"Big Girls Don't Cry"
(. Gaudio / . Crewe)
Intro [a cappella; chords are implied]:
Big girls don't cry [2X]
Verse 1:
Big girls don't cry-yi-yi (they don't cry)
Big girls don't cry (who said, they don't cry)
My girl said goodbye-yi-yi (my, oh, my)
My girl didn't cry (I wonder why)
Chorus 1:
(Silly boy) Told my girl we had to break up
(Silly boy) Thought that she would call my bluff
(Silly boy) Then she said to my surprise
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:
Big girls don't cry [a cappella 2X, then with bass to fade]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers