«Big Girls Don’t Cry»
(B. Gaudio / B. Crewe)
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 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:
G D C D
Big girls don’t cry [a cappella 2X, then with bass to fade]
— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers
