Songwriter: Maurice Williams
Capo on 1st fret.
Pre Intro:
(Percussion instruments for approximately 4 measures)
Intro:
[F] Ahh…… Ya-ya-ya, [Dm] yah…..
(Ahh………………………….……. Ah……)
Ya-ya-ya, [Gm] yah……………………
…………………..… (Ahh…………………..)
(Uh uh uh uh uh uh……………………)
…… Ya-ya, [C] yah………….. Ah……….
………………….. (Ahh……..… Ah………)
Verse 1:
Little [F] darling,
………….. (bom-bom-bom, bom, do-wah-ly, wah-ly)
Oh, little [Dm] darling,
………………….… (bom-bom-bom, bom, do-wah-ly, wah-ly)
Oh, oh, oh [Bb] where,
…………………………………. (bom-bom-bom, bom, do-wah-ly, wah-ly)
Are [C] you?
………… (bom-bom-bom, bom, do-wah-ly, wah-ly)
Verse 2:
My [F] love ah……. I was [Dm] wrong ah……………………..….
……….. (Ahh……………………..…… Ahh………… La la la la, la …)
To [Bb] try……. to love [C] you……
………… (Ahh………….….…… Ahh.…..)
Ah- [C] hoo, Ah-hoo, Ah-hoo, Ah-hoo,
Verse 3:
Know [F] well ah…. that my [Dm] love ah……………………………..…
…………… (Ahh………………………..….. Ahh…..… La la la la, la la ……..)
Was [Bb] just…. for [C] you….….
….……….. (Ahh…………… Ahh..……)
For [C] on……. ly… [F] you……………………………………………………………………
………………………..…..… (bom-bom-bom, [Bb] bom, do-wah-ly, wah-ly),
[F] (bom-bom-bom) [F],
Narration:
My darling, I need you.
[F] (Ahh……………… [Dm] Ahh…. [Dm] La la la la, la la)
To call my own…….. And never do wrong.
[Bb] (Ahh………. Ah………. [C] Ahh…….…..….) [C],
To hold in mine…….…….…..…… Your little hand.
[F] (Ahh……………. ah ah ah ah [Dm] ah…….….… [Dm] La la la la, la la)
I’ll know… too soon……………… that all is so grand.
[Bb] (Ahh…………………. Ah……… [C] Ahh…..….…….….) [C],
Please……………………………………. hold…. my hand………
[F] (Ahh……….. [Bbm] Ahh…….…….… [F] Ahh…………) [F],
Verse 4:
My [F] dear ah,
……….. (bom-bom-bom, bom, do-wah-ly, wah-ly)
Oh, I was [Dm] wrong ah,
…………….…….… (bom-bom-bom, bom, do-wah-ly, wah-ly)
To [Bb] try,
………… (bom-bom-bom, bom, do-wah-ly, wah-ly)
To love [C] you,
……………… (bom-bom-bom, bom, do-wah-ly, wah-ly),
Ah- [C] hoo, Ah-hoo, Ah-hoo, Ah-hoo,
Outro:
Know [F] well ah…. that my [Dm] love ah………………………
…………… (Ahh………………….…….….. Ahh…….. La la la la la…
Was [Bb] just…. for [C] you….…
……….….. (Ahh……….….. Ahh.……)
For- [C] only……. [F] you……………………………………………………..…….……..
……………………….…… (bom-bom-bom, [Bb] bom, do-wah-ly, wah-ly),
[F] (bom-bom-bom) ! ! !