, rain)
How does it feel to feel what I had to learn
Baby don't say you're sorry 'cause I'm just not concerned
[repeat chorus]
Break:
Cm Cm/Bb
(Tell it baby) yeah
Cm/Ab
(Tell it baby) yeah
(Tell it baby)
Cm/G G
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
[45: all "yeah"s are same pitch; LP: last five are higher]
[3X: bass and guitar alone 1st time
sound effects and piano enter 2nd time
drums enter 3rd time]
Cm Cm/Bb Cm/Ab Cm/G
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
[repeat chorus to fade]
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The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore - Frankie Vallie
Eb Fm7
Loneliness is a coat you wear
Eb Fm7
A deep shade of blue is always there
Eb Fm7
Emptiness is a place you're in
Eb Fm7
With nothing to lose but no more to win
Eb Fm7
The sun ain't gonna shine anymore
Eb
The moon ain't gonna rise in the sky
Ab
The tears are always clouding your eyes
Bb7 Eb Fm7 Bb7
When you're without love
F G7 F
Lonely without you, baby
C7 F
Girl I need you
Bb Bb7
I can't go on
Eb Fm7
The sun ain't gonna shine anymore
Eb
The moon ain't gonna rise in the sky
Ab
The tears are always clouding your eyes
Bb7 Eb Fm7 Bb7
When you're without love
F G7 F
Lonely without you, baby
C7 F
Oh I need you
Bb Bb7
I can't go on
Eb Fm7
The sun ain't gonna shine anymore
Eb
The moon ain't gonna rise in the sky
Ab
The tears are always clouding your eyes
Bb7 Eb Fm7 Bb7
When you're without love
[fade]
Eb Fm7
The sun ain't gonna shine anymore
Eb
The moon ain't gonna rise in the sky
Ab
The tears are always clouding your eyes
Bb7 Eb Fm7 Bb7
When you're without love
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Walk Like A Man - Frankie Vallie
Intro:
[drum roll (2X)]
Bb Eb [8X]
/ / / /
Bb Eb/Bb Bb F7
Walk like a man
Verse 1:
Bb Cm7 Bb Cm7
Oh, how you tried to cut me down to size
Bb Cm7 Bb Cm7
Tellin' dirty lies to my friends
Bb Cm7 Bb Cm7
But my own father said "Give her up, don't bother
Bb Cm7 Bb
The world isn't comin' to an end"
[N.C.]
(He said)
Chorus 1:
Eb Ab Eb Ab
Walk like a man, talk like a man
Eb Gm Fm Bb
Walk like a man my son
Eb Ab
No woman's worth crawlin' on the earth
Eb Gm Ab F
So walk like a man, my son
Link:
Bb Eb [6X] Bb F7 [special Four Seasons voicing: xx7868]
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Verse 2:
Bye bye baby, I don't-a mean maybe
Gonna get along somehow
Soon you'll be cryin' on account of all your lyin'
Oh yeah, just look who's laughin' now
(I'm gonna)
Chorus 2:
Walk like a man, fast as I can
Walk like a man from you
I'll tell the world "forget about it, girl"
And walk like a man from you
Coda [repeat to fade]:
Bb Eb
/ / / /
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Who Loves You - Frankie Vallie
Who loves you pretty baby,
Who's gonna help you through the night?
Who loves you pretty mama,
Who's always there to make it right?
Who loves you pretty baby,
Who's gonna help you through the night?
Who loves you pretty mama,
Who's always there to make it right?
Who loves you,
Who loves you pretty baby?
Who's gonna love you mama?
Who loves you,
Who loves you pretty baby?
When tears are in your eyes,
And you can't find the way.
It's hard to make believe,
You're happy when you're gray.
Baby when you're feelin' like,
You'll never see the mornin' light.
Come to me,
Baby, you'll see.
Who loves you pretty baby,
Who's gonna help you through the night?
Who loves you pretty mama,
Who's always there to make it?
Who loves you,
Who loves you pretty baby?
Who's gonna love you mama?
Who loves you,
Who loves you pretty baby?
And when you think,
The whole wide world has passed you by.
You keep on tryin',
But you really don't know why.
Baby when you need a smile,
To help the shadows drift away.
Come to me,
Baby, you'll see.
Who loves you pretty baby,
Who's gonna help you through the night?
Who loves you pretty mama,
Who's always there to make it?
Who loves you,
Who's gonna love you, love you?
Who's gonna love you?
Who loves you,
Who's gonna love you, love you?
Who's gonna love you?
Baby,
Baby,
Doot-doo-doot.
Come to me,
Baby, you'll see.
Who loves you pretty baby,
Who's gonna help you through the night?
Who loves you pretty mama,
Who's always there to make it?
Who loves you,
Who's gonna love you, love you?
Who's gonna love you?
Who loves you,
Who's gonna love you, love you?
Who's gonna love you?
Etc...
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Working My Way Back To You - Frankie Vallie
Intro:
Bass:
v v v v v
-----------------|---
---------------2-|-5-
---------2-5-5---|---
-------3---------|---
Keyboard arr. for guitar:
G7(no 3) C/G G [sim.] [2X]
v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------|
-----6---5---3---|-6-5---3---------|
-----7---5---4---|-7-5---4---------|
-----5---5---5---|-5-5---5---------|
-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|
Chorus:
Dm7 G7/B
Working my way back to you, babe
C F C E7/B Am
With a burnin' love inside
Dm7 G7/B
Yeah, I'm workin' my way back to you, babe
C F C E7/B Am
And the happiness that died
D7 G [keyboard riff]
I let it get away
[keyboard riff]
Been payin' every day
Verse 1:
G D7/F#
When you were so in love with me
C D
I played around like I was free
G D7/F#
Thought I could have my cake and eat it too
C D
But how I cried over losin' you
C Cm
See me cryin' now, but I ain't about to go
G Gdim
Livin' my life without you
G C G C G C G C
For every day I made you cry
G C G C G7 C G
I'm payin', girl, 'til the day that I die
[repeat chorus]
Verse 2:
I used to love to make you cry
It made me feel like a man inside
But if I'd been a man in reality
You'd still be here, babe, lovin' me
Now the nights are long and lonely
And I ain't through strugglin', I just miss you so
And you're too proud you won't give in
But when I think about all I can win
[repeat chorus; replace last measure of last keyboard riff with Bb7]
Coda [repeat to fade]:
Fm7 Bb7/D
Working my way back to you, babe
Eb Ab Eb G7/D Cm
With a burnin' love inside
Fm7 Bb7/D
Yeah, I'm workin' my way back to you, babe
Eb Ab Eb G7/D Cm
And the happiness that died, oh how I cried
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