Songwriter(s): Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
Capo on 1st fret
Intro:
[C] (Ooh… [Am] ooh, waah [F] ooh…. [G] ooh)
[C] (Ooh… [Am] ooh, waah [F] ooh…. [G] ooh)
Verse 1:
[C] Each time we [Am] have a quarrel, [F] it almost [G] breaks my heart;
(Ooh………….……… ooh………………… ooh ah………….…. ah………………….……..)
[C] ‘Cause I’m [Am] so afraid… [F] that we will [G] have to part.
(Ooh…….……… ooh………. waah ooh…………….… ooh………….………)
Chorus 1:
[C] Each night I [Am] ask… the [F] stars up [G] above…
(Ah…………………………………………………….…….. Ah……………)
[C] Why must I [Am] be a teen- [F] ager in [G] love?
Verse 2:
[C] One day, I [Am] feel so happy, [F] the next day, I [G] feel so sad.
(Ooh………….… ooh………..….. waah ooh…………..…….… ooh…………..……)
[C] I guess I’ll [Am] learn to take… [F] the good [G] with the bad.
(Ooh…………… ooh…………….. waah ooh…………… ooh…………….….…)
Chorus 2:
[C] ‘Cause each night I [Am] ask… the [F] stars up [G] above…
(Ah…………………………………………………………………..….. Ah……………)
[C] Why must I [Am] be a teen- [F] ager in [G] love?
Post Chorus:
[F] I cried a [G] tear… [F] for nobody but [G] you.
(Ah………..… Ah……..… Ah………….……….…… Ah…..…)
[F] I’ll be a [G] lonely one if [F] you should say we’re [G] through.
(Ah………… Ah……………..….… Ah……………..……………..…… Ah………….…)
Verse 3:
Well, [C] if you want to [Am] make me cry… [F] that won’t be so [G] hard to do.
……. (Ooh…….…………….. ooh……………… waah ooh ………………..….… ooh…………..…..)
[C] If you should [Am] say goodbye, [F] I’ll still go on [G] loving you.
(Ooh………..…….… ooh…………… waah ooh……………….… ooh………………..)
Repeat of Chorus 1:
[C] Each night I [Am] ask… the [F] stars up [G] above…
(Ah………………………………………………………….. Ah…….………)
[C] Why must I [Am] be a teen- [F] ager in [G] love?
Repeat of Post Chorus:
[F] I cried a [G] tear… [F] for nobody but [G] you.
(Ah………..… Ah………… Ah………..……………… Ah…..…)
[F] I’ll be a [G] lonely one if [F] you should say we’re [G] through.
(Ah………… Ah……………..….… Ah……………..………….……… Ah…………..…)
Verse 4:
Well, [C] if you want to [Am] make me cry… [F] that won’t be so [G] hard to do.
……. (Ooh……………….….. ooh……………… waah ooh…..………..…..….… ooh……….…..…..)
And [C] If you should [Am] say goodbye, [F] I’ll still go on [G] loving you.
….. (Ooh…….……………… ooh……….…. waah ooh….…….……..… ooh…..……….…..)
Repeat of Chorus 1:
[C] Each night I [Am] ask… the [F] stars up [G] above…
(Ah……………………………………….………………….. Ah……………)
[C] Why must I [Am] be a teen- [F] ager in [G] love?
Outro (Fade to End):
(In [C] love) Why must I [Am] be a teen- [F] ager in [G] love?
…. (Ah…………………………… Ah…….… Waah Ah…)
(In [C] love) Why must I [Am] be a teen- [F] ager in [G] love?
…. (Ah…………………………… Ah…….… Waah Ah…)
(In [C] love) Why must I [Am] be a teen- [F] ager in [G] love?
…. (Ah…………………………… Ah…….… Waah Ah…)