...WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE... by Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers -------------------------------................................. *from 'The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon' (1956)* Intro:

^F Oh ^Dm7wah, ^Gm7oh ^C7wah, ^Foh ^Dm7wah, ^Gm7oh ^C7wah, F Dm7 Gm7 C7 F (n.C) Oh wah, oh wah, why do fools fall in love?

Verse 1:

^F Why do ^Dm7birds ^Gm7sing,^C7 so ^Fgay?^Dm7 And ^Gm7lovers a-^C7wait the ^Fbreak of ^Dm7day, ^Gm7 Why do they ^C7fall in ^Flove? ^Dm7 ^Gm7 ^C7

Verse 2:

^F Why.^Dm7.. ^Gm7does the ^C7rain ^Ffall from up a-^Dm7bove? ^Gm7 Why do ^C7fools, ^Ffall in ^Dm7love? ^Gm7 Why do they ^C7fall in ^Flove? ^A# ^F

Bridge 1:

^A# Love is a losing game, ^Flove can be a ^F7shame. ^A# I know of a fool you see; ^G7for that ^C7fool is me.

Verse 4: F Dm7 Gm7 C7, F Dm7 Gm7 C7, F Dm7 Gm7 C7 Tell me why... F A# F, C7 Tell me why. Interlude: F Dm7 Gm7 C7 (x3) F A# F A#, F F7, A# G7 C7 *KEY CHANGE* ------------ Verse 5:

^F# Why do ^D#m7birds ^G#m7sing,^C#7 so ^F#gay?^D#m7 And ^G#m7lovers a-^C#7wait the ^F#break of ^D#m7day, ^G#m7 Why do they ^C#7fall in ^F#love? ^D#m7 ^G#m7 ^C#7

Verse 4:

^F# Why..^D#m7. ^G#m7does the ^C#7rain ^F#fall from up a-^D#m7bove? ^G#m7 Why do ^C#7fools, ^F#fall in ^D#m7love? ^G#m7 Why do they ^C#7fall in ^F#love? ^B ^F#

Bridge 2:

^B Why does my heart, ^F#skip a crazy ^F#7beat? Be-^Bfore I know, ^G#7it will ^C#7reach defeat!

Verse 5: F# D#m7 G#m7 C#7, F# D#m7 G#m7 C#7, F# D#m7 G#m7 C#7 Tell me why... F# B F#, C#7 Tell me why, Coda: B C#7 F# D#m7 G#m7 C#7, F# B, F# Why... do fools... fall in love? CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- F Dm7 Gm7 C7 A# F7 G7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 133211 xx0211 353333 x35353 x13331 131211 353433 F# D#m7 G#m7 C#7 B F#7 G#7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 244322 x68676 464444 x46464 x24442 242322 464544 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers - Why do fools fall in love