Biography:
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers were a New York doo wop group consisting of Joe Negroni, Herman Santiago, Jimmy Merchant, and Sherman Garnes, but centered around the extraordinary talents of their lead singer, (in 1955, 13-year-old) Frankie Lymon (Franklin Joseph Lymon, September 30, 1942 – February 27, 1968).
Lymon was credited with their first big hit, Why Do Fools Fall in Love, though in the early '90s, a federal judge ruled after a lengthy trial that Lymon hadn't written "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" -- another member of the Teenagers had.
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...WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE... by Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
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*from 'The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon' (1956)*
Intro:
F Dm7 Gm7 C7 F Dm7 Gm7 C7
Oh wah, oh wah, oh wah, oh wah,
F Dm7 Gm7 C7 F (n.C)
Oh wah, oh wah, why do fools fall in love?
Verse 1:
F Dm7 Gm7 C7 F Dm7
Why do birds sing, so gay?
Gm7 C7 F Dm7
And lovers a-wait the break of day,
Gm7 C7 F Dm7 Gm7 C7
Why do they fall in love?
Verse 2:
F Dm7 Gm7 C7 F Dm7
Why... does the rain fall from up a-bove?
Gm7 C7 F Dm7
Why do fools, fall in love?
Gm7 C7 F A# F
Why do they fall in love?
Bridge 1:
A# F F7
Love is a losing game, love can be a shame.
A# G7 C7
I know of a fool you see; for that fool 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*
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Verse 5:
F# D#m7 G#m7 C#7 F# D#m7
Why do birds sing, so gay?
G#m7 C#7 F# D#m7
And lovers a-wait the break of day,
G#m7 C#7 F# D#m7 G#m7 C#7
Why do they fall in love?
Verse 4:
F# D#m7 G#m7 C#7 F# D#m7
Why... does the rain fall from up a-bove?
G#m7 C#7 F# D#m7
Why do fools, fall in love?
G#m7 C#7 F# B F#
Why do they fall in love?
Bridge 2:
B F# F#7
Why does my heart, skip a crazy beat?
B G#7 C#7
Be-fore I know, it will reach 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 ([email protected])
-------------------------------.................................
*from 'The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon' (1956)*
Intro:
F Dm7 Gm7 C7 F Dm7 Gm7 C7
Oh wah, oh wah, oh wah, oh wah,
F Dm7 Gm7 C7 F (n.C)
Oh wah, oh wah, why do fools fall in love?
Verse 1:
F Dm7 Gm7 C7 F Dm7
Why do birds sing, so gay?
Gm7 C7 F Dm7
And lovers a-wait the break of day,
Gm7 C7 F Dm7 Gm7 C7
Why do they fall in love?
Verse 2:
F Dm7 Gm7 C7 F Dm7
Why... does the rain fall from up a-bove?
Gm7 C7 F Dm7
Why do fools, fall in love?
Gm7 C7 F A# F
Why do they fall in love?
Bridge 1:
A# F F7
Love is a losing game, love can be a shame.
A# G7 C7
I know of a fool you see; for that fool 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# D#m7 G#m7 C#7 F# D#m7
Why do birds sing, so gay?
G#m7 C#7 F# D#m7
And lovers a-wait the break of day,
G#m7 C#7 F# D#m7 G#m7 C#7
Why do they fall in love?
Verse 4:
F# D#m7 G#m7 C#7 F# D#m7
Why... does the rain fall from up a-bove?
G#m7 C#7 F# D#m7
Why do fools, fall in love?
G#m7 C#7 F# B F#
Why do they fall in love?
Bridge 2:
B F# F#7
Why does my heart, skip a crazy beat?
B G#7 C#7
Be-fore I know, it will reach 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 ([email protected])
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