[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