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Take Good Care Of My Baby:Bobby Vee. #1 in 1961. Please note that the original recording is off pitch. If you want to play along to it, you'll have to tune your strings up a bit. [Intro]

^FMy tears are ^Dmfallin', cause you've ^Bbtaken her a^Cway. And ^Fthough it really ^Aaughurts me so, there's ^Bbsomething that I've gotta s^Cay.

[Verse 1]

^FTake good ^Dmcare of my ^Bbba..^Cby. ^FPlease don't ^Dmever make her ^Bbblu...^Ce. ^FJust tell her ^F7that you love her, ^BbMake sure you're t^Bbmhinking of her, ^FIn every^Dmthing you say and ^Bbdo..^Co.

[Verse 2]

^FAww, take good ^Dmcare of my ^Bbba..^Cby. ^FNow, don't you ^Dmever make her ^Bbcry..^Cy. ^FJust let your ^F7love surround her, ^BbPaint a rainbow ^Bbmall around her, ^FDon't let her ^Dmsee a ^Ccloudy ^Fsky.^F7

[Chorus]

^GmOnce upon a ^Ctime that ^Fmaj7little girl was ^Dmmine. ^GmIf I'd been ^Ctrue, I ^Fmaj7know she'd never ^Bbbe with ^Cyou.

[Verse 3]

^FSo, take good ^Dmcare of my ^Bbba..^Cby. ^FBe just as ^Dmkind as you can ^Bbbe..^Ce. ^FAnd if you ^F7should discover, ^BbThat you don't r^Bbmeally love her, ^FJust send my ^Dmbaby, back ^Bbhome, ^Cto, ^Fme.

(Key change) C#7 [Verse 4]

^F#So, take good ^D#mcare of my ^Bba..^C#by. ^F#Be just as ^D#mkind as you can ^Bbe..^C#e. ^F#And if you ^F#7should discover, ^BThat you don't ^Bmreally love her, ^F#Just send my ^D#mbaby, back ^Bhome, ^C#to, ^F#me.^D#m ^B ^C#

[Outro]

^C#Aww, ^F#take good ^D#mcare of my ^Bba..^C#by. ^F#Well, take good ^D#mcare of my ^Bba..^C#by. ^F#Just, take good ^D#mcare of my ^Bba..^C#by.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

Bobby Vee - Take good care of my baby