Biography:
Jerry Fuller was born in Fort Worth, Texas to a musical family, his father having been a singer with Bob Wills' Light Crust Doughboys. Jerry Fuller and his brother Bill performed as a duo in their home state, recording for the local Lin label, before Jerry branched out on his own and began writing his own material. In 1959 he moved to Los Angeles and secured a performing contract with Challenge Records. His rockabilly version of "The Tennessee Waltz" soon made #63 on the Hot 100, and earned him an invitation to appear on "American Bandstand.
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[Intro]
G C G D
[Chorus]
G
Well, I just shy away
C
My face gets red
G
I just shy away
D
I lose my head
G
There's many things
C
That I'd like to say
G D G
But I always shy away
[Verse 1]
G
I saw you were
C
Standing by your locker
G D
As I went strolling by
G
Well, I'm not much at flirting
C
And I'm not a talker but
G D G
I just had to wink my eye
[Chorus]
G
Then I just shy away
C
My face gets red
G
I just shy away
D
I lose my head
G
There's many things
C
That I'd like to say
G D G
But I always shy away
[Interlude]
G C G D D#
[Verse 2]
G#
Well, I looked at my watch
C#
And time was flying
G# D#
Too soon the bell would ring
G#
I had to move fast but
C#
My nerves didn't last and
G# D# G#
I just couldn't say a thing
[Chorus]
G#
Cause I just shy away
C#
My face gets red
G#
I just shy away
D#
I lose my head
G#
There's many things
C#
That I'd like to say
G# D# G#
But I always shy away
[Interlude]
G# C# G# D# E
[Verse 3]
A
Well, now I finally got my
D
Nerve and I walked right up
A E
And you seemed to understand
A
We both started talking
D
While we were walking
A E A
And you took me by the hand
[Chorus]
A
And I didn't shy away
D
And lose my head
A
I didn't shy away
E
Or my face get red
A
Right then and there
D
I knew I fell in love with you
A E A
You shied away instead
E A D A
You shied away instead
G C G D
[Chorus]
G
Well, I just shy away
C
My face gets red
G
I just shy away
D
I lose my head
G
There's many things
C
That I'd like to say
G D G
But I always shy away
[Verse 1]
G
I saw you were
C
Standing by your locker
G D
As I went strolling by
G
Well, I'm not much at flirting
C
And I'm not a talker but
G D G
I just had to wink my eye
[Chorus]
G
Then I just shy away
C
My face gets red
G
I just shy away
D
I lose my head
G
There's many things
C
That I'd like to say
G D G
But I always shy away
[Interlude]
G C G D D#
[Verse 2]
G#
Well, I looked at my watch
C#
And time was flying
G# D#
Too soon the bell would ring
G#
I had to move fast but
C#
My nerves didn't last and
G# D# G#
I just couldn't say a thing
[Chorus]
G#
Cause I just shy away
C#
My face gets red
G#
I just shy away
D#
I lose my head
G#
There's many things
C#
That I'd like to say
G# D# G#
But I always shy away
[Interlude]
G# C# G# D# E
[Verse 3]
A
Well, now I finally got my
D
Nerve and I walked right up
A E
And you seemed to understand
A
We both started talking
D
While we were walking
A E A
And you took me by the hand
[Chorus]
A
And I didn't shy away
D
And lose my head
A
I didn't shy away
E
Or my face get red
A
Right then and there
D
I knew I fell in love with you
A E A
You shied away instead
E A D A
You shied away instead
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