Big Girls Dont Cry

Tom: G

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]